Philippe Clay
Actor/Actriz
45
Movies
15
TV Shows
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).
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As Actor/Actress
Champs-Elysées
Self
Vivement dimanche
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Discorama
Self
30 millions d'amis
Self
El conde de Monte-Cristo
Chanteur Complainte
À bout portant
Self
Cadet Rousselle
Self - Coup de chapeau
Catherine
Barnabé
Notre-Dame de Paris
Clopin Trouillefou
Sortilegio de amor
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
'Black-Fish'
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
Shanks
Mr. Barton
La Brigade des maléfices
Le Gerfaut
Le baron von Winkleried
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Les Allumettes suédoises
l'Araignée
I moschettieri del mare
Gosselin
Totò a Parigi
il finto maggiordomo
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
La Comtesse de Charny
Le baron de Taverney
Dombais et fils
Jérémie
En bordée
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Messieurs les ronds de cuir
Letondu
Lautrec
Auguste Renoir
Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ
Herald of the arena
Dans l’eau… qui fait des bulles !...
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Le Gentleman de Cocody
Renaud Lefranc
Tuvalu
Karl