Philippe Clay

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-03-07 (80 years old)

Deathday

2007-12-13

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 th...

Acting

1958

Bell, Book and Candle

as French Singer at the Zodiac Club

1957

It Happened on the 36 Candles

as Self (uncredited)

1956

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Clopin Trouillefou

1970

Pour un sourire

as Nicolas

1999

Tuvalu

as Karl

1958

Toto in Paris

as il finto maggiordomo

1974

Shanks

as Mr. Barton

1960

1961

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)

1950

Rome Express

as Sleeping car employee

1973

The Insolent

as Dargnac

1957

Nathalie

as Adolphe Faisant

1965

Ivory Coast Adventure

as Renaud Lefranc

1995

Krim

as Eugène

1999

The Freelancers

as Le Chatelain

1956

Life is beautiful

as le pasteur

1982

1962

1960

Lay Off Blondes

as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler

1971

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

as generale McMaster

1998

Lautrec

as Auguste Renoir

1999

1955

French Cancan

as Casimir le Serpentin

1958

En bordée

as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix

1985

L'Herbe rouge

as Mr. Perle

2001

1966

Sale temps pour les mouches

as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'

1993

Die Wildnis

as Peasant

1959

The Bureaucrats

as Letondu

1974

1972

Not Dumb, the Bird

as Jack Bromfield

1967

The Hotheads

as Prêcheur

1972

Les joyeux lurons

as L'abbé Larivière

1983

Salut la puce

as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste

1959

Drôles de phénomènes

as The Butler Barns

2020

2007

Dombey and Son

as Jérémie

1981

Production

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