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
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)
as Herald of the arena
Nathalie (1957)
as Adolphe Faisant
French Cancan (1955)
as Casimir le Serpentin
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Ivory Coast Adventure (1965)
as Renaud Lefranc
Shanks (1974)
as Mr. Barton
The Freelancers (1999)
as Le Chatelain
Krim (1995)
as Eugène
Not Dumb, the Bird (1972)
as Jack Bromfield
Dombey and Son (2007)
as Jérémie
A Good Little Devil (1983)
as Judge
1974, une partie de campagne (2002)
as Self
The Night of the Hunted (1959)
as Taretta
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! (1961)
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Musketeers of the Sea (1962)
as Gosselin
The Bureaucrats (1959)
as Letondu
Salut la puce (1983)
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
It Happened on the 36 Candles (1957)
as Self (uncredited)
Rome Express (1950)
as Sleeping car employee
Sale temps pour les mouches (1966)
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Marceeel!!! (1998)
as Dédé
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! (1971)
as generale McMaster
Take Me As I Am (1960)
as Carlo
Lautrec (1998)
as Auguste Renoir
Lay Off Blondes (1960)
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Life is beautiful (1956)
as le pasteur
Le Crime du Bouif (1952)
Actor
The Road to Shame (1959)
as Tom
L'Herbe rouge (1985)
as Mr. Perle
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Des croix sur la mer (2001)
as Napoléon
Drôles de phénomènes (1959)
as The Butler Barns
Tuvalu (1999)
as Karl
Les joyeux lurons (1972)
as L'abbé Larivière
Le gourou occidental (1993)
as Serge
Toto in Paris (1958)
as il finto maggiordomo
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx (1981)
as L'ébéniste
The Three Musketeers (1974)
as Richelieu
The Insolent (1973)
as Dargnac
Pour un sourire (1970)
as Nicolas
Alexina's House (1999)
as Raffin
En bordée (1958)
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
The Hotheads (1967)
as Prêcheur
Die Wildnis (1993)
as Peasant