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Fernandel
Fernandel

Fernandel

ActingBorn May 8, 1903Died February 26, 1971 (age 67)Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Biography

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan town located in the province of Turin. He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her"). (Wikipedia)

Filmography

2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Les Rois de la comédie

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
The Phoney War

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2018
1958: Those Who Said No

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1987
Sacrée soirée

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1982TV
1982
Champs-Elysées

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1970Movie
1968
Stasera Fernandel

as Monsieur Fernand

TV
1968
The Man in the Buick

as Armand Favrot

Movie
1967
L'Amateur

as Fernand

TV
1966
Father's Trip

as Quantin, Jura farmer

Movie
1966
Your Money or Your Life

as Charles Migue

Movie
1965
Don Camillo in Moscow

as Don Camillo Tarocci

Movie
1964
That Tender Age

as Adolphe Lartigue

Movie
1964
Relax Yourself Darling

as François Faustin

Movie
1963
My Wife's Husband

as Fernand Jouvin

Movie
1963
Good King Dagobert

as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert

Movie
1963
Blague dans le coin

as Jeff Burlington

Movie
1963
The Trip to Biarritz

as Guillaume Dodut

Movie
1962
The Changing of the Guard

as Attilio Capellaro

Movie
1962Movie
1961
Dynamite Jack

as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu

Movie
1961
The Last Judgment

as The widower

Movie
1961
Don Camillo: Monsignor

as Don Camillo Tarocci

Movie
1961
Cocagne

as Marc-Antoine

Movie
1960
Croesus

as Crésus

Movie
1960
The Boss

as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles

Movie
1959
The Cow and I

as Charles Bailly

Movie
1959
The Woman's Confidant

as Giuliano Goberti

Movie
1959
Gangster Boss

as Antoine Venturen

Movie
1959
Discorama

as Self

TV
1958
Life Together

as Marcel Caboufigue

Movie
1958
The Law Is the Law

as Ferdinand Pastorelli

Movie
1958
Les Vignes du Seigneur

as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne

Movie
1958
Paris Holiday

as Fernydel

Movie
1957
Easiest Profession

as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'

Movie
1957
Sénéchal the Magnificent

as François, Lucien Sénéchal

Movie
1957
The Man in the Raincoat

as Albert Constantin

Movie
1956
The Virtuous Bigamist

as Paul Verdier

Movie
1956
Honoré de Marseille

as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille

Movie
1956
Around the World in 80 Days

as French Coachman

Movie
1956
Don Juan

as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan

Movie
1956
Fernandel the Dressmaker

as Fernand Vignard

Movie
1956TV
1955
Don Camillo's Last Round

as Don Camillo Tarocci

Movie
1955
Spring, Autumn and Love

as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier

Movie
1954Movie
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs

as Edouard de Saint-Forget

Movie
1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche

as Célestin / Floridor

Movie
1953
The Most Wanted Man

as Joe Calvet

Movie
1953
The Return of Don Camillo

as Don Camillo Tarocci

Movie
1953
Carnival

as Dardamelle

Movie
1953
The Wild Oat

as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

Movie
1952
Forbidden Fruit

as Dr. Charles Pellegrin

Movie
1952
French Touch

as Mario Marius

Movie
1952
The Little World of Don Camillo

as Don Camillo Tarocci

Movie
1951
The Red Inn

as The Monk

Movie
1951
The Hunting Ground

as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal

Movie
1951Movie
1951
The Sleepwalker

as Victor Boniface

Movie
1951
Topaze

as Albert Topaze

Movie
1950
Caught in the Foreign Legion

as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"

Movie
1950
Three Sinners

as Noël Annequin

Movie
1950
Tu m'as sauvé la vie

as Fortuné Richard

Movie
1950Movie
1950
I'm in the Revue

as Philippe, devout house painter

Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948
Emile the African

as Emile Boulard

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Irma la voyante

as Irma / Le client

Movie
1946
Rooster Heart

as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur

Movie
1946
Pétrus

as Pétrus

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Naïs

as Toine

Movie
1945
St. Val's Mystery

as Désiré Le Sec

Movie
1945Movie
1943
Adrien

as Adrien Moulinet

Movie
1943Movie
1943Movie
1943
A Dog's Life

as Gustave Bourdillon

Movie
1943
The Lucky Star

as Auguste

Movie
1942
Simple-Minded

as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'

Movie
1941
The Suitors Club

as Antoine Valoisir

Movie
1941Movie
1941
The Acrobat

as Ernest Sauce

Movie
1941Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Well-Digger's Daughter

as Félipe Rambert

Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Mondesir Heir

as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux

Movie
1939
Fric-Frac

as Marcel

Movie
1939
Berlingot and Company

as François Arnaud

Movie
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede

as Armand Lavarède

Movie
1939
Raphaël le tatoué

as Modeste Manosque

Movie
1938
Ernest the Rebel

as Ernest Pic

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Barnabé

as Barnabé

Movie
1938
Heartbeat

as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'

Movie
1938
Hercule

as Hercule Maffre

Movie
1937
Harvest

as Urbain Gedemus

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Life Dances On

as Fabien Coutissol

Movie
1937
Ignace

as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel

Movie
1937
The Smart People of the 11th

as The orderly Patard

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Josette

as Albert Durandal

Movie
1936
One of the Legion

as Fernand Espitalion

Movie
1936
Les Gaîtés de la finance

as Marivol Lambinet

Movie
1935
Jim la houlette

as Moluchet

Movie
1935
Ferdinand the Roisterer

as Ferdinand Piat

Movie
1934
The Lafleur Cavalryman

as Fernand Lafleur

Movie
1934
I Have an Idea

as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)

Movie
1934
The Free Trade Hotel

as Boulot, le garçon d'étage

Movie
1934
Angele

as Saturnin

Movie
1934
Skylark

as Michelet

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Le train de 8 H 47

as Croquebol

Movie
1934Movie
1934
The Amorous Garrison

as Frédéric, rider

Movie
1934
Maruche

as Maruche

Movie
1934
The Bread Peddler

as Billenbuis

Movie
1933
Love and Cool Water

as Eloi, le chauffeur

Movie
1933
The Orderly

as Etienne

Movie
1933Movie
1933Movie
1933
Le Jugement de minuit

as Sam Hackitt

Movie
1933Movie
1933
Lidoire

as Lidoire

Movie
1932
Fun in the Barracks

as Vanderague

Movie
1932
No Women

as Casimir

Movie
1932
Lilac

as le garçon d'honneur

Movie
1932Movie
1932
He

as Isidore

Movie
1932Movie
1931
Night attack

as L'amant

Movie
1931
The End Combine

as Joseph, le valet de chambre

Movie
1931
Baby's Laxative

as Truchet

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Black and White

as Le groom

Movie
1930
The best hostess

as Lucien Pivoine

Movie
1930
I have something to tell you

as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 8, 1903
Day of DeathFebruary 26, 1971
Place of BirthMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Popularity0.7