Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 7, 1927 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, 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).
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| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était présidentas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fortas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Dombey and Sonas Jérémie | |
| 2002 | 1974, une partie de campagneas Self | |
| 2001 | Des croix sur la meras Napoléon | |
| 1999 | Tuvaluas Karl | |
| 1999 | Alexina's Houseas Raffin | |
| 1999 | The Freelancersas Le Chatelain | |
| 1998 | Vivement dimancheas Self | |
| 1998 | Lautrecas Auguste Renoir | |
| 1998 | The Count of Monte Cristoas Chanteur Complainte | |
| 1998 | Marceeel!!!as Dédé | |
| 1998 | La Grande Békéas Fifi Zecotte | |
| 1996 | Les Allumettes suédoisesas l'Araignée | |
| 1995 | Krimas Eugène | |
| 1993 | Die Wildnisas Peasant | |
| 1993 | Le gourou occidentalas Serge | |
| 1989 | La Comtesse de Charnyas Le baron de Taverney | |
| 1987 | Le Gerfautas Le baron von Winkleried | |
| 1986 | Catherineas Barnabé | |
| 1985 | L'Herbe rougeas Mr. Perle | |
| 1983 | A Good Little Devilas Judge | |
| 1983 | Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléonas 'Black-Fish' | |
| 1983 | Salut la puceas Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste | |
| 1982 | Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christas Herald of the arena | |
| 1982 | Champs-Elyséesas Self | |
| 1981 | Frère Martinas | |
| 1981 | Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryxas L'ébéniste | |
| 1976 | 30 millions d'amisas Self | |
| 1976 | 30 millions d'amisas Self - Host | |
| 1975 | Système 2as Self | |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self | |
| 1974 | Shanksas Mr. Barton | |
| 1974 | The Three Musketeersas Richelieu | |
| 1973 | The Insolentas Dargnac | |
| 1972 | Les joyeux luronsas L'abbé Larivière | |
| 1972 | Not Dumb, the Birdas Jack Bromfield | |
| 1972 | Midi trenteas Self | |
| 1971 | Cadet Rousselleas Self - Coup de chapeau | |
| 1971 | Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!as generale McMaster | |
| 1971 | La Brigade des maléficesas | |
| 1971 | Samedi soiras Self | |
| 1970 | Pour un sourireas Nicolas | |
| 1968 | À bout portantas Self | |
| 1967 | The Hotheadsas Prêcheur | |
| 1966 | Sale temps pour les mouchesas Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix' | |
| 1965 | Ivory Coast Adventureas Renaud Lefranc | |
| 1962 | Musketeers of the Seaas Gosselin | |
| 1961 | In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice) | |
| 1960 | Lay Off Blondesas L'inspecteur Al Wheeler | |
| 1960 | Take Me As I Amas Carlo | |
| 1959 | The Night of the Huntedas Taretta | |
| 1959 | The Bureaucratsas Letondu | |
| 1959 | The Road to Shameas Tom | |
| 1959 | Drôles de phénomènesas The Butler Barns | |
| 1959 | Discoramaas Self | |
| 1958 | Bell, Book and Candleas French Singer at the Zodiac Club | |
| 1958 | Toto in Parisas il finto maggiordomo | |
| 1958 | En bordéeas Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix | |
| 1957 | Nathalieas Adolphe Faisant | |
| 1957 | It Happened on the 36 Candlesas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Clopin Trouillefou | |
| 1956 | Life is beautifulas le pasteur | |
| 1955 | French Cancanas Casimir le Serpentin | |
| 1952 | Le Crime du Bouifas | |
| 1950 | Rome Expressas Sleeping car employee |
| 1961 | In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!...Vocals |
