Philippe Clay
Acting
- Born:
- 1927-03-07
- Died:
- 2007-12-13
- Place of birth:
- Paris, France
Biography
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
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Dombey and Son
1974, une partie de campagne
Des croix sur la mer
Le Bimillionnaire
Tuvalu
Alexina's House
The Freelancers
Vivement dimanche
Lautrec
The Count of Monte Cristo
Marceeel!!!
La Grande Béké
Les Allumettes suédoises
Krim
Die Wildnis
Le gourou occidental
La Comtesse de Charny
Le Gerfaut
Catherine
L'Herbe rouge
A Good Little Devil
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
Salut la puce
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Champs-Elysées
Frère Martin
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
30 millions d'amis
Système 2
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Shanks
The Three Musketeers
The Insolent
Les joyeux lurons
Not Dumb, the Bird
Midi trente
Cadet Rousselle
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
La Brigade des maléfices
Samedi soir
Pour un sourire
À bout portant
The Hotheads
Sale temps pour les mouches
Ivory Coast Adventure
Musketeers of the Sea
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Lay Off Blondes
Take Me As I Am
The Night of the Hunted
The Bureaucrats
The Road to Shame
Drôles de phénomènes
Discorama
Bell, Book and Candle
Toto in Paris
En bordée
Nathalie
It Happened on the 36 Candles
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Life is beautiful
French Cancan
Le Crime du Bouif
Rome Express