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 190 m tall and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour Claude Nougaro JeanRoger Caussimon Boris Vian Serge Gainsbourg Jean Yanne Léo Ferré Jacques Datin JeanClaude 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia