Philippe Clay
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
ActingBirthday
March 7, 1927Deathday
December 13, 2007Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
47Place of birth
Paris, FranceAlso known as
Philippe Mathevet
Cast credits
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin Trouillefou
Tuvalu
Karl
Shanks
Mr. Barton
1974, une partie de campagne
Self
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
A Good Little Devil
Le Juge
The Insolent
Dargnac
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
Ivory Coast Adventure
Renaud Lefranc
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Herald of the arena
Musketeers of the Sea
Gosselin
The Road to Shame
Tom
L'Herbe rouge
Mr. Perle
The Bureaucrats
Letondu
Not Dumb, the Bird
Jack Bromfield
The Three Musketeers
Richelieu
The Hotheads
Prêcheur
Les joyeux lurons
L'abbé Larivière
Salut la puce
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettisteCrew credits
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