Philippe Clay
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-03-07
Day of Death
2007-12-13 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Philippe Clay
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).
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Known For
Acting
(2022)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Dombey and Son
as Jérémie
(2002)
1974, une partie de campagne
as Self
(2001)
Des croix sur la mer
as Napoléon
(1999)
Tuvalu
as Karl
(1999)
The Freelancers
as Le Chatelain
(1999)
Alexina's House
as Raffin
(1998)
Lautrec
as Auguste Renoir
(1998)
(1995)
Krim
as Eugène
(1993)
Die Wildnis
as Peasant
(1993)
Le gourou occidental
as Serge
(1985)
L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. Perle
(1983)
Salut la puce
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
(1983)
A Good Little Devil
as Le Juge
(1982)
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Herald of the arena
(1981)
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
as L'ébéniste
(1974)
Shanks
as Mr. Barton
(1974)
The Three Musketeers
as Richelieu
(1973)
The Insolent
as Dargnac
(1972)
Not Dumb, the Bird
as Jack Bromfield
(1972)
Les joyeux lurons
as L'abbé Larivière
(1971)
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as generale McMaster
(1970)
Pour un sourire
as Nicolas
(1967)
The Hotheads
as Prêcheur
(1966)
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
(1965)
Ivory Coast Adventure
as Renaud Lefranc
(1962)
Musketeers of the Sea
as Gosselin
(1961)
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
(1960)
Take Me As I Am
as Carlo
(1960)
Lay Off Blondes
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
(1959)
The Night of the Hunted
as Taretta
(1959)
Drôles de phénomènes
as The Butler Barns
(1959)
The Road to Shame
as Tom
(1959)
The Bureaucrats
as Letondu
(1958)
Bell, Book and Candle
as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
(1958)
En bordée
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
(1958)
Toto in Paris
as il finto maggiordomo
(1957)
Nathalie
as Adolphe Faisant
(1957)
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
(1956)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin Trouillefou
(1956)
Life is beautiful
as le pasteur
(1955)
French Cancan
as Casimir le Serpentin
(1952)
(1950)
Rome Express
as Sleeping car employee
Crew
(1961)