Philippe Clay profile
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Philippe Clay

7th March 1927 Paris, France Acting

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.

46 Movies 18 TV Shows 64 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Tuvalu poster
Tuvalu 19th November 1999 as Karl
Lautrec poster
Lautrec 9th September 1998 as Auguste Renoir
Krim poster
Krim 31st May 1995 as Eugène
Salut la puce poster
Salut la puce 12th January 1983 as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Shanks poster
Shanks 9th October 1974 as Mr. Barton
En bordée poster
En bordée 10th September 1958 as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Nathalie poster
Nathalie 4th December 1957 as Adolphe Faisant