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

Take Me As I Am

Le gourou occidental

L'Herbe rouge

French Cancan

The Hotheads

1974, une partie de campagne

Champs-Elysées

Pour un sourire

La Comtesse de Charny

La Brigade des maléfices

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Bell, Book and Candle

Nathalie

Drôles de phénomènes

Tuvalu

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

Musketeers of the Sea

30 millions d'amis

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

Life is beautiful

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

Toto in Paris

Salut la puce

Ivory Coast Adventure

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Sale temps pour les mouches

Midi trente

Samedi soir

The Road to Shame

The Bureaucrats

Die Wildnis

A Good Little Devil

Not Dumb, the Bird