Christian Clavier
Born 1952 · French actor and screenwriter
Christian Jean-Marie Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. A co-founder of Le Splendid in the 1970s, a Parisian café-théâtre company which soon garnered success, he became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's Les Bronzés and Jean-Marie Poiré's Les Visiteurs.
Christian Clavier, in order
- 1973 The Year 01: acted · directed by Jacques Doillon
- 1975 Let Joy Reign Supreme: acted · directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- 1975 The Restroom Robbery: acted · directed by Jacques Besnard
- 1975 The Suspects: acted · directed by Michel Wyn
- 1976 F comme Fairbanks: acted · directed by Maurice Dugowson
- 1976 Let's Make a Dirty Movie: acted · directed by Gérard Pirès
- 1976 On aura tout vu: acted · directed by Georges Lautner
- 1977 Bonjour Amour: acted · directed by Roger Andrieux
- 1977 Le diable dans la boîte: acted · directed by Pierre Lary
- 1977 Spoiled Children: acted · directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- 1977 This Sweet Sickness: acted · directed by Claude Miller
- 1977 You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine: acted · directed by Coluche
- 1978 French Fried Vacation: acted · directed by Patrice Leconte
- 1978 Like a Turtle on Its Back: acted · directed by Luc Béraud
- 1979 Les Bronzés font du ski: acted · directed by Patrice Leconte
- 1980 Cocktail Molotov: acted · directed by Diane Kurys
- 1980 Rat Race: acted · directed by François Leterrier
- 1981 Clara et les Chics Types: acted · directed by Jacques Monnet
- 1981 Les Babas Cool: acted · directed by François Leterrier
- 1982 Elle voit des nains partout !: acted · directed by Jean-Claude Sussfeld
- 1982 Santa Claus Is a Stinker: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1983 Papy fait de la résistance: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1985 Tranches de vie: acted · directed by François Leterrier
- 1986 La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque: acted · directed by Georges Lautner
- 1986 Twist Again in Moskau: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1989 My Best Pals: acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1991 Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück: acted · directed by Alessandro Capone and Hervé Palud
- 1991 Operation Corned Beef: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1993 La Soif de l'or: wrote, acted · directed by Gérard Oury
- 1993 Les Visiteurs: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1994 Grosse Fatigue: acted · directed by Michel Blanc · critics 50%, audiences 55%
- 1994 La Vengeance d'une blonde: acted · directed by Jeannot Szwarc
- 1995 Les Anges gardiens: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1997 Les Soeurs Soleil: acted · directed by Jeannot Szwarc
- 1998 The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 1999 Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar: acted · directed by Claude Zidi · audiences 42% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Tubi
- 2000 Les Misérables (TV movie): acted · directed by Josée Dayan
- 2001 Just Visiting: wrote, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra: acted · directed by Alain Chabat
- 2002 Napoléon (TV series): acted · directed by Yves Simoneau
- 2003 Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés: produced, acted · directed by Stéphane Clavier
- 2004 Albert est méchant: acted · directed by Hervé Palud
- 2004 The Corsican File: wrote, acted · directed by Alain Berbérian
- 2005 Empire of the Wolves: wrote · directed by Chris Nahon
- 2005 L'antidote: acted · directed by Vincent de Brus
- 2006 Friends Forever: wrote, acted · directed by Patrice Leconte
- 2006 L'entente cordiale: acted · directed by Vincent de Brus
- 2007 L'Auberge rouge: wrote, acted · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 2007 The Price to Pay: acted · directed by Alexandra Leclère
- 2008 Le malade imaginaire (TV movie): acted · directed by Christian de Chalonge
- 2009 Bitter Victory: acted · directed by François Favrat
- 2011 You Don't Choose Your Family: directed, wrote, produced, acted
- 2013 Serial Teachers: acted · directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval
- 2014 Do Not Disturb: acted · directed by Patrice Leconte
- 2014 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?: acted · directed by Philippe de Chauveron
- 2014 The Secret of Arkandias: acted · directed by Alexandre Castagnetti
- 2015 Babysitting 2: acted · directed by Nicolas Benamou and Philippe Lacheau
- 2016 The Visitors: Bastille Day: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
- 2017 A Bag of Marbles: acted · directed by Christian Duguay
- 2017 If I were a Boy: acted · directed by Audrey Dana
- 2017 Momo: acted · directed by Sébastien Thiéry and Vincent Lobelle
- 2017 With Open Arms: produced, acted · directed by Philippe de Chauveron
- 2019 Heavy Duty: acted · directed by Bertrand Blier
- 2019 Ibiza: acted · directed by Arnaud Lemort
- 2019 Serial (Bad) Weddings 2: acted · directed by Philippe de Chauveron
- 2021 Do You Do You Saint-Tropez: wrote, acted · directed by Nicolas Benamou
- 2021 Kaamelott: The First Chapter: acted · directed by Alexandre Astier
- 2022 Employee of the Month: acted · directed by Jérôme Commandeur
- 2022 Serial (Bad) Weddings 3: acted · directed by Philippe de Chauveron
- 2023 Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard: acted · directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval
- 2024 Cocorico: acted · directed by Julien Hervé
- 2024 Jamais sans mon psy: acted · directed by Arnaud Lemort
- 2025 Kaamelott: The Second Chapter part 1: acted · directed by Alexandre Astier
- 2025 The Rookie Guide: acted · directed by Julien Hervé and Philippe Mechelen
- Cédric: acted · directed by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière