Philippe Clay
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.
French Cancan
as Casimir le SerpentinNineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin TrouillefouParis, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square...
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Bell, Book and Candle
as French Singer at the Zodiac ClubA modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her...
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Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Herald of the arenaIn antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum...
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Shanks
as Mr. BartonMalcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her...
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about...
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Tuvalu
as KarlSet in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the...
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Lautrec
as Auguste RenoirThe life of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, famous french painter, who lived, enjoyed, loved in the...
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The Insolent
as DargnacHaving escaped from prison Ristack contacts his partner, to organize an attack on a van full of...
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Nathalie
as Adolphe FaisantHaute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
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In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)Paul fishes out of the water the body of his greatest enemy. To avoid accusations that he is a...
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Krim
as uncreditedA prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his...
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Armiamoci e partite!
as generale McMasterFranco and Ciccio work as waiters in an inn in France. The day Ciccio officially takes French...
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Life is beautiful
as le pasteurParis, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to...
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It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an...
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Dombey and Son
as JérémieThe dream of Charles Dombais, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to...
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Ivory Coast Adventure
as Renaud LefrancAn Embassy attache and a butterfly hunter become involved in a treasure hunt between two rival...
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Musketeers of the Sea
as GosselinThree pirates are saved from a shipwreck and seize a galleon bound for Maracaibo, where they...
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Salut la puce
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettisteRobert Dumortier and his son "La Puce" live on a barge moored to an island of the Seine and...
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Toto in Paris
as il finto maggiordomoDuclos's son, a worldly gangster, is compromised in a case of which he is innocent. The proof of...
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Rome Express
as uncreditedA valuable painting has been stolen from an art gallery in Paris.. On a train travelling between...
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Drôles de phénomènes
as The Butler BarnsSince the day their mother Aline remarried, Patrice and Eric, a joyful pair of twins, have been...
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Sale temps pour les mouches
as uncreditedRenowned atomic scientists are kidnapped on French soil. Inspector San-Antonio and his loyal...
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Take Me As I Am
as CarloThe director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who...
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A Good Little Devil
as Le JugeOne of the comtesse de Ségur's most popular works,it tells the tale of an orphan...
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The Hotheads
as PrêcheurTruck drivers hauling supplies are caught in the battle between the French and Arabs in this...
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1974, une partie de campagne
as SelfFollowing the 1974 French presidential campaign with Valery Gicard d'Estaing
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The Three Musketeers
as RichelieuD'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King...
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The Road to Shame
as TomPierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One...
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Lay Off Blondes
as L'inspecteur Al WheelerInspector Al Whecler, cool and relaxed, is given the task by the sheriff of a town in California...
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Le crime du Bouif
as uncreditedA poacher nicknamed "Le Bouif" is accused of having murdered his son-in-law, trainer of a horse...
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Not Dumb, the Bird
as Jack BromfieldAn old lady is far from suspecting everything that is going on behind her back, in particular...
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The Freelancers
as Le ChatelainIn this off-beat French comedy-drama, a quirky band of classical musicians prepare to play at a...
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L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. PerleTelefilm directed by Pierre Kast broadcast in 1985, based on the eponymous novel by Boris Vian.
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Des croix sur la mer
as NapoléonOn August 5, 1944, in Brittany, civilians fell into the hands of the German army. Among them,...
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Pour un sourire
as NicolasA deserter who has lost all hope meets with a little girl in a ruined city.
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En bordée
as uncreditedThe two merrymakers Cartahu and Bailladrisse sail together on a cargo ship. When customs...
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The Bureaucrats
as LetonduThe gifts and bequests department is particularly eccentric, including Lahrier, a fervent...
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Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
as L'ébénisteThe second sequel to "Ubu roi" (1965).
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Les joyeux lurons
as L'abbé LarivièreThree priests in cassocks visit a modest and naive country priest in a village in the South of...
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Marceeel!!!
as uncreditedAfter the death of his controlling wife, a retiree decides to take the trip of his dreams to...
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Le gourou occidental
as uncreditedAndré Doirmot, colloquially called "the father André," is the quack of Montgarçin village and...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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The Count of Monte Cristo
as Chanteur ComplainteA TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent...
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Catherine
as BarnabéCatherine - a French TV series produced for Antenne 2 channel in 1986. It was based on the...
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