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