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Christian Clavier
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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December 11th, 2024 | Not Without My Shrink | Olivier Béranger | 4.9 | |
February 7th, 2024 | Cocorico | Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage | 5.6 | |
June 28th, 2023 | Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard | Robert Poutifard | 5.1 | |
June 2nd, 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 | |
March 23rd, 2016 | The Visitors: Bastille Day | Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart | 4.2 | |
December 31st, 2014 | Do Not Disturb | Michel Leproux | 5.3 | |
October 22nd, 2014 | The Secret of Arkandias | Agenor Arkandias | 5.2 | |
April 16th, 2014 | Serial (Bad) Weddings | Claude Verneuil | 6.7 | |
November 16th, 2013 | Le Bœuf clandestin | monsieur Berthaud | 3.8 | |
August 9th, 2013 | Les affaires sont les affaires | Le marquis de Porcellet | 5.5 | |
April 17th, 2013 | Serial Teachers | Cutiro / Tirocu | 5.4 | |
November 9th, 2011 | You Don't Choose Your Family | César | 5.6 | |
January 8th, 2011 | La Cage aux folles | Georges | 5.2 | |
December 2nd, 2009 | Bitter Victory | Vincent Cluzel | 6.2 | |
November 13th, 2008 | The Imaginary Invalid | Argan | 6.2 | |
December 5th, 2007 | The Red Inn | Pierre Martin | 5.4 | |
April 4th, 2007 | The Price to Pay | Jean-Pierre Ménard | 5.4 | |
June 21st, 2006 | L'Entente cordiale | François de La Conche | 4.8 | |
February 1st, 2006 | French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever | Jérôme Tarayre | 4.1 | |
March 30th, 2005 | The Antidote | Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM » | 5.1 | |
January 1st, 2005 | Les Visiteurs revisités | Self | 6 | |
October 6th, 2004 | The Corsican File | Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer | 5.9 | |
January 14th, 2004 | Albert est méchant | Patrick Lechat | 4.6 | |
September 24th, 2003 | Lovely Rita | Edgar Lamarck | 3.6 | |
January 30th, 2002 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Astérix | 7.4 | |
April 6th, 2001 | Just Visiting | Andre | 4.8 | |
February 3rd, 1999 | Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar | Astérix | 6 | |
February 11th, 1998 | The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time | Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet | 6 | |
October 11th, 1995 | Guardian Angels | Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience » | 6.1 | |
January 26th, 1994 | Revenge of a Blonde | Gérard Bréha | 4.6 | |
August 31st, 1993 | The Thirst for Gold | Urbain Donnadieu | 5.5 | |
January 27th, 1993 | The Visitors | Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard | 7.1 | |
April 24th, 1991 | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | L'avocat | 5.3 | |
February 6th, 1991 | L'Opération Corned Beef | Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé | 6.2 | |
August 28th, 1989 | Double mixte | Bob Smith | 2.5 | |
March 1st, 1989 | My Best Pals | Jean-Michel Tuilier | 6.3 | |
January 25th, 1989 | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | le petit chef de la DDASS | 5.6 | |
January 1st, 1989 | Mieux vaut courir | Simon | 7 | |
January 14th, 1987 | The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque | Edouard | 4.4 | |
October 22nd, 1986 | Twist Again in Moscow | Iouri | 6.1 | |
February 6th, 1985 | Slices of Life | L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien | 5.4 | |
January 14th, 1985 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Jean-Jacques aka 'Katia' | 7.4 | |
October 26th, 1983 | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Michel Taupin | 6.9 | |
August 25th, 1982 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Jean-Jacques dit « Katia » | 7.3 | |
April 7th, 1982 | Elle voit des nains partout ! | le fourbe | 4.7 | |
December 16th, 1981 | Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! | Antoine Bonfils | 5.2 | |
January 14th, 1981 | Clara and the Why Not | Charles | 5.5 | |
April 22nd, 1980 | Rat Race | Jérôme Osendron | 5.4 | |
November 22nd, 1979 | French Fried Vacation 2 | Jérôme Tarayre | 7.3 | |
November 11th, 1978 | French Fried Vacation | Jérôme Tarayre | 6.6 | |
September 27th, 1978 | Like a Turtle on Its Back | un fêtard dans la voiture | 4.1 | |
September 28th, 1977 | Tell Her That I Love Her | François | 6.6 | |
January 22nd, 1975 | The Restroom Robbery | L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
February 22nd, 1973 | The Year 01 | A debate viewer | 6.5 | |
TBD | Le Chat du rabbin | Le rabbin | TBD | |
February 10th, 2027 | Serial Teachers 3 | Cutiro / Tirocu | TBD | |
December 23rd, 2026 | Avis de tempête | André Malraux | TBD | |
December 2nd, 2026 | Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia | Astérix (voice) | TBD | |
November 11th, 2026 | Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) | Le Jurisconsulte | TBD | |
April 8th, 2026 | Cocorico 2 | Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu | 5.3 | |
October 22nd, 2025 | Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) | Le Jurisconsulte | 6.1 | |
September 24th, 2025 | Million Dollar Madness | Hippolyte | 5.5 | |
September 17th, 2025 | Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica | TBD | 5.3 | |
April 2nd, 2025 | The Rookie Guide | Karol Kowalski | 4.7 | |
June 29th, 2022 | Employee of the Month | Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste | 6 | |
December 21st, 2021 | Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 | Claude Verneuil | 6.3 | |
December 8th, 2021 | Christmas with the Tuches | Le Père Noël | 5.1 | |
July 21st, 2021 | Kaamelott: The First Chapter | Le Jurisconsulte | 6.6 | |
July 14th, 2021 | Do You Do You Saint-Tropez | Jean Boulin | 5 | |
July 1st, 2021 | Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ? | Self | 6 | |
December 25th, 2019 | Meet the Malawas | Julien Gosset-Grainville | 4.4 | |
July 3rd, 2019 | Ibiza | Philippe | 5.2 | |
March 13th, 2019 | Wide Load | Foster | 4.2 | |
January 30th, 2019 | Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 | Claude Verneuil | 5.9 | |
May 12th, 2018 | Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion | Astérix (voice) | 6.8 | |
February 21st, 2018 | Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures | Comte de Champignac | 4.5 | |
December 27th, 2017 | Finding Momo | Alain Prioux | 5.2 | |
April 5th, 2017 | With Open Arms | Jean-Etienne Fougerole | 5.2 | |
February 22nd, 2017 | If I Were a Boy | Docteur PACE | 5.3 | |
January 18th, 2017 | A Bag of Marbles | Docteur Rosen | 7.8 | |
December 2nd, 2015 | Babysitting 2 | Alain | 6.3 | |
January 31st, 2014 | Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid | Self / Various characters | 6.2 | |
January 31st, 2011 | Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » | Self | 6.5 | |
December 19th, 2009 | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme | Monsieur Jourdain | 7.2 | |
August 28th, 2002 | How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Self - Actor | 7.3 | |
May 20th, 2002 | A Day in the Life of French Cinema | Self | 7 | |
April 2nd, 1997 | Les Sœurs Soleil | Un spectateur | 3.6 | |
April 13th, 1996 | Panique au Plazza | Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary | 6.1 | |
May 18th, 1994 | Dead Tired | Christian Clavier | 6 | |
June 15th, 1991 | Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles | Pierre | 5 | |
December 30th, 1989 | Fantôme sur l'oreiller | Brice Michaud | 4.8 | |
October 2nd, 1989 | Un fil à la patte | Fernand de Bois d'Enghien | 6.5 | |
February 6th, 1986 | L'Été 36 | Alexis | 4 | |
May 25th, 1983 | Rock and Torah | Isaac Stern | 6.5 | |
February 6th, 1980 | Cocktail Molotov | Le Beatnick | 6 | |
January 17th, 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | Man in the couple with the 2CV | 5.3 | |
October 19th, 1977 | You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine | Le conteur (voice) | 4.9 | |
September 7th, 1977 | Spoiled Children | Le réalisateur TV | 6.2 | |
April 19th, 1977 | The Devil in the Box | Renaud | 6 | |
June 16th, 1976 | The Bottom Line | Café-theater actor (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
May 5th, 1976 | F as in Fairbanks | Le serveur | 6.5 | |
February 17th, 1976 | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Un flic | 3.9 | |
September 30th, 1974 | Bonne présentation exigée | Le chauffagiste | 6 | |
TBD | Cédric | Pépé | TBD | |
March 23rd, 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | The servant of the inn | 6.5 | |
February 19th, 1975 | Un bol d'air | Christian | 5.7 | |
November 27th, 1974 | The Suspects | Photographer | 5.4 |