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Philippe Clay

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Mar 7, 1927 In Paris, France
Movie/TV Credits:
22
First Appeared:
In the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1956-12-19
Latest Project:
Movie 1974, une partie de campagne 2002-02-20
Known For
Poster of In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Poster of The Bureaucrats
Poster of The Road to Shame
Filmography
Movie 1974, une partie de campagne Self 2002-02-20
Movie Tuvalu Karl 1999-11-19
Movie Lautrec Auguste Renoir 1998-09-09
Movie Le gourou occidental 1993-02-03
Movie Salut la puce Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste 1983-01-12
Movie A Good Little Devil Le Juge 1983-12-21
Movie Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ Herald of the arena 1982-10-06
Movie The Three Musketeers Richelieu 1974-01-02
Movie Shanks Mr. Barton 1974-10-09
Movie The Insolent Dargnac 1973-01-25
Movie Pas folle la guêpe Jack Bromfield 1972-11-15
Movie Armiamoci e partite! generale McMaster 1971-09-03
Movie Ivory Coast Adventure Renaud Lefranc 1965-04-01
Movie Musketeers of the Sea Gosselin 1962-02-23
Movie In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! Jean-Louis Preminger (voice) 1961-10-25
Movie Take Me As I Am Carlo 1960-01-29
Movie The Road to Shame Tom 1959-04-30
Movie The Night of the Hunted Taretta 1959-07-01
Movie The Bureaucrats Letondu 1959-06-30
Movie Toto in Paris il finto maggiordomo 1958-10-23
Movie Nathalie Adolphe Faisant 1957-12-04
Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame Clopin Trouillefou 1956-12-19
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