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).
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 14.059 |
| Birthday | 1927-03-07 |
| Place of Birth | Paris, France |
| Also Known As | Philippe Mathevet, |
1958
Bell, Book and Candle
6.498/209
A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.
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Bell, Book and Candle
1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.668/98
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other ente...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1999
Tuvalu
6.3/34
Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the efforts of Anton, a clueless dreamer who yearns to sail t...
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Tuvalu
1974
Shanks
4.971/17
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only ple...
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Shanks
2002
1974, une partie de campagne
6.4/14
Following the 1974 French presidential campaign with Valery Gicard d'Estaing
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1974, une partie de campagne
1961
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
6.111/18
Paul fishes out of the water the body of his greatest enemy. To avoid accusations that he is a killer, taking steps that will clear his good name.
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In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1983
A Good Little Devil
4.8/6
One of the comtesse de Ségur's most popular works,it tells the tale of an orphan ,Charles,mistreated by his wicked old cousin Madame Mac Miche;neverth...
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A Good Little Devil
1973
The Insolent
3/2
Having escaped from prison Ristack contacts his partner, to organize an attack on a van full of gold. The heist goes well but each man is trying to ke...
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The Insolent
1957
Nathalie
5.9/4
Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
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Nathalie
1965
Ivory Coast Adventure
5.6/5
An Embassy attache and a butterfly hunter become involved in a treasure hunt between two rival gangs.
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Ivory Coast Adventure
1982
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
6.142/177
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar c...
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Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1962
Musketeers of the Sea
5/1
Three pirates are saved from a shipwreck and seize a galleon bound for Maracaibo, where they will save the governor from a conspiracy. Italian adventu...
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Musketeers of the Sea
1959
The Road to Shame
5.7/9
Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Pierre knows tha...
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The Road to Shame
1985
L'Herbe rouge
0/0
Telefilm directed by Pierre Kast broadcast in 1985, based on the eponymous novel by Boris Vian.
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L'Herbe rouge
1959
The Night of the Hunted
4/1
A young and hapless Antwerp thief, working for a gang led by leather-clad Philippe Clay, quarrels with his boss and kills him during a fight. Enlistin...
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The Night of the Hunted
1959
The Bureaucrats
5.5/3
The gifts and bequests department is particularly eccentric, including Lahrier, a fervent absentee and songwriter in his spare time.
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The Bureaucrats
1972
Not Dumb, the Bird
6/3
An old lady is far from suspecting everything that is going on behind her back, in particular what her servants are up to.
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Not Dumb, the Bird
1974
The Three Musketeers
6/1
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.
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The Three Musketeers
1967
The Hotheads
6/2
Truck drivers hauling supplies are caught in the battle between the French and Arabs in this routine adventure drama. Jonathon is held prisoner by rev...
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The Hotheads
1972
Les joyeux lurons
2.3/3
Three priests in cassocks visit a modest and naive country priest in a village in the South of France. They claim to be sent by the bishop for the pur...
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Les joyeux lurons
1983
Salut la puce
5.7/3
Robert Dumortier and his son "La Puce" live on a barge moored to an island of the Seine and Robert dreams of cruising remote and exotic seas.
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Salut la puce
1959
Drôles de phénomènes
0/0
Since the day their mother Aline remarried, Patrice and Eric, a joyful pair of twins, have been very happy. Indeed, François Chantour, their stepfathe...
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Drôles de phénomènes
2020
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
1/1
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Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2007
Dombey and Son
0/0
The dream of Charles Dombais, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, his wife dies shortly...
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Dombey and Son
1981
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
0/0
The second sequel to "Ubu roi" (1965).
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Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1970
Pour un sourire
6.5/1
A deserter who has lost all hope meets with a little girl in a ruined city.
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Pour un sourire
1958
Toto in Paris
6.2/26
Duclos's son, a worldly gangster, is compromised in a case of which he is innocent. The proof of this innocence is in the hands of a "competitor", the...
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Toto in Paris
1960
Take Me As I Am
6/2
The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who subsequently ends up dead at the foot of a cliff. Fil...
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Take Me As I Am
1950
Rome Express
3/1
A valuable painting has been stolen from an art gallery in Paris.. On a train travelling between Paris and Rome, Zutra, a mysterious and sinister char...
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Rome Express
1952
Le crime du Bouif
0/0
A poacher nicknamed "Le Bouif" is accused of having murdered his son-in-law, trainer of a horse stable in Maisons-Laffitte.
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Le crime du Bouif
1993
Le gourou occidental
0/0
André Doirmot, colloquially called "the father André," is the quack of Montgarçin village and its surroundings. Well known and appreciated by all, he...
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Le gourou occidental
1995
Krim
0/0
A prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his release, he wanders the grim streets of an empty French h...
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Krim
1999
The Freelancers
4.5/2
In this off-beat French comedy-drama, a quirky band of classical musicians prepare to play at a nobleman's New Year's Eve gala.
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The Freelancers
1956
Life is beautiful
4.5/2
Paris, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to Monique, until the day they win a house in a radio contes...
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Life is beautiful
1960
Lay Off Blondes
0/0
Inspector Al Whecler, cool and relaxed, is given the task by the sheriff of a town in California of investigating the murders of two girls tattooed on...
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Lay Off Blondes
1971
Armiamoci e partite!
6.1/9
Franco and Ciccio work as waiters in an inn in France. The day Ciccio officially takes French citizenship, the First World War breaks out between Germ...
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Armiamoci e partite!
1998
Marceeel!!!
0/0
After the death of his controlling wife, a retiree decides to take the trip of his dreams to Tahiti, in French Polynesia. All he needs is the money. P...
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Marceeel!!!
1955
French Cancan
7.2/83
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays...
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French Cancan
2001
Des croix sur la mer
0/0
On August 5, 1944, in Brittany, civilians fell into the hands of the German army. Among them, Jean Palu, a man like the others, who looks back on his...
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Des croix sur la mer
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.7/3
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions wa...
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
1957
It Happened on the 36 Candles
2/1
Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good...
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It Happened on the 36 Candles
1998
Lautrec
5/18
The life of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, famous french painter, who lived, enjoyed, loved in the late 1800s Paris' Montmartre cultural life. He suffered...
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Lautrec
1999
La maison d'Alexina
0/0
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La maison d'Alexina
1958
En bordée
0/0
The two merrymakers Cartahu and Bailladrisse sail together on a cargo ship. When customs officers come aboard to conduct a search, Cartahu is unaware...
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En bordée
1966
Sale temps pour les mouches
5.7/11
Renowned atomic scientists are kidnapped on French soil. Inspector San-Antonio and his loyal deputy Bérurier infiltrate a gang suspected of involvemen...
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Sale temps pour les mouches
1993
Die Wildnis
0/0
The son of a farmer is bathed in his blood in front of an isolated mountain hut. There is no record of the attacker. Two investigators disappear witho...
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