Christian Clavier
Acting
🎂 1952-05-06
Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Cast credits(121)
Self
1982
Self
1998
Self
1987
Self
1975
Self
1975
Self - Guest
2023
Self
1990
Napoléon Bonaparte
2002
Self
1990
Thénardier
2000
Self - Guest
2021
Chef Briffaud
1988
Professor Kottich
1982
Graf Taaffe
2006
Self
1987
Self - Guest
2024
Self (archive footage)
2022
Astérix
2002
Astérix
1999
Pierre Martin
2007
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
1993
Astérix (voice)
2018
Claude Verneuil
2014
Jean Boulin
2021
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
1998
Andre
2001
Claude Verneuil
2021
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1982
Docteur PACE
2017
JĂ©rĂ´me Tarayre, general practitioner
1979
JĂ©rĂ´me Tarayre
2006
Un flic
1976
Docteur Rosen
2017
Claude Verneuil
2019
Michel Taupin
1983
Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
2022
Jean-Etienne Fougerole
2017
JĂ©rĂ´me Tarayre, bad general practitioner
1978
Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
2016
Le Jurisconsulte
2021
Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
2024
Alain
2015
Christian Clavier
1994
Jean-Michel Tuilier
1989
Michel Leproux
2014
Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
1978
Julien Gosset-Grainville
2019
Olivier BĂ©ranger
2024
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
2004
Agenor Arkandias
2014
A debate viewer
1973
le fourbe
1982
Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
1995
Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
1991
Le Beatnick
1980
Le Père Noël
2021
Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
2005
CĂ©sar
2011
The servant of the inn
1975
Philippe
2019
Iouri
1986
François
1977
Robert Poutifard
2023
Le journaliste télé
1977
L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
1975
Un spectateur
1997
Karol Kowalski
2025
Alain Prioux
2017
Photographer
1974
Comte de Champignac
2018
Antoine Bonfils
1981
Le conteur (voice)
1977
JĂ©rĂ´me Osendron
1980
Edouard
1987
comédien en répétition (non crédité)
1976
L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
1985
L'avocat
1991
Self (archive footage)
2023
Charles
1981
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1985
François de La Conche
2006
Jean-Pierre MĂ©nard
2007
Le jurisconsulte
2025
Simon
1989
un fĂŞtard dans la voiture
1978
Self
2002
Le jurisconsulte
2026
Gérard Bréha
1994
Urbain Donnadieu
1993
Man in the couple with the 2CV
1979
Self
2002
Foster
2019
Edgar Lamarck
2003
Renaud
1977
Argan
2008
le petit chef de la DDASS
1989
Self
2005
Pierre
1991
Le serveur
1976
monsieur Berthaud
2013
Bob Smith
1986
Self
2011
Self / Various characters
2014
Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
1989
Hippolyte
2025
Georges
2011
Vincent Cluzel
2009
Patrick Lechat
2004
Alexis
1986
Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
2026
Monsieur Jourdain
2009
Brice Michaud
1989
Isaac Stern
1983
1996
Le marquis de Porcellet
2013
Le rabbin
Christian
1975
Self
2021
Le chauffagiste
1974
Cutiro / Tirocu
2013
Pépé
2016
Writing (26)
Scenario Writer
2007
Screenplay
1993
Screenplay
2021
Screenplay
1998
Screenplay
2001
Writer
1982
Writer
1979
Writer
2006
Writer
1983
Theatre Play
1983
Writer
1978
Writer
2016
Screenplay
2005
Writer
1989
Writer
2004
Writer
1995
Story
1991
Scenario Writer
2011
Writer
1986
Idea
1975
Theatre Play
1985
Writer
1993
Theatre Play
2021
Adaptation
1996
Writer
1975
Screenplay
1974