Philippe Clay

Known for ActingBorn 1927-03-07Died 2007-12-13Paris, France

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.Read more

Movies & web series

La Grande Béké

Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon

Marceeel!!!

Le Gerfaut

En bordée

Des croix sur la mer

Alexina's House

The Three Musketeers

À bout portant

Lay Off Blondes

Discorama

Le Crime du Bouif

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

The Count of Monte Cristo

Krim

Le gourou occidental

L'Herbe rouge

Take Me As I Am

French Cancan

The Hotheads

1974, une partie de campagne

Champs-Elysées

Pour un sourire

La Brigade des maléfices

La Comtesse de Charny

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Tuvalu

Bell, Book and Candle

Nathalie

Drôles de phénomènes

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

30 millions d'amis

Musketeers of the Sea

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

Toto in Paris

Life is beautiful

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

Salut la puce

Sale temps pour les mouches

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Midi trente

Samedi soir

Ivory Coast Adventure

Not Dumb, the Bird

The Bureaucrats

A Good Little Devil

Die Wildnis

The Road to Shame