Lamy was born in
Lyon to a theatrical family. His younger brother
Maurice became an actor. He began his stage career in 1874 in
Saint-Etienne, at the Grand-Théâtre, which was directed by his father. After performing in Lyon (1875) and
Marseille (1876–77) he spent two years at the Conservatoire de Lyon, while performing at the Théâtre des Célestins (1876-78). He began a career as a singer in Italy (1878–79), moving to Brussels (1879-80). He made his Paris debut at the
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens as Prince Fritellini in
La Mascotte (December 1880). At the same theatre he created roles in other comic operas including
Gillette de Narbonne,
Madame Boniface,
Joséphine and
Coquelicot. At the
Théâtre de la Renaissance he created the role of Biju in
Léon Vasseur's
La Famille Vénus, and at the Théâtre-Lyrique he created the role of Kangourou in
André Messager's
Madame Chrysanthème. Returning to the Bouffes he appeared in works including
Les Forains, ''L'Homme de neige
, Fleur de vertu
, L'enlèvement de la Toledad
, La dot de Brigitte
and M. Lohengrin''. Between 1906 and 1926 he appeared in a further 13 productions at the Palais-Royal and six other Paris theatres. ==Films==