Christian Clavier
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Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Known for
Credits
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
as Astérix (voice)
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
as Astérix
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
as Astérix
The Visitors (1993)
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
Just Visiting (2001)
as Andre
Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
as Claude Verneuil
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998)
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (2026)
as Astérix (voice)
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)
as Claude Verneuil
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 (2021)
as Claude Verneuil
The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016)
as Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
With Open Arms (2017)
as Jean-Etienne Fougerole
A Bag of Marbles (2017)
as Docteur Rosen
Finding Momo (2017)
as Alain Prioux
French Fried Vacation (1978)
as Jérôme Tarayre
Babysitting 2 (2015)
as Alain
The Corsican File (2004)
as Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
Employee of the Month (2022)
as Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
Cocorico 2 (2026)
as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu
If I Were a Boy (2017)
as Docteur PACE
Not Without My Shrink (2024)
as Olivier Béranger
Dead Tired (1994)
as Christian Clavier
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
L'Opération Corned Beef (1991)
as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
as Jérôme Tarayre
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
as Jean Boulin
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (2027)
as Le Jurisconsulte
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006)
as Jérôme Tarayre
Million Dollar Madness (2025)
as Hippolyte
Guardian Angels (1995)
as Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
Serial Teachers 3 (2027)
as Cutiro / Tirocu
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) (2025)
as Le Jurisconsulte
You Don't Choose Your Family (2011)
as César
The Bottom Line (1976)
as Café-theater actor (uncredited)
Cocorico (2024)
as Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
as Michel Taupin
Mr. Putifar's Wacky Plan (2023)
as Robert Poutifard
Do Not Disturb (2014)
as Michel Leproux
Ibiza (2019)
as Philippe
Meet the Malawas (2019)
as Julien Gosset-Grainville
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Un flic
Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021)
as Le Jurisconsulte
The Red Inn (2007)
as Pierre Martin
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures (2018)
as Comte de Champignac
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
as The servant of the inn
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
as Self - Actor
Twist Again in Moscow (1986)
as Iouri
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque (1987)
as Edouard
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989)
as le petit chef de la DDASS
The Thirst for Gold (1993)
as Urbain Donnadieu
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1979)
as Man in the couple with the 2CV
The Secret of Arkandias (2014)
as Agenor Arkandias
The Restroom Robbery (1975)
as L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
This Sweet Sickness (1977)
as François
Wide Load (2019)
as Foster
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (1991)
as Pierre
Lovely Rita (2003)
as Edgar Lamarck
The Price to Pay (2007)
as Jean-Pierre Ménard
Clara and the Why Notes (1981)
as Charles
Un fil à la patte (1989)
as Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
Elle voit des nains partout ! (1982)
as le fourbe
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! (1981)
as Antoine Bonfils
The Rookie Guide (2025)
as Karol Kowalski
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (1977)
as Le conteur (voice)
Revenge of a Blonde (1994)
as Gérard Bréha
Spoiled Children (1977)
as Le réalisateur TV
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991)
as L'avocat
The Devil in the Box (1977)
as Renaud
L'Entente cordiale (2006)
as François de La Conche
Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
as Le Père Noël
My Best Pals (1989)
as Jean-Michel Tuilier
Les Sœurs Soleil (1997)
as Un spectateur
Avis de tempête (2026)
as André Malraux
Fantôme sur l'oreiller (1989)
as Brice Michaud
Cédric (—)
as Pépé
La Cage aux folles (2011)
as Georges
The Year 01 (1973)
as A debate viewer
Slices of Life (1985)
as L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
The Suspects (1974)
as A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
Un bol d'air (1975)
as Christian
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid (2014)
as Self / Various characters
Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
as un fêtard dans la voiture
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » (2011)
as Self
Rat Race (1980)
as Jérôme Osendron
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ? (2021)
as Self
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica (2025)
Actor
The Antidote (2005)
as Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (2009)
as Monsieur Jourdain
Rock and Torah (1983)
as Isaac Stern
Albert est méchant (2004)
as Patrick Lechat
Les Visiteurs revisités (2005)
as Self
Double mixte (1989)
as Bob Smith
F as in Fairbanks (1976)
as Le serveur
Cocktail Molotov (1980)
as Le Beatnick
Les affaires sont les affaires (2013)
as Le marquis de Porcellet
Le Chat du rabbin (—)
as Le rabbin
Le Bœuf clandestin (2013)
as monsieur Berthaud
Bitter Victory (2009)
as Vincent Cluzel
The Imaginary Invalid (2008)
as Argan
L'Été 36 (1986)
as Alexis
Bonne présentation exigée (1974)
as Le chauffagiste
Panique au Plazza (1996)
as Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary
Mieux vaut courir (1989)
as Simon
Serial Teachers (2013)
as Cutiro / Tirocu