Cast & creator
Christian Clavier
Best known for Sacrée soirée, Vivement dimanche, Champs-Elysées
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.
Also known as: Christian Jean-Marie Clavier
139
film credits
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television credits
127
1973–2027 · acting roles
5.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (161)
Showing 161 of 161 credits
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Numéro un
Self
1975
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
1987
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self
1990
Stars 90
Self
1990
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Astérix
2002
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Astérix (voice)
2018
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Astérix
1999
Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte
2002
The Visitors
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
1993The Visitors
Screenplay
1993
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Samedi Sébastien
Self - Guest
2021
Merci Bernard
Professor Kottich
1982
Palace
Chef Briffaud
1988
La Méthode Cauet
Self - Guest
2003
Les Misérables
Thénardier
2000
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Claude Verneuil
2014
Just Visiting
Andre
2001Just Visiting
Screenplay
2001
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
Claude Verneuil
2019
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
Astérix (voice)
2026
The Visitors: Bastille Day
Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
2016The Visitors: Bastille Day
Writer
2016The Visitors: Bastille Day
Co-Producer
2016
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
1998The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Screenplay
1998The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Executive Producer
1998
Empire of the Wolves
Screenplay
2005
A Bag of Marbles
Docteur Rosen
2017
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
Claude Verneuil
2021
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1982Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Writer
1982
L'Opération Corned Beef
Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
1991L'Opération Corned Beef
Story
1991L'Opération Corned Beef
Screenplay
1991
Kronprinz Rudolf
Graf Taaffe
2006
Babysitting 2
Alain
2015
With Open Arms
Jean-Etienne Fougerole
2017With Open Arms
Producer
2017
Cocorico 2
Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu
2026
French Fried Vacation
Jérôme Tarayre
1978French Fried Vacation
Writer
1978
French Fried Vacation 2
Jérôme Tarayre
1979French Fried Vacation 2
Writer
1979
The Corsican File
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
2004The Corsican File
Writer
2004
Employee of the Month
Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
2022
Finding Momo
Alain Prioux
2017
The Red Inn
Pierre Martin
2007The Red Inn
Scenario Writer
2007
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
Le Jurisconsulte
2025
Not Without My Shrink
Olivier Béranger
2024
If I Were a Boy
Docteur PACE
2017
Guardian Angels
Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
1995Guardian Angels
Writer
1995
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
1978Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Creator
1978
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
Le Jurisconsulte
2027
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Jérôme Tarayre
2006French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Writer
2006
Cocorico
Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
2024
You Don't Choose Your Family
César
2011You Don't Choose Your Family
Director
2011You Don't Choose Your Family
Screenplay
2011
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Michel Taupin
1983Gramps Is in the Resistance
Writer
1983Gramps Is in the Resistance
Theatre Play
1983
Million Dollar Madness
Hippolyte
2025
Dead Tired
Christian Clavier
1994
Mr. Putifar's Wacky Plan
Robert Poutifard
2023
Do Not Disturb
Michel Leproux
2014
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2023
Meet the Malawas
Julien Gosset-Grainville
2019
Ibiza
Philippe
2019
Serial Teachers 3
Cutiro / Tirocu
2027
The Bottom Line
Café-theater actor (uncredited)
1976
Let Joy Reign Supreme
The servant of the inn
1975
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Jean Boulin
2021Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Co-Producer
2021Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Screenplay
2021
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Un flic
1976
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
2002
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
Comte de Champignac
2018
The Secret of Arkandias
Agenor Arkandias
2014
The Restroom Robbery
L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
1975The Restroom Robbery
Idea
1975
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Le Jurisconsulte
2021
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Self - Actor
2002
Twist Again in Moscow
Iouri
1986Twist Again in Moscow
Writer
1986
Loris Giuliano en balade
Self - Guest
2024
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
Edouard
1987
Clara and the Why Notes
Charles
1981
Wide Load
Foster
2019
The Thirst for Gold
Urbain Donnadieu
1993The Thirst for Gold
Writer
1993
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
le petit chef de la DDASS
1989
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
Man in the couple with the 2CV
1979
Elle voit des nains partout !
le fourbe
1982
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
Pierre
1991
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
Le conteur (voice)
1977
Un fil à la patte
Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
1989
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
L'avocat
1991
This Sweet Sickness
François
1977Avis de tempête
André Malraux
2026
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
Antoine Bonfils
1981
Fantôme sur l'oreiller
Brice Michaud
1989
The Price to Pay
Jean-Pierre Ménard
2007
The Devil in the Box
Renaud
1977
My Best Pals
Jean-Michel Tuilier
1989My Best Pals
Writer
1989
L'Entente cordiale
François de La Conche
2006
Les Sœurs Soleil
Un spectateur
1997
Lovely Rita
Edgar Lamarck
2003Lovely Rita
Producer
2003
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure »
Self
2011
The Rookie Guide
Karol Kowalski
2025
Papy fait de la résistance
Author
2021
Revenge of a Blonde
Gérard Bréha
1994
Spoiled Children
Le réalisateur TV
1977
La Cage aux folles
Georges
2011
The Suspects
A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
1974
Slices of Life
L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
1985
Cédric
Pépé
Christmas with the Tuches
Le Père Noël
2021
The Year 01
A debate viewer
1973
Rat Race
Jérôme Osendron
1980
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica
2025
The Antidote
Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
2005
Double mixte
Bob Smith
1989
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
Self / Various characters
2014
Un bol d'air
Christian
1975Un bol d'air
Writer
1975
Bitter Victory
Vincent Cluzel
2009
Les affaires sont les affaires
Le marquis de Porcellet
2013
Like a Turtle on Its Back
un fêtard dans la voiture
1978
Albert est méchant
Patrick Lechat
2004
Rock and Torah
Isaac Stern
1983
F as in Fairbanks
Le serveur
1976Le Chat du rabbin
Le rabbin
Les Visiteurs revisités
Self
2005
Cocktail Molotov
Le Beatnick
1980
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ?
Self
2021
Le Bœuf clandestin
monsieur Berthaud
2013Le Cœur sur la main
Producer
2002
The Imaginary Invalid
Argan
2008L'Été 36
Alexis
1986
Panique au Plazza
Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary
1996Panique au Plazza
Adaptation
1996
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Monsieur Jourdain
2009
Bonne présentation exigée
Le chauffagiste
1974Bonne présentation exigée
Screenplay
1974
Mieux vaut courir
Simon
1989
Serial Teachers
Cutiro / Tirocu
2013