Christian Clavier
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1952-05-06 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Christian Jean-Marie Clavier
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self
Napoleon
2002
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Les Misérables
2000
as Thénardier
La Méthode Cauet
2003
as Self - Guest
Palace
1988
as Chef Briffaud
Samedi Sébastien
2021
as Self - Guest
Loris Giuliano en balade
2024
as Self - Guest
Merci Bernard
1982
as Professor Kottich
Kronprinz Rudolf
2006
as Graf Taaffe
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978
as Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
Movies (107)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
as Astérix
The Visitors
1993
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
If I Were a Boy
2017
as Docteur PACE
Million Dollar Madness
2025
as Hippolyte
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
2019
as Claude Verneuil
Just Visiting
2001
as Andre
Meet the Malawas
2019
as Julien Gosset-Grainville
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
as Astérix
Serial (Bad) Weddings
2014
as Claude Verneuil
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
as Astérix (voice)
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
2021
as Claude Verneuil
Cocorico 2
2026
as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu
Cocorico
2024
as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage
The Visitors: Bastille Day
2016
as Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
2026
as Astérix (voice)
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
1982
as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
Ibiza
2019
as Philippe
Dead Tired
1994
as Christian Clavier
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
2025
as Le Jurisconsulte
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
as Le Jurisconsulte
Babysitting 2
2015
as Alain
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
1998
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
Employee of the Month
2022
as Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
With Open Arms
2017
as Jean-Etienne Fougerole
French Fried Vacation
1978
as Jérôme Tarayre
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991
as L'avocat
French Fried Vacation 2
1979
as Jérôme Tarayre
Guardian Angels
1995
as Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
Do Not Disturb
2014
as Michel Leproux
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
as Jean Boulin
The Rookie Guide
2025
as Karol Kowalski
A Bag of Marbles
2017
as Docteur Rosen
L'Opération Corned Beef
1991
as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
as Jérôme Tarayre
Christmas with the Tuches
2021
as Le Père Noël
Not Without My Shrink
2024
as Olivier Béranger
Twist Again in Moscow
1986
as Iouri
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Michel Taupin
Finding Momo
2017
as Alain Prioux
You Don't Choose Your Family
2011
as César
The Corsican File
2004
as Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
Wide Load
2019
as Foster
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975
as The servant of the inn
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Un flic
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026
as Le Jurisconsulte
The Restroom Robbery
1975
as L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
The Suspects
1974
as A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
as Self - Actor
Cocktail Molotov
1980
as Le Beatnick
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
1981
as Antoine Bonfils
The Red Inn
2007
as Pierre Martin
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
as Le conteur (voice)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Clara and the Why Not
1981
as Charles
L'Été 36
1986
as Alexis
The Antidote
2005
as Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
2018
as Comte de Champignac
My Best Pals
1989
as Jean-Michel Tuilier
Les Sœurs Soleil
1997
as Un spectateur
The Secret of Arkandias
2014
as Agenor Arkandias
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
1989
as le petit chef de la DDASS
Spoiled Children
1977
as Le réalisateur TV
The Year 01
1973
as A debate viewer
Tell Her That I Love Her
1977
as François
L'Entente cordiale
2006
as François de La Conche
Le Bœuf clandestin
2013
as monsieur Berthaud
Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard
2023
as Robert Poutifard
Fantôme sur l'oreiller
1989
as Brice Michaud
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
1985
as Jean-Jacques aka 'Katia'
Lovely Rita
2003
as Edgar Lamarck
The Bottom Line
1976
as Café-theater actor (uncredited)
Albert est méchant
2004
as Patrick Lechat
The Thirst for Gold
1993
as Urbain Donnadieu
Slices of Life
1985
as L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
Like a Turtle on Its Back
1978
as un fêtard dans la voiture
Cédric
as Pépé
The Devil in the Box
1977
as Renaud
Rat Race
1980
as Jérôme Osendron
Revenge of a Blonde
1994
as Gérard Bréha
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
2009
as Monsieur Jourdain
Serial Teachers 3
2027
as Cutiro / Tirocu
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
2014
as Self / Various characters
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
1979
as Man in the couple with the 2CV
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica
2025
The Price to Pay
2007
as Jean-Pierre Ménard
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
1987
as Edouard
La Cage aux folles
2011
as Georges
Avis de tempête
2026
as André Malraux
Les affaires sont les affaires
2013
as Le marquis de Porcellet
Un fil à la patte
1989
as Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
Un bol d'air
1975
as Christian
Elle voit des nains partout !
1982
as le fourbe
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure »
2011
as Self
Rock and Torah
1983
as Isaac Stern
The Imaginary Invalid
2008
as Argan
Le Chat du rabbin
as Le rabbin
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ?
2021
as Self
Double mixte
1989
as Bob Smith
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
1991
as Pierre
F as in Fairbanks
1976
as Le serveur
Les Visiteurs revisités
2005
as Self
Bonne présentation exigée
1974
as Le chauffagiste
Bitter Victory
2009
as Vincent Cluzel
Mieux vaut courir
1989
as Simon
Panique au Plazza
1996
as Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary
Serial Teachers
2013
as Cutiro / Tirocu
About 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 d… With 127 credits spanning from 1973 to 2027, Christian Clavier has appeared in 107 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christian Clavier Movies
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) — as Astérix
- The Visitors (1993) — as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
- If I Were a Boy (2017) — as Docteur PACE
- Million Dollar Madness (2025) — as Hippolyte
- Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019) — as Claude Verneuil
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