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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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).
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Birth Name
Philippe Mathevet
Born
Monday, 07 March 1927
Died
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille | Self | 2012 |
La commune | Le sherpa | 2007 |
Dombais et fils | Jérémie | 2007 |
Above the Clouds | L'aumônier de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides | 2003 |
Père et maire | Père de Dacassin | 2002 |
1974, une partie de campagne | Himself / Self | 2002 |
Des croix sur la mer | Napoléon | 2001 |
Tuvalu | Karl | 1999 |
Les cachetonneurs | The Aristocrat / Le Chatelain | 1999 |
Lautrec | Auguste Renoir | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille | Self | 2012 |
La commune | Le sherpa | 2007 |
Dombais et fils | Jérémie | 2007 |
Above the Clouds | L'aumônier de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides | 2003 |
Père et maire | Père de Dacassin | 2002 |
1974, une partie de campagne | Himself / Self | 2002 |
Des croix sur la mer | Napoléon | 2001 |
Tuvalu | Karl | 1999 |
Les cachetonneurs | The Aristocrat / Le Chatelain | 1999 |
Lautrec | Auguste Renoir | 1998 |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Chanteur Complainte | 1998 |
Marceeel!!! | Dédé | 1998 |
Les allumettes suédoises | l'Araignée | 1996 |
La rivière Espérance | Le Majordome | 1995 |
Krim | Eugène | 1995 |
Le gourou occidental | Serge | 1993 |
Le gang des tractions | Mario | 1991 |
L'herbe rouge | M. Perle / Mr. Perle | 1985 |
Un bon petit diable | Le juge | 1983 |
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ | Le héraut / Herald of the arena | 1982 |
Frère Martin | Tetzel | 1981 |
Shanks | Mr. Barton | 1974 |
Les trois mousquetaires | Richelieu | 1974 |
La canne | John Kartope | 1972 |
Les joyeux lurons | L'abbé Larivière | 1972 |
Not Dumb, the Bird | Jack Bromfield | 1972 |
Armiamoci e partite! | Generale McMaster | 1971 |
The Hotheads | Prêcheur | 1967 |
Sale temps pour les mouches | Pierre Mazaud, dit 'Félix' | 1966 |
La grande peur dans la montagne | Clou | 1966 |
Voilà l'ordre | 1966 | |
The Gentleman from Cocody | Renaud Lefranc | 1965 |
Musketeers of the Sea | Gosselin | 1962 |
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!... | Jean-Louis Preminger / Jean-Louis Preminger (voice) | 1961 |
Lay Off Blondes | L'inspecteur Al Wheeler | 1960 |
Les canailles | Carlo Sarotti / Carlo | 1960 |
La nuit des traqués | Taretta | 1959 |
The Bureaucrats | Letondu | 1959 |
The Road to Shame | Tom | 1959 |
Drôles de phénomènes | La maître d'hôtel Barns / The Butler Barns | 1959 |
Bell Book and Candle | French Singer at the Zodiac Club | 1958 |
Toto in Paris | Il maître d'hotel / il finto maggiordomo | 1958 |
En bordée | Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix | 1958 |
The Foxiest Girl in Paris | Adolphe Faisant, dit "Coco la Girafe" / Adolphe Faisant | 1957 |
It Happened on the 36 Candles | Self | 1957 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Clopin Trouillefou | 1956 |
French Cancan | Casimir le Serpentin | 1955 |
Paris Precinct | The Singer | 1955 |
Le crime du Bouif | 1952 |