Philippe Clay
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Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 – December 13, 2007) was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1,90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted “La Complainte des Apaches” for the TV series Les Brigades du Tigre, written by Henri Djian and composed by Claude Bolling. As an actor, he appeared in many movies (Bell, Book and Candle) and television films. One of his famous roles is in the Jean Renoir film, French Cancan, where he played Casimir le Serpentin (a character inspired by Valentin le désossé). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
as Clopin Trouillefou
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
The Freelancers (1999)
as Le Chatelain
Not Dumb, the Bird (1972)
as Jack Bromfield
Nathalie (1957)
as Adolphe Faisant
Rome Express (1950)
as Sleeping car employee
French Cancan (1955)
as Casimir le Serpentin
Salut la puce (1983)
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Shanks (1974)
as Mr. Barton
Dombey and Son (2007)
as Jérémie
Toto in Paris (1958)
as il finto maggiordomo
Krim (1995)
as Eugène
The Night of the Hunted (1959)
as Taretta
A Good Little Devil (1983)
as Judge
Lautrec (1998)
as Auguste Renoir
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)
as Herald of the arena
Drôles de phénomènes (1959)
as The Butler Barns
Lay Off Blondes (1960)
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Le gourou occidental (1993)
as Serge
Les joyeux lurons (1972)
as L'abbé Larivière
Pour un sourire (1970)
as Nicolas
Ivory Coast Adventure (1965)
as Renaud Lefranc
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! (1961)
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Tuvalu (1999)
as Karl
The Three Musketeers (1974)
as Richelieu
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! (1971)
as generale McMaster
The Insolent (1973)
as Dargnac
Musketeers of the Sea (1962)
as Gosselin
The Bureaucrats (1959)
as Letondu
1974, une partie de campagne (2002)
as Self
Sale temps pour les mouches (1966)
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Marceeel!!! (1998)
as Dédé
Take Me As I Am (1960)
as Carlo
En bordée (1958)
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
L'Herbe rouge (1985)
as Mr. Perle
Die Wildnis (1993)
as Peasant
The Road to Shame (1959)
as Tom
The Hotheads (1967)
as Prêcheur
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Le Crime du Bouif (1952)
Actor
Life is beautiful (1956)
as le pasteur
It Happened on the 36 Candles (1957)
as Self (uncredited)
Alexina's House (1999)
as Raffin
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx (1981)
as L'ébéniste
Des croix sur la mer (2001)
as Napoléon