Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 – December 13, 2007) was a French mime artist, singer and actor.
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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Filmography (Movies)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/2020
Dombey and Son
Character:Jérémie
Release Date:07/06/2007
1974, une partie de campagne
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2002
Des croix sur la mer
Character:Napoléon
Release Date:13/10/2001
Tuvalu
Character:Karl
Release Date:19/11/1999
Alexina's House
Character:Raffin
Release Date:11/06/1999
The Freelancers
Character:Le Chatelain
Release Date:24/03/1999
Lautrec
Character:Auguste Renoir
Release Date:09/09/1998
Marceeel!!!
Character:Dédé
Release Date:16/03/1998
Krim
Character:Eugène
Release Date:31/05/1995
Die Wildnis
Character:Peasant
Release Date:01/10/1993
Le gourou occidental
Character:Serge
Release Date:03/02/1993
L'Herbe rouge
Character:Mr. Perle
Release Date:11/09/1985
A Good Little Devil
Character:Judge
Release Date:21/12/1983
Salut la puce
Character:Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Release Date:12/01/1983
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Character:Herald of the arena
Release Date:06/10/1982
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
Character:L'ébéniste
Release Date:06/09/1981
Shanks
Character:Mr. Barton
Release Date:09/10/1974
The Three Musketeers
Character:Richelieu
Release Date:02/01/1974
The Insolent
Character:Dargnac
Release Date:25/01/1973
Les joyeux lurons
Character:L'abbé Larivière
Release Date:22/11/1972
Not Dumb, the Bird
Character:Jack Bromfield
Release Date:15/11/1972
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Character:generale McMaster
Release Date:21/09/1971
Pour un sourire
Character:Nicolas
Release Date:29/04/1970
The Hotheads
Character:Prêcheur
Release Date:08/11/1967
Sale temps pour les mouches
Character:Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Release Date:23/12/1966
Ivory Coast Adventure
Character:Renaud Lefranc
Release Date:01/04/1965
Musketeers of the Sea
Character:Gosselin
Release Date:23/02/1962
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Character:Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Release Date:25/10/1961
Lay Off Blondes
Character:L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Release Date:07/12/1960
Take Me As I Am
Character:Carlo
Release Date:29/01/1960
The Night of the Hunted
Character:Taretta
Release Date:01/07/1959
The Bureaucrats
Character:Letondu
Release Date:30/06/1959
The Road to Shame
Character:Tom
Release Date:30/04/1959
Drôles de phénomènes
Character:The Butler Barns
Release Date:04/03/1959
Bell, Book and Candle
Character:French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Release Date:25/12/1958
Toto in Paris
Character:il finto maggiordomo
Release Date:23/10/1958
En bordée
Character:Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Release Date:10/09/1958
Nathalie
Character:Adolphe Faisant
Release Date:04/12/1957
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1957
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:Clopin Trouillefou
Release Date:19/12/1956
Life is beautiful
Character:le pasteur
Release Date:05/10/1956
French Cancan
Character:Casimir le Serpentin
Release Date:09/04/1955
Le crime du Bouif
Character:
Release Date:05/03/1952
Rome Express
Character:Sleeping car employee
Release Date:18/01/1950
Television Appearances
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Chanteur Complainte
La Grande Béké
Character:Fifi Zecotte
Les Allumettes suédoises
Character:l'Araignée
La Comtesse de Charny
Character:Le baron de Taverney
Le Gerfaut
Character:Le baron von Winkleried
Catherine
Character:Barnabé
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
Character:'Black-Fish'
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
30 millions d'amis
Character:Self
30 millions d'amis
Character:Self - Host
Système 2
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi trente
Character:Self
Cadet Rousselle
Character:Self - Coup de chapeau
La Brigade des maléfices
Character:
Samedi soir
Character:Self
À bout portant
Character:Self
Discorama
Character:Self
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