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Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Actor and writer, also producer and director · Born May 6, 1952 (74) · Paris, France

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.

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Born
May 6, 1952 (74)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer and director
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 110 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Christian Clavier's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy34 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
20%
Society
19%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Survival
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 41 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 28 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 23 · Charged 18 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 27 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 6

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 36

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 40 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 35 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 35
Ally
5 of 35
Trickster
4 of 35
Shapeshifter
3 of 35
Threshold guardian
2 of 35
Mentor
1 of 35
Shadow
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
29
Absurd
30
Warm
18
Tense
6
Manic
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christian Clavier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christian Clavier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

110 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Le Jurisconsulte

  • Serial Teachers 3: Back in Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Cutiro / Tirocu

  • Avis de tempête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as André Malraux

  • Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Astérix (voice)

  • Ooh La La 2(2026)

    as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kaamelott: The Second Chapter(2025)

    as Le Jurisconsulte

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Le million(2025)

    as Hippolyte

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Rookie Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Karol Kowalski

  • Jamais sans mon psy(2024)

    as Olivier Béranger

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cocorico(2024)

    as Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Putifar's Wacky Plan(2023)

    as Robert Poutifard

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Employee of the Month(2022)

    as Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Serial (Bad) Weddings 3(2021)

    as Claude Verneuil

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Les Tuche 4(2021)

    as Le Père Noël

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Kaamelott: First Installment(2021)

    as Le Jurisconsulte

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Do You Do You Saint-Tropez(2021)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay · as Jean Boulin

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Papy fait de la résistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Author

  • Meet the Malawas(2019)

    as Julien Gosset-Grainville

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Ibiza(2019)

    as Philippe

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Heavy Duty(2019)

    as Foster

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Serial (Bad) Weddings 2(2019)

    as Claude Verneuil

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion(2018)

    as Astérix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures(2018)

    as Comte de Champignac

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Momo(2017)

    as Alain Prioux

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • With Open Arms(2017)

    Producer · as Jean-Etienne Fougerole

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • If I Were a Boy(2017)

    as Docteur PACE

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Bag of Marbles(2017)

    as Docteur Rosen

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Visitors: Bastille Day(2016)

    Co-Producer · Writer · as Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Babysitting 2(2015)

    as Alain

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Do Not Disturb(2014)

    as Michel Leproux

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Le grimoire d'Arkandias(2014)

    as Agenor Arkandias

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Serial Bad Weddings(2014)

    as Claude Verneuil

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Le Bœuf clandestin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as monsieur Berthaud

  • Les affaires sont les affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Le marquis de Porcellet

  • Serial Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Cutiro / Tirocu

  • You Don't Choose Your Family(2011)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as César

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • La Cage aux folles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Georges

  • Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Monsieur Jourdain

  • Bitter Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Vincent Cluzel

  • The Imaginary Invalid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Argan

  • The Red Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Scenario Writer · as Pierre Martin

  • The Price to Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jean-Pierre Ménard

  • L'Entente cordiale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as François de La Conche

  • The Crown Prince(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Graf Taaffe

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • French Fried Vacation 3: Friends Forever(2006)

    Writer · as Jérôme Tarayre

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Empire of the Wolves(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Antidote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »

  • The Corsican File(2004)

    Writer · as Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Albert est méchant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Patrick Lechat

  • Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés(2003)

    Producer · as Edgar Lamarck

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Le Cœur sur la main (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Napoléon Bonaparte

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    as Astérix

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Just Visiting(2001)

    Screenplay · as Andre

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Thénardier

  • Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar(1999)

    as Astérix

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time(1998)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Les Sœurs Soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Un spectateur

  • Panique au Plazza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Adaptation · as Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary

  • Guardian Angels(1995)

    Writer · as Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dead Tired(1994)

    as Christian Clavier

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of a Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gérard Bréha

  • The Thirst for Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer · as Urbain Donnadieu

  • The Visitors(1993)

    Screenplay · as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Un fil à la patte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Fernand de Bois d'Enghien

  • Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Pierre

  • Les secrets professionnels du Docteur Apfelgluck(1991)

    as L'avocat

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Operation Corned Beef(1991)

    Screenplay · Story · as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Fantôme sur l'oreiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Brice Michaud

  • Double mixte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bob Smith

  • My Best Pals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer · as Jean-Michel Tuilier

  • Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête(1989)

    as le petit chef de la DDASS

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mieux vaut courir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Simon

  • Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chef Briffaud

  • La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque(1986)

    Writer · as Edouard

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Twist again à Moscou(1986)

    Writer · as Iouri

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • L'Été 36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alexis

  • Slices of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien

  • Santa Claus Is a Stinker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Theatre Play · as Katia

  • Gramps Is in the Resistance(1983)

    Theatre Play · Writer · as Michel Taupin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Rock and Torah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Isaac Stern

  • Santa Claus Is a Stinker(1982)

    Writer · as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Elle voit des nains partout ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as le fourbe

  • Merci Bernard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Kottich

  • Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Antoine Bonfils

  • Clara and the Why Not(1981)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rat Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jérôme Osendron

  • Cocktail Molotov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Le Beatnick

  • French Fried Vacation 2(1979)

    Writer · as Jérôme Tarayre

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears(1978)

    as Man in the couple with the 2CV

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rire et sourire : Le Splendid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · as Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur

  • French Fried Vacation(1978)

    Writer · as Jérôme Tarayre

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Like a Turtle on Its Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as un fêtard dans la voiture

  • You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Le conteur (voice)

  • Tell Her That I Love Her(1977)

    as François

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Spoiled Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Le réalisateur TV

  • The Devil in the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Renaud

  • Now We've Seen It All!(1976)

    as Café-theater actor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • F as in Fairbanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Le serveur

  • Let's Make a Dirty Movie(1976)

    as Un flic

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Let Joy Reign Supreme(1975)

    as The servant of the inn

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Un bol d'air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer · as Christian

  • C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule...(1975)

    Idea · as L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house

  • Bonne présentation exigée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay · as Le chauffagiste

  • The Year 01 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as A debate viewer

  • Cédric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pépé

  • Le Chat du rabbin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Le rabbin

  • Le client est roi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 103 of them dated from 1973 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Serial Bad Weddings (2014)

$176M worldwide

Highest rated

French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)

Film career

19732026

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1973Screen debut· The Year 01
  • 1980First top-billed film· Rat Race
  • 2014Career best· Serial (Bad) Weddings

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting107 of 110: 81 only acting, 26 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndDirecting1 of 110: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting25 of 110: 2 only writing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing6 of 110: 1 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thOther crew1 of 110: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

110 titles, 26 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 23 of them.

By decade

1970s18 · 18 acting · 6 crew1980s20 · 20 acting · 5 crew1990s13 · 13 acting · 6 crew2000s18 · 16 acting · 7 crew2010s20 · 20 acting · 3 crew2020s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 48% of 65 roles
7378839398081823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Christian Clavier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 55 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned5
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed19
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, producer

Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés (2003)

60th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christian Clavier's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles10–47 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christian Clavier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christian Clavier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Marie Poiré shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers