Biography
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.
Known For
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
En bordée
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Shanks
Mr. Barton
Take Me As I Am
Carlo
The Insolent
Dargnac
Toto in Paris
il finto maggiordomo
The Freelancers
Le Chatelain
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
The Hunchback of Notre Da...
Clopin Trouillefou
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club