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Philippe Clay
- Name: Philippe Clay
- Birthday: 1927-03-07
- Also known as: Philippe Mathevet
- Place of birth: Paris, France
- Popularity: 3.288
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 the Jean Renoir film, French Cancan, where... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-07 |
| Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort as Self (archive footage) | 2020-03-13 |
| Dombey and Son as Jérémie | 2007-06-07 |
| 1974, une partie de campagne as Self | 2002-02-20 |
| Des croix sur la mer as Napoléon | 2001-10-13 |
| Tuvalu as Karl | 1999-11-19 |
| La maison d'Alexina as Raffin | 1999-06-11 |
| The Freelancers as Le Chatelain | 1999-03-24 |
| Lautrec as Auguste Renoir | 1998-09-09 |
| Marceeel!!! | 1998-03-16 |
| Krim as Eugène | 1995-05-31 |
| Die Wildnis as Peasant | 1993-10-01 |
| Le gourou occidental | 1993-02-03 |
| L'Herbe rouge as Mr. Perle | 1985-09-11 |
| A Good Little Devil as Le Juge | 1983-12-21 |
| Salut la puce as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste | 1983-01-12 |
| Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ as Herald of the arena | 1982-10-06 |
| Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx as L'ébéniste | 1981-09-06 |
| Shanks as Mr. Barton | 1974-10-09 |
| The Three Musketeers as Richelieu | 1974-01-02 |
| The Insolent as Dargnac | 1973-01-25 |
| Les joyeux lurons as L'abbé Larivière | 1972-11-22 |
| Not Dumb, the Bird as Jack Bromfield | 1972-11-15 |
| Armiamoci e partite! as generale McMaster | 1971-09-03 |
| Pour un sourire as Nicolas | 1970-04-29 |
| The Hotheads as Prêcheur | 1967-11-08 |
| Sale temps pour les mouches as Pierre Mazaud, dit 'Félix' | 1966-12-23 |
| Ivory Coast Adventure as Renaud Lefranc | 1965-04-01 |
| Musketeers of the Sea as Gosselin | 1962-02-23 |
| In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice) | 1961-10-25 |
| Lay Off Blondes as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler | 1960-12-07 |
| Take Me As I Am as Carlo | 1960-01-29 |
| The Night of the Hunted as Taretta | 1959-07-01 |
| The Bureaucrats as Letondu | 1959-06-30 |
| The Road to Shame as Tom | 1959-04-30 |
| Drôles de phénomènes as The Butler Barns | 1959-03-04 |
| Bell, Book and Candle as French Singer at the Zodiac Club | 1958-12-25 |
| Toto in Paris as il finto maggiordomo | 1958-10-23 |
| En bordée | 1958-09-10 |
| Nathalie as Adolphe Faisant | 1957-12-04 |
| It Happened on the 36 Candles as Self (uncredited) | 1957-10-16 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin Trouillefou | 1956-12-19 |
| Life is beautiful as le pasteur | 1956-10-05 |
| French Cancan as Casimir le Serpentin | 1955-04-27 |
| Le crime du Bouif | 1952-03-05 |
| Rome Express | 1950-01-18 |
