- 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 orBernard Dimey . He interpretated “ 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 played in many movies ("Bell Book and Candle") and television films. One of his famous role is in the
Jean Renoir film "French Cancan " where he played Casimir le Serpentin [Le Bien public, december 14th 2007, page 21.] (a character inspired byValentin le désossé ).External links
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