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 & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
as Astérix
Spoiled Children (1977)
as Le réalisateur TV
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
as Astérix (voice)
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
as Astérix
Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
as Claude Verneuil
French Fried Vacation (1978)
as Jérôme Tarayre
The Visitors (1993)
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)
as Claude Verneuil
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (2026)
as Astérix (voice)
Just Visiting (2001)
as Andre
Meet the Malawas (2019)
as Julien Gosset-Grainville
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
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998)
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
If I Were a Boy (2017)
as Docteur PACE
Babysitting 2 (2015)
as Alain
French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
as Jérôme Tarayre
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1985)
as Jean-Jacques aka 'Katia'
The Year 01 (1973)
as A debate viewer
The Suspects (1974)
as A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) (2025)
as Le Jurisconsulte
A Bag of Marbles (2017)
as Docteur Rosen
L'Opération Corned Beef (1991)
as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
Cocorico (2024)
as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage
Dead Tired (1994)
as Christian Clavier
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Un flic
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Serial Teachers 3 (2027)
as Cutiro / Tirocu
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
as Jean Boulin
Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
as Michel Taupin
Finding Momo (2017)
as Alain Prioux
Million Dollar Madness (2025)
as Hippolyte
The Corsican File (2004)
as Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021)
as Le Jurisconsulte
Not Without My Shrink (2024)
as Olivier Béranger
Ibiza (2019)
as Philippe
Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
as Le Père Noël
Employee of the Month (2022)
as Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (2026)
as Le Jurisconsulte
The Red Inn (2007)
as Pierre Martin
Cocorico 2 (2026)
as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu
Guardian Angels (1995)
as Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006)
as Jérôme Tarayre
The Bottom Line (1976)
as Café-theater actor (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb (2014)
as Michel Leproux
The Rookie Guide (2025)
as Karol Kowalski
Revenge of a Blonde (1994)
as Gérard Bréha
You Don't Choose Your Family (2011)
as César
My Best Pals (1989)
as Jean-Michel Tuilier
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
as Self - Actor
The Antidote (2005)
as Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
L'Été 36 (1986)
as Alexis
Double mixte (1989)
as Bob Smith
L'Entente cordiale (2006)
as François de La Conche
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Twist Again in Moscow (1986)
as Iouri
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
as The servant of the inn
Les Sœurs Soleil (1997)
as Un spectateur
The Secret of Arkandias (2014)
as Agenor Arkandias
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (1977)
as Le conteur (voice)
The Restroom Robbery (1975)
as L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures (2018)
as Comte de Champignac
Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard (2023)
as Robert Poutifard
Avis de tempête (2026)
as André Malraux
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! (1981)
as Antoine Bonfils
The Imaginary Invalid (2008)
as Argan
Rat Race (1980)
as Jérôme Osendron
Elle voit des nains partout ! (1982)
as le fourbe
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991)
as L'avocat
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
Albert est méchant (2004)
as Patrick Lechat
Les Visiteurs revisités (2005)
as Self
The Thirst for Gold (1993)
as Urbain Donnadieu
Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
as un fêtard dans la voiture
Fantôme sur l'oreiller (1989)
as Brice Michaud
Bitter Victory (2009)
as Vincent Cluzel
La Cage aux folles (2011)
as Georges
Wide Load (2019)
as Foster
Rock and Torah (1983)
as Isaac Stern
Tell Her That I Love Her (1977)
as François
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » (2011)
as Self
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica (2025)
Actor
The Price to Pay (2007)
as Jean-Pierre Ménard
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1979)
as Man in the couple with the 2CV
F as in Fairbanks (1976)
as Le serveur
Slices of Life (1985)
as L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
Lovely Rita (2003)
as Edgar Lamarck
Cédric (—)
as Pépé
Le Chat du rabbin (—)
as Le rabbin
Clara and the Why Not (1981)
as Charles
The Devil in the Box (1977)
as Renaud
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ? (2021)
as Self
Cocktail Molotov (1980)
as Le Beatnick
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (2009)
as Monsieur Jourdain
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (1991)
as Pierre
Le Bœuf clandestin (2013)
as monsieur Berthaud
Panique au Plazza (1996)
as Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary
Mieux vaut courir (1989)
as Simon
Un fil à la patte (1989)
as Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid (2014)
as Self / Various characters
Bonne présentation exigée (1974)
as Le chauffagiste
Un bol d'air (1975)
as Christian
Les affaires sont les affaires (2013)
as Le marquis de Porcellet
Serial Teachers (2013)
as Cutiro / Tirocu