Philippe Clay
Age: 80 | From: Paris, France
Person Details
Birthday: 1927-03-07 17:27:50
Death: 2007-12-13 17:27:50
Aliases: Philippe Mathevet
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Paris, France
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 20
TV Involvements: 11
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Most Famous Work
30 millions d'amis
(1976) Self - Host
Cadet Rousselle
(1971) Self - Coup de chapeau
The Count of Monte Cristo
(1998) Chanteur Complainte
Système 2
(1975) Self
Catherine
(1986) Barnabé
Les Allumettes suédoises
(1996) l'Araignée
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1956) Clopin Trouillefou
À bout portant
(1968) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Jérémie | |
| 2002 | Self | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| 1999 | Karl | |
| Raffin | ||
| Le Chatelain | ||
| 1998 | Self | |
| Auguste Renoir | ||
| Chanteur Complainte | ||
| N/A | ||
| Fifi Zecotte | ||
| 1996 | l'Araignée | |
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Le baron de Taverney | |
| 1986 | Barnabé | |
| 1985 | Mr. Perle | |
| 1983 | Le Juge | |
| Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste | ||
| 1982 | Herald of the arena | |
| Self | ||
| 1981 | L'ébéniste | |
| 1976 | Self - Host | |
| Self | ||
| 1975 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 1974 | Mr. Barton | |
| Richelieu | ||
| 1973 | Dargnac | |
| 1972 | L'abbé Larivière | |
| Jack Bromfield | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | Self - Coup de chapeau | |
| generale McMaster | ||
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Nicolas | |
| 1968 | Self | |
| 1967 | Prêcheur | |
| 1965 | Renaud Lefranc | |
| 1962 | Gosselin | |
| 1961 | Jean-Louis Preminger (voice) | |
| 1960 | L'inspecteur Al Wheeler | |
| Carlo | ||
| 1959 | Taretta | |
| Letondu | ||
| Tom | ||
| The Butler Barns | ||
| Self | ||
| 1958 | French Singer at the Zodiac Club | |
| il finto maggiordomo | ||
| 1957 | Adolphe Faisant | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| 1956 | Clopin Trouillefou | |
| le pasteur | ||
| 1955 | Casimir le Serpentin | |
| 1952 | N/A | |
| 1950 | N/A | |
| Balck Fish | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Vocals | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |