Acting
Philippe Clay
FR, DE, EN, IT cinema · 47 credits
Born
7 March 1927
Died
13 December 2007 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Philippe Mathevet
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
Filmography
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
as Self (archive footage)
Dombey and Son
as Jérémie
Des croix sur la mer
as Napoléon
Tuvalu
as Karl
The Freelancers
as Le Chatelain
Alexina's House
as Raffin
Marceeel!!!
as Dédé
Lautrec
as Auguste Renoir
Krim
as Eugène
Le gourou occidental
as Serge
Die Wildnis
1993
Die Wildnis
as Peasant
L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. Perle
A Good Little Devil
as Judge
Salut la puce
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Herald of the arena
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
as L'ébéniste
Shanks
as Mr. Barton
The Three Musketeers
as Richelieu
The Insolent
as Dargnac
Not Dumb, the Bird
as Jack Bromfield
Les joyeux lurons
as L'abbé Larivière
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as generale McMaster
Pour un sourire
as Nicolas
The Hotheads
as Prêcheur
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Ivory Coast Adventure
as Renaud Lefranc
Musketeers of the Sea
as Gosselin
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice), Vocals
Take Me As I Am
as Carlo
Lay Off Blondes
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
The Night of the Hunted
as Taretta
The Bureaucrats
as Letondu
Drôles de phénomènes
as The Butler Barns
Bell, Book and Candle
as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Toto in Paris
as il finto maggiordomo
En bordée
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
Nathalie
as Adolphe Faisant
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin Trouillefou
Life is beautiful
as le pasteur
French Cancan
as Casimir le Serpentin
Rome Express
as Sleeping car employee