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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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Vivement dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Midi trente
Discorama
Samedi soir
30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis
Système 2
Cadet Rousselle
À bout portant
The Count of Monte Cristo
A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral No...
Bell, Book and Candle
Gillian Holroyd, a modern-day witch, becomes smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson. Using...
Catherine
Catherine - a French TV series produced for Antenne 2 channel in 1986. It was based on the series of "Catherine...
French Cancan
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-r...
Les Allumettes suédoises
La Brigade des maléfices
A fictional division of the National Police is tasked with the investigation of supernatural cases
Lautrec
The life of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, famous french painter, who lived, enjoyed, loved in the late 1800s Paris...
Le Gerfaut
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North Afri...
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of m...
La Comtesse de Charny
Shanks
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who deligh...
Take Me As I Am
The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who subsequently e...
Tuvalu
Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the efforts of Anton,...
Musketeers of the Sea
Three pirates are saved from a shipwreck and seize a galleon bound for Maracaibo, where they will save the gove...
The Insolent
Having escaped from prison Ristack contacts his partner, to organize an attack on a van full of gold. The heist...
Dombey and Son
The dream of Charles Dombais, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his busin...
Nathalie
Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
1974, une partie de campagne
Following the 1974 French presidential campaign with Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
En bordée
The two merrymakers Cartahu and Bailladrisse sail together on a cargo ship. When customs officers come aboard t...
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Franco and Ciccio work as waiters in an inn in France. The day Ciccio officially takes French citizenship, the...
Life is beautiful
Paris, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to Monique, until the...