Philippe Clay
Born March 07, 1927 (Age: 99)
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Paris, France
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 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.
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).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Dombey and Son
2007
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as Jérémie
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Age: 80
1974, une partie de campagne
2002
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as Self
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Age: 74
Des croix sur la mer
2001
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as Napoléon
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Age: 74
Tuvalu
1999
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as Karl
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Age: 72
Alexina's House
1999
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as Raffin
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Age: 72
Lautrec
1998
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as Auguste Renoir
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Age: 71
Marceeel!!!
1998
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as Dédé
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Age: 71
No Image
Die Wildnis
1993
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as Peasant
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Age: 66
Le gourou occidental
1993
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as Serge
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Age: 65
L'Herbe rouge
1985
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as Mr. Perle
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Age: 58
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1981
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as L'ébéniste
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Age: 54
Shanks
1974
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as Mr. Barton
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Age: 47
The Three Musketeers
1974
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as Richelieu
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Age: 46
The Insolent
1973
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as Dargnac
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Age: 45
Les joyeux lurons
1972
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as L'abbé Larivière
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Age: 45
Not Dumb, the Bird
1972
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as Jack Bromfield
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Age: 45
Pour un sourire
1970
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as Nicolas
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Age: 43
Ivory Coast Adventure
1965
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as Renaud Lefranc
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Age: 38
Musketeers of the Sea
1962
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as Gosselin
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Age: 34
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961
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as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
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Age: 34
Lay Off Blondes
1960
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as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
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Age: 33
Take Me As I Am
1960
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as Carlo
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Age: 32
The Night of the Hunted
1959
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as Taretta
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Age: 32
The Bureaucrats
1959
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as Letondu
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Age: 32
The Road to Shame
1959
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as Tom
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Age: 32
Drôles de phénomènes
1959
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as The Butler Barns
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Age: 31
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
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as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
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Age: 31
Toto in Paris
1958
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as il finto maggiordomo
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Age: 31
En bordée
1958
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as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
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Age: 31
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
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as Clopin Trouillefou
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Age: 29
Life is beautiful
1956
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as le pasteur
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Age: 29
French Cancan
1955
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as Casimir le Serpentin
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Age: 28
Rome Express
1950
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as Sleeping car employee
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Age: 22