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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) as
- 2025 · Le Routard as
- 2024 · Not Without My Shrink as Olivier Béranger
- 2024 · Cocorico as Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
- 2023 · Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard as Robert Poutifard
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Il était une fois Champs-Élysées as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Employee of the Month as Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
- 2021 · Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 as Claude Verneuil
- 2021 · Christmas with the Tuches as Le Père Noël
- 2021 · Kaamelott: The First Chapter as Le Jurisconsulte
- 2021 · Do You Do You Saint-Tropez as Jean Boulin
- 2021 · Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ? as Self
- 2021 · Samedi Sébastien as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Meet the Malawas as Julien Gosset-Grainville
- 2019 · Ibiza as Philippe
- 2019 · Wide Load as Foster
- 2019 · Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 as Claude Verneuil
- 2018 · Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion as Astérix (voice)
- 2018 · Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures as Comte de Champignac
- 2017 · Finding Momo as Alain Prioux
- 2017 · With Open Arms as Jean-Etienne Fougerole
- 2017 · If I Were a Boy as Docteur PACE
- 2017 · A Bag of Marbles as Docteur Rosen
- 2016 · Cédric as Pépé
- 2016 · The Visitors: Bastille Day as Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
- 2015 · Babysitting 2 as Alain
- 2014 · Do Not Disturb as Michel Leproux
- 2014 · The Secret of Arkandias as Agenor Arkandias
- 2014 · Serial (Bad) Weddings as Claude Verneuil
- 2014 · Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid as
- 2013 · Le Bœuf clandestin as monsieur Berthaud
- 2013 · Les affaires sont les affaires as Le marquis de Porcellet
- 2013 · Serial Teachers as Cutiro / Tirocu
- 2011 · You Don't Choose Your Family as César
- 2011 · Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » as Self
- 2011 · La Cage aux folles as Georges
- 2009 · Le Bourgeois gentilhomme as Monsieur Jourdain
- 2009 · Bitter Victory as Vincent Cluzel
- 2008 · The Imaginary Invalid as Argan
- 2007 · The Red Inn as Pierre Martin
- 2007 · The Price to Pay as Jean-Pierre Ménard
- 2006 · L'Entente cordiale as François de La Conche
- 2006 · Kronprinz Rudolf as Graf Taaffe
- 2006 · French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever as Jérôme Tarayre
- 2005 · The Antidote as Andre Morin
- 2005 · Les Visiteurs revisités as Self
- 2004 · The Corsican File as Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
- 2004 · Albert est méchant as Patrick Lechat
- 2003 · Lovely Rita as Edgar Lamarck
- 2002 · Napoleon as Napoléon Bonaparte
- 2002 · How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra as Self
- 2002 · A Day in the Life of French Cinema as Self
- 2002 · Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra as Astérix
- 2001 · Just Visiting as Andre
- 2000 · Les Misérables as Thénardier
- 1999 · Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar as Astérix
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
- 1997 · Les Sœurs Soleil as Un spectateur
- 1996 · Panique au Plazza as
- 1995 · Guardian Angels as Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
- 1994 · Dead Tired as Christian Clavier
- 1994 · Revenge of a Blonde as Gérard Bréha
- 1993 · The Thirst for Gold as Urbain Donnadieu
- 1993 · The Visitors as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
- 1991 · Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles as Pierre
- 1991 · The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as L'avocat
- 1991 · L'Opération Corned Beef as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
- 1990 · Les Nuls, l'émission as Self
- 1990 · Stars 90 as Self
- 1989 · Fantôme sur l'oreiller as Brice Michaud
- 1989 · Un fil à la patte as Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
- 1989 · My Best Pals as Jean-Michel Tuilier
- 1989 · Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête as le petit chef de la DDASS
- 1989 · Mieux vaut courir as Simon
- 1988 · Palace as Chef Briffaud
- 1987 · Nulle part ailleurs as Self
- 1987 · The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque as Edouard
- 1986 · Double mixte as Bob Smith
- 1986 · Twist Again in Moscow as Iouri
- 1986 · L'été 36 as Alexis
- 1985 · Slices of Life as L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
- 1985 · Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
- 1983 · Gramps Is in the Resistance as Michel Taupin
- 1982 · Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
- 1982 · Elle voit des nains partout ! as le fourbe
- 1982 · Merci Bernard as
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1981 · Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! as Antoine Bonfils
- 1981 · Clara and Chics Types as Charles
- 1980 · Rat Race as Jérôme Osendron
- 1980 · Cocktail Molotov as Le Beatnick
- 1979 · French Fried Vacation 2 as Jérôme Tarayre, le mauvais médecin généraliste
- 1979 · Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Le conducteur qui abandonne la dame âgée
- 1978 · Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
- 1978 · French Fried Vacation as Jérôme Tarayre, le mauvais médecin généraliste
- 1978 · Like a Turtle on Its Back as un fêtard dans la voiture
- 1977 · You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine as Le conteur (voice)
- 1977 · Tell Her That I Love Her as François
- 1977 · Spoiled Children as Le journaliste télé
- 1977 · The Devil in the Box as Renaud
- 1976 · The Bottom Line as comédien en répétition (non crédité)
- 1976 · F as in Fairbanks as Le serveur
- 1976 · Let's Make a Dirty Movie as Un flic
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Let Joy Reign Supreme as The servant of the inn
- 1975 · Un bol d'air as Christian
- 1975 · The Restroom Robbery as L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (non crédité)
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · The Suspects as Un photographe
- 1973 · The Year 01 as A debate viewer
- Future · Le Chat du rabbin as Le rabbin
- 1974 · Bonne présentation exigée as Le chauffagiste
- Future · Le million as Hippolyte