Philippe Clair
Birthday
1930/09/14
Day of death
2020/11/28 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ahfir, Moroco
Also know as
Prosper Bensoussan
Biography
Prosper Charles Bensoussan professionally known as Philippe Clair (14 September 1930 – 28 November 2020) was a Moroccan-French actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and popular humorist. Along with fellow French directors Max Pécas and Richard Balducci, his name is synonymous with the golden age of camp and low comedy in French cinema. Philippe Clair moved to Paris in 1950 to study acting at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris. He won the Bernstein and College Stars awards, h...Read more
Acting
(1978) Les réformés se portent bien
as L'adjudant Nestor
(1981) Shut Up When You Speak!
as Ahmed
(1982) Plus beau que moi tu meurs
as Prosper
(2006) The Foreign Eye
as Self
(1974) The Fuhrer Runs Amok
as Le curé de Bab El Oued
(1987) Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs
as Shipowner
(1984) How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
as Prosper de Courtaboeuf
(1973) La brigade en folie
as Philippot
(1978) Comment se faire réformer
as L'adjudant
(1980) Rodriguez au pays des merguez
as Roro
(1965) Déclic et des claques
as Jean-Philippe
(1976) The Braggart
as ---
(1962) Give Me Ten Desperate Men
as ---
(2006) Arte 1 Documenta
as ---
(1971) La Grande Maffia
as Vicar
(1971) The Great Java
as ---
(1979) Ces flics étranges venus d'ailleurs
as L'adjudant Prosper Perez, dit 'Tonton Merguez'
(1977) Lâche-moi les valseuses!...
as Le gérant de la station-service
(1966) The Upper Hand
as ---
(1986) Si t'as besoin de rien, fais-moi signe
as Simon
(1975) Midi Première
as Self
(1971) Samedi soir
as Self
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self