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
1975
Self
1998
Self
1987
Astérix
2002
Self
1975
Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
1991
Self
1990
Self
1987
Karol Kowalski
2025
Self (archive footage)
2022
Julien Gosset-Grainville
2019
Astérix
1999
JĂ©rĂ´me Tarayre, general practitioner
1979
Astérix (voice)
2018
Self - Guest
2023
Napoléon Bonaparte
2002
Jean-Michel Tuilier
1989
Docteur PACE
2017
Alexis
1986
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
1998
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
1993
Claude Verneuil
2014
Un flic
1976
Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
2005
Le Beatnick
1980
Le Jurisconsulte
2025
Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
2022
Andre
2001
Le Père Noël
2021
Le Jurisconsulte
2026
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1982
JĂ©rĂ´me Tarayre, bad general practitioner
1978
Docteur Rosen
2017
Claude Verneuil
2019
le fourbe
1982
Thénardier
2000
Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
2016
Philippe
2019
JĂ©rĂ´me Tarayre
2006
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
2004
Isaac Stern
1983
Michel Taupin
1983
Le Jurisconsulte
2021
Self
1990
François de La Conche
2006
Jean Boulin
2021
Iouri
1986
Self / Various characters
2014
Chef Briffaud
1988
Pierre Martin
2007
Claude Verneuil
2021
Alain
2015
Un spectateur
1997
Patrick Lechat
2004
L'avocat
1991
Jean-Etienne Fougerole
2017
Self (archive footage)
2023
Alain Prioux
2017
Robert Poutifard
2023
Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage
2024
Hippolyte
2025
A debate viewer
1973
Bob Smith
1989
L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
1975
Olivier BĂ©ranger
2024
Photographer
1974
The servant of the inn
1975
Christian Clavier
1994
Georges
2011
Man in the couple with the 2CV
1979
Café-theater actor (uncredited)
1976
Gérard Bréha
1994
Le serveur
1976
Michel Leproux
2014
Agenor Arkandias
2014
Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
1989
Le journaliste télé
1977
Self - Actor
2002
Christian
1975
Foster
2019
Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. CoĂŻk's secretary
1996
L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
1985
Le chauffagiste
1974
François
1977
Graf Taaffe
2006
CĂ©sar
2011
Self - Guest
2021
Comte de Champignac
2018
Renaud
1977
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1985
Self
2002
JĂ©rĂ´me Osendron
1980
Charles
1981
le petit chef de la DDASS
1989
Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
1995
Self
2005
Le conteur (voice)
1977
Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
1978
Urbain Donnadieu
1993
Simon
1989
Professor Kottich
1982
Jean-Pierre MĂ©nard
2007
Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
2026
Self
2011
un fĂŞtard dans la voiture
1978
Monsieur Jourdain
2009
Edgar Lamarck
2003
Self
2021
Self - Guest
2024
Antoine Bonfils
1981
Edouard
1987
Pierre
1991
monsieur Berthaud
2013
Pépé
2016
Argan
2008
Vincent Cluzel
2009
Brice Michaud
1989
Le marquis de Porcellet
2013
Le rabbin
Cutiro / Tirocu
2013
Writing (26)
Story
1991
Writer
1979
Writer
1989
Screenplay
1998
Screenplay
1993
Screenplay
2001
Writer
1982
Writer
1978
Writer
2016
Writer
2006
Writer
2004
Writer
1983
Theatre Play
1983
Screenplay
2021
Writer
1986
Scenario Writer
2007
Idea
1975
Screenplay
2005
Writer
1975
Adaptation
1996
Screenplay
1974
Scenario Writer
2011
Theatre Play
2021
Theatre Play
1985
Writer
1995
Writer
1993