
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Născut
7 martie 1927
Zodie
Pești
Decedat
13 decembrie 2007
Locul nașterii
Paris, France
Universul filmelor sale
Regie · 2 filme
Christian-Jaque
Gentlemanul din Cocody, Nathalie
Regie · 2 filme
Jean Delannoy
Notre-Dame de Paris, Pas folle la guêpe

Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
1958

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ
Herald of the arena
1982

Notre-Dame de Paris
Clopin Trouillefou
1956

French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
1955

Tuvalu
Karl
1999

Totò a Parigi
il finto maggiordomo
1958

Dans l’eau… qui fait des bulles !...
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
1961

Shanks
Mr. Barton
1974

Lautrec - artistul cabaretului
Auguste Renoir
1998

1974, une partie de campagne
Self
2002

Des femmes disparaissent
Tom
1959

Sale temps pour les mouches
Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
1966

Armiamoci e partite!
generale McMaster
1971

Gentlemanul din Cocody
Renaud Lefranc
1965

Un bon petit diable
Judge
1983

Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
1957

Messieurs les ronds de cuir
Letondu
1959

Pas folle la guêpe
Jack Bromfield
1972

Les joyeux lurons
L'abbé Larivière
1972

L'Insolent
Dargnac
1973

Les Cachetonneurs
Le Chatelain
1999

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
2022

Salut la puce
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
1983

Les canailles
Carlo
1960