Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Movie | Le million | Hippolyte | 2025 |
Movie | Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures | Comte de Champignac | 2018-02-21 |
Movie | If I Were a Boy | Docteur PACE | 2017-02-22 |
Movie | A Bag of Marbles | Docteur Rosen | 2017-01-18 |
Movie | With Open Arms | Jean-Etienne Fougerole | 2017-04-05 |
Movie | Finding Momo | Alain Prioux | 2017-12-27 |
Movie | The Visitors: Bastille Day | Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart | 2016-03-23 |
Movie | Cédric | Pépé | 2016-06-08 |
Movie | Babysitting 2 | Alain | 2015-12-02 |
Movie | Do Not Disturb | Michel Leproux | 2014-12-31 |
Movie | Serial (Bad) Weddings | Claude Verneuil | 2014-04-16 |
Movie | The Secret of Arkandias | Agenor Arkandias | 2014-10-22 |
Movie | Serial Teachers | Cutiro / Tirocu | 2013-04-17 |
Movie | Le Bœuf clandestin | monsieur Berthaud | 2013-11-16 |
Movie | Les affaires sont les affaires | Le marquis de Porcellet | 2013-08-09 |
Movie | La Cage aux folles | Georges | 2011-01-08 |
Movie | You Don't Choose Your Family | César | 2011-11-09 |
Movie | Bitter Victory | Vincent Cluzel | 2009-12-02 |
Movie | The Imaginary Invalid | Argan | 2008-11-13 |
Movie | The Price to Pay | Jean-Pierre Ménard | 2007-04-04 |
Movie | The Red Inn | Pierre Martin | 2007-12-05 |
Movie | French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever | Jérôme Tarayre | 2006-02-01 |
Movie | L'Entente cordiale | François de La Conche | 2006-06-21 |
Movie | The Antidote | Andre Morin | 2005-03-30 |
Movie | Albert est méchant | Patrick Lechat | 2004-01-14 |
Movie | The Corsican File | Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer | 2004-10-06 |
Movie | Lovely Rita | Edgar Lamarck | 2003-09-24 |
Series | Napoleon | Napoleone Bonaparte | 2002-10-07 |
Movie | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Astérix | 2002-01-30 |
Movie | Just Visiting | Andre | 2001-04-06 |
Series | Les Misérables | Thénardier | 2000-09-04 |
Movie | Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar | Astérix | 1999-02-03 |
Movie | The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time | Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet | 1998-02-11 |
Movie | Les Sœurs Soleil | Un spectateur | 1997-04-02 |
Movie | Panique au Plazza | 1996-04-13 | |
Movie | Guardian Angels | Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience » | 1995-10-11 |
Movie | Revenge of a Blonde | Gérard Bréha | 1994-01-26 |
Movie | Dead Tired | Christian Clavier | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | The Visitors | Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard | 1993-01-27 |
Movie | The Thirst for Gold | Urbain Donnadieu | 1993-08-31 |
Movie | L'Opération Corned Beef | Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé | 1991-02-06 |
Movie | Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles | Pierre | 1991-06-15 |
Movie | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | L'avocat | 1991-04-24 |
Movie | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | le petit chef de la DDASS | 1989-01-25 |
Movie | My Best Pals | Jean-Michel Tuilier | 1989-03-01 |
Movie | The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque | Edouard | 1987-01-14 |
Movie | Twist Again in Moscow | Iouri | 1986-10-22 |
Movie | Double mixte | Bob Smith | 1986-11-07 |
Movie | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Jean-Jacques dit « Katia » | 1985-01-14 |
Movie | Slices of Life | L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien | 1985-02-06 |
Movie | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Michel Taupin | 1983-10-26 |
Movie | Elle voit des nains partout ! | le fourbe | 1982-04-07 |
Movie | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Jean-Jacques dit « Katia » | 1982-08-25 |
Movie | Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! | Antoine Bonfils | 1981-12-16 |
Movie | Rat Race | Jérôme Osendron | 1980-04-22 |
Movie | Cocktail Molotov | Le Beatnick | 1980-02-06 |
Movie | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | Man in the couple with the 2CV | 1979-01-17 |
Movie | French Fried Vacation 2 | Jérôme Tarayre, le mauvais médecin généraliste | 1979-11-22 |
Movie | Like a Turtle on Its Back | un fêtard dans la voiture | 1978-09-27 |
Movie | The Devil in the Box | Renaud | 1977-04-19 |
Movie | Spoiled Children | Le journaliste télé | 1977-09-06 |
Movie | You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine | Le conteur (voice) | 1977-10-19 |
Movie | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Un flic | 1976-02-17 |
Movie | The Bottom Line | comédien en répétition (non crédité) | 1976-06-16 |
Movie | F as in Fairbanks | Le serveur | 1976-05-05 |
Movie | Un bol d'air | Christian | 1975-02-19 |
Movie | The Restroom Robbery | L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited) | 1975-01-22 |
Movie | Let Joy Reign Supreme | The servant of the inn | 1975-03-23 |
Movie | Bonne présentation exigée | Le chauffagiste | 1974-09-30 |
Movie | The Suspects | Photographer | 1974-11-27 |
Movie | The Year 01 | A debate viewer | 1973-02-22 |
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