Philippe Clay
Acting • Born 1927-03-07 – Died 2007-12-13
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.
Filmography
65 credits
Bell, Book and Candle
Movie • 1958
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Movie • 1957
Self (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie • 1956
Clopin Trouillefou
Pour un sourire
Movie • 1970
Nicolas
Tuvalu
Movie • 1999
Karl
Toto in Paris
Movie • 1958
il finto maggiordomo
Shanks
Movie • 1974
Mr. Barton
1974, une partie de campagne
Movie • 2002
Self
Take Me As I Am
Movie • 1960
Carlo
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Movie • 1961
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
A Good Little Devil
Movie • 1983
Judge
Rome Express
Movie • 1950
Sleeping car employee
Le Crime du Bouif
Movie • 1952
The Insolent
Movie • 1973
Dargnac
Nathalie
Movie • 1957
Adolphe Faisant
Ivory Coast Adventure
Movie • 1965
Renaud Lefranc
Le gourou occidental
Movie • 1993
Serge
Krim
Movie • 1995
Eugène
The Freelancers
Movie • 1999
Le Chatelain
Life is beautiful
Movie • 1956
le pasteur
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Movie • 1982
Herald of the arena
Musketeers of the Sea
Movie • 1962
Gosselin
Lay Off Blondes
Movie • 1960
L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Movie • 1971
generale McMaster
Marceeel!!!
Movie • 1998
Dédé
Lautrec
Movie • 1998
Auguste Renoir
Alexina's House
Movie • 1999
Raffin
The Road to Shame
Movie • 1959
Tom
French Cancan
Movie • 1955
Casimir le Serpentin
En bordée
Movie • 1958
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
L'Herbe rouge
Movie • 1985
Mr. Perle
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Des croix sur la mer
Movie • 2001
Napoléon
The Night of the Hunted
Movie • 1959
Taretta
Sale temps pour les mouches
Movie • 1966
Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Die Wildnis
Movie • 1993
Peasant
The Bureaucrats
Movie • 1959
Letondu
The Three Musketeers
Movie • 1974
Richelieu
Not Dumb, the Bird
Movie • 1972
Jack Bromfield
The Hotheads
Movie • 1967
Prêcheur
Les joyeux lurons
Movie • 1972
L'abbé Larivière
Salut la puce
Movie • 1983
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Drôles de phénomènes
Movie • 1959
The Butler Barns
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Dombey and Son
Movie • 2007
Jérémie
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
Movie • 1981
L'ébéniste
La Grande Béké
TV • 1998
Fifi Zecotte
À bout portant
TV • 1968
Self
Cadet Rousselle
TV • 1971
Self - Coup de chapeau
La Comtesse de Charny
TV • 1989
Le baron de Taverney
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV • 1998
Chanteur Complainte
Samedi soir
TV • 1971
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Discorama
TV • 1959
Self
30 millions d'amis
TV • 1976
Self - Host
30 millions d'amis
TV • 1976
Self
Midi trente
TV • 1972
Self
Système 2
TV • 1975
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Le Gerfaut
TV • 1987
Le baron von Winkleried
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
TV • 1983
'Black-Fish'
Catherine
TV • 1986
Barnabé
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Les Allumettes suédoises
TV • 1996
l'Araignée
La Brigade des maléfices
TV • 1971