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