Philippe Clay
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
65
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Champs-Elysées
Vivement dimanche
Midi trente
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Discorama
Samedi soir
30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
Système 2
À bout portant
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dombey and Son
Lautrec
Cadet Rousselle
L'Herbe rouge
Des croix sur la mer
Musketeers of the Sea
Take Me As I Am
Nathalie
Die Wildnis
The Insolent
The Hotheads
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Salut la puce
Catherine
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Tuvalu
The Three Musketeers
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Not Dumb, the Bird
1974, une partie de campagne
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Bell, Book and Candle
Les Allumettes suédoises
French Cancan
Toto in Paris
Ivory Coast Adventure
La Comtesse de Charny
Le Gerfaut
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Krim
Shanks
En bordée
La Brigade des maléfices
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
A Good Little Devil
The Freelancers
La Grande Béké
Sale temps pour les mouches
The Night of the Hunted
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Alexina's House
Drôles de phénomènes
Le gourou occidental
Rome Express
Life is beautiful
Lay Off Blondes
Le crime du Bouif
The Road to Shame
The Bureaucrats
Pour un sourire
Marceeel!!!
Les joyeux lurons
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
