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Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 â 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, LĂ©o FerrĂ©, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted âLa Complainte des Apachesâ 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 playedâŠ
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Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 â 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, LĂ©o FerrĂ©, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted âLa Complainte des Apachesâ 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 dĂ©sossĂ©). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Philippe Clay's Filmography
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)

Boris Vian, un cĆur qui battait trop fort
as Self (archive footage)

Dombey and Son
as Jérémie

1974, une partie de campagne
as Self

Des croix sur la mer
as Napoléon
No Poster
Le Bimillionnaire
as Le Maire

Tuvalu
as Karl

Alexina's House
as Raffin

The Freelancers
as Le Chatelain

Lautrec
as Auguste Renoir

Marceeel!!!
as Dédé

Krim
as EugĂšne
No Poster
Die Wildnis
as Peasant

Le gourou occidental
as Serge

L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. Perle

A Good Little Devil
as Judge

Salut la puce
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Herald of the arena

Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
as L'ébéniste

Shanks
as Mr. Barton

The Three Musketeers
as Richelieu

The Insolent
as Dargnac

Les joyeux lurons
as L'abbé LariviÚre

Not Dumb, the Bird
as Jack Bromfield

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as generale McMaster

Pour un sourire
as Nicolas

The Hotheads
as PrĂȘcheur

Sale temps pour les mouches
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'

Ivory Coast Adventure
as Renaud Lefranc

Musketeers of the Sea
as Gosselin

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)

Lay Off Blondes
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler

Take Me As I Am
as Carlo

The Night of the Hunted
as Taretta

The Bureaucrats
as Letondu

The Road to Shame
as Tom

DrÎles de phénomÚnes
as The Butler Barns

Bell, Book and Candle
as French Singer at the Zodiac Club

Toto in Paris
as il finto maggiordomo

En bordée
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix

Nathalie
as Adolphe Faisant

It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin Trouillefou

Life is beautiful
as le pasteur

French Cancan
as Casimir le Serpentin

Le Crime du Bouif

Rome Express
as Sleeping car employee