Philippe Clay

March 7, 1927 · Paris, France

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.

Often works with

Paul Préboist
4 titles together
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ, Sale temps pour les mouches, A Good Little Devil
Jacques Dufilho
3 titles together
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!, Nathalie
Michel Serrault
2 titles together
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ, The Bureaucrats
Valentine Tessier
2 titles together
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, French Cancan
Robert Lombard
2 titles together
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Road to Shame
Jean Parédès
2 titles together
French Cancan, The Bureaucrats

Full filmography · 50

Dombey and Son
as Jérémie
2007
Des croix sur la mer
as Napoléon
2001
Tuvalu
as Karl
19996.2
Alexina's House
as Raffin
1999
The Freelancers
as Le Chatelain
1999
Lautrec
as Auguste Renoir
19985.3
Marceeel!!!
as Dédé
1998
Krim
as Eugène
1995
Die Wildnis
as Peasant
1993
Le gourou occidental
as Serge
1993
L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. Perle
1985
A Good Little Devil
as Judge
1983