Philippe Clay
ActingPhilippe 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
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin Trouillefou
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Herald of the arena
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
Tuvalu
Karl
The Bureaucrats
Letondu
Lautrec
Auguste Renoir
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Shanks
Mr. Barton
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Filmography — Acting
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin Trouillefou
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Herald of the arena
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
Tuvalu
Karl
The Bureaucrats
Letondu
Lautrec
Auguste Renoir
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Shanks
Mr. Barton
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
The Night of the Hunted
Taretta
Musketeers of the Sea
Gosselin
Take Me As I Am
Carlo
The Insolent
Dargnac
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
A Good Little Devil
Judge
Dombey and Son
Jérémie
Sale temps pour les mouches
Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
The Three Musketeers
Richelieu
Rome Express
Sleeping car employee
En bordée
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Die Wildnis
Peasant
Life is beautiful
le pasteur
The Road to Shame
Tom
The Hotheads
Prêcheur
L'Herbe rouge
Mr. Perle
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
generale McMaster
Toto in Paris
il finto maggiordomo
Krim
Eugène
1974, une partie de campagne
Self
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Self (uncredited)
Ivory Coast Adventure
Renaud Lefranc
Not Dumb, the Bird
Jack Bromfield
The Freelancers
Le Chatelain
Marceeel!!!
Dédé
Salut la puce
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Lay Off Blondes
L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Le Crime du Bouif
Les joyeux lurons
L'abbé Larivière
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Self (archive footage)
Drôles de phénomènes
The Butler Barns
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
L'ébéniste
Alexina's House
Raffin
Des croix sur la mer
Napoléon
Pour un sourire
Nicolas
Le gourou occidental
Serge