Philippe Clay
Acting
Born: 1927-03-07 in Paris, France
Biography
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
Vivement dimanche
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Midi trente
Self
30 millions d'amis
Self - Host
30 millions d'amis
Self
Discorama
Self
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chanteur Complainte
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
'Black-Fish'
À bout portant
Self
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin Trouillefou
Le Gerfaut
Le baron von Winkleried
Catherine
Barnabé
Cadet Rousselle
Self - Coup de chapeau
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
The Freelancers
Le Chatelain
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
La Brigade des maléfices
Shanks
Mr. Barton
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Krim
Eugène
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
generale McMaster
La Comtesse de Charny
Le baron de Taverney
Drôles de phénomènes
The Butler Barns
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Herald of the arena
Tuvalu
Karl
Les joyeux lurons
L'abbé Larivière
Rome Express
Sleeping car employee
Les Allumettes suédoises
l'Araignée
Toto in Paris
il finto maggiordomo
Not Dumb, the Bird
Jack Bromfield
Salut la puce
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Take Me As I Am
Carlo
Musketeers of the Sea
Gosselin
The Bureaucrats
Letondu
Ivory Coast Adventure
Renaud Lefranc
Dombey and Son
Jérémie