Philippe Clay
Birthday: 1927-03-07 | Place of Birth: Paris, FrancePhilippe 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
Acting
Role
as Jérémie
as Self
as Napoléon
as Karl
as Le Chatelain
as Raffin
as Fifi Zecotte
as Eugène
as Peasant
as Serge
as Le baron de Taverney
as Le baron von Winkleried
as Barnabé
as Mr. Perle
as 'Black-Fish'
as Le Juge
as L'ébéniste
as Mr. Barton
as Richelieu
as Dargnac
as Jack Bromfield
as L'abbé Larivière
as generale McMaster
as Nicolas
as Prêcheur
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
as Renaud Lefranc
