Fernandel

Fernandel

ActorProducerDirector May 8 (died age 67) Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 1930–2023 (93 year career)
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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 coll…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (157)

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Movies (150)

L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Les Rois de la comédie

Les Rois de la comédie

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

2020
7.7
The Phoney War

The Phoney War

2019

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

8.0
1958: Those Who Said No

1958: Those Who Said No

2018

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Fernandel c'est moi

Fernandel c'est moi

2000
9.0
Happy He Who Like Ulysses

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

1970

as Antonin

6.8
The Man in the Buick

The Man in the Buick

1968

as Armand Favrot

6.3
Father's Trip

Father's Trip

1966

as Quantin, Jura farmer

6.4
Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

1966

as Charles Migue

5.9
Don Camillo in Moscow

Don Camillo in Moscow

1965

as Don Camillo Tarocci

7.1
Relax Yourself Darling

Relax Yourself Darling

1964

as François Faustin

5.4
That Tender Age

That Tender Age

1964

as Adolphe Lartigue

5.8
Blague dans le coin

Blague dans le coin

1963

as Jeff Burlington

5.2
The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz

1963

as Guillaume Dodut

6.7
Good King Dagobert

Good King Dagobert

1963

as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert

6.7
My Wife's Husband

My Wife's Husband

1963

as Fernand Jouvin

6.6
The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

as Dieu / God

5.5
Assassin in the Phonebook

Assassin in the Phonebook

1962

as Albert Rimond

6.1
The Changing of the Guard

The Changing of the Guard

1962

as Attilio Capellaro

6.7
Cocagne

Cocagne

1961

as Marc-Antoine

4.0
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1961

as The widower

6.4
Don Camillo: Monsignor

Don Camillo: Monsignor

1961

as Don Camillo Tarocci

6.9
Dynamite Jack

Dynamite Jack

1961

as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu

7.3
The Boss

The Boss

1960

as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles

5.5
Croesus

Croesus

1960

as Crésus

6.2
The Woman's Confidant

The Woman's Confidant

1959

as Giuliano Goberti

5.1
The Cow and I

The Cow and I

1959

as Charles Bailly

6.7
Gangster Boss

Gangster Boss

1959

as Antoine Venturen

6.0
Life Together

Life Together

1958

as Marcel Caboufigue

5.7
Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

1958

as Fernydel

5.2
Les Vignes du Seigneur

Les Vignes du Seigneur

1958

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

5.8
The Law Is the Law

The Law Is the Law

1958

as Ferdinand Pastorelli

7.2
The Man in the Raincoat

The Man in the Raincoat

1957

as Albert Constantin

6.4
Easiest Profession

Easiest Profession

1957

as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'

5.9
Sénéchal the Magnificent

Sénéchal the Magnificent

1957

as François, Lucien Sénéchal

6.5
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as French Coachman

6.6
Don Juan

Don Juan

1956

as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan

5.9
Fernandel the Dressmaker

Fernandel the Dressmaker

1956

as Fernand Vignard

6.3
Honoré de Marseille

Honoré de Marseille

1956

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

5.7
The Virtuous Bigamist

The Virtuous Bigamist

1956

as Paul Verdier

6.0
Don Camillo's Last Round

Don Camillo's Last Round

1955

as Don Camillo Tarocci

7.2
Spring, Autumn and Love

Spring, Autumn and Love

1955

as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier

5.1
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1954

as Ali Baba

6.2
The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs

1954

as Edouard de Saint-Forget

5.6
Mademoiselle Nitouche

Mademoiselle Nitouche

1954

as Célestin / Floridor

5.6
The Return of Don Camillo

The Return of Don Camillo

1953

as Don Camillo Tarocci

7.2
The Most Wanted Man

The Most Wanted Man

1953

as Joe Calvet

6.0
The Wild Oat

The Wild Oat

1953

as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

6.7
Carnival

Carnival

1953

as Dardamelle

7.2
The Little World of Don Camillo

The Little World of Don Camillo

1952

as Don Camillo Tarocci

7.6
Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

1952

as Dr. Charles Pellegrin

5.3
French Touch

French Touch

1952

as Mario Marius

6.6
The Red Inn

The Red Inn

1951

as The Monk

6.8
Topaze

Topaze

1951

as Albert Topaze

6.8
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

1951

as Adhémar Pomme

5.7
The Hunting Ground

The Hunting Ground

1951

as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal

6.5
The Sleepwalker

The Sleepwalker

1951

as Victor Boniface

5.6
Tu m'as sauvé la vie

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

1950

as Fortuné Richard

5.4
Three Feet in a Bed

Three Feet in a Bed

1950

as Casimir

5.6
Three Sinners

Three Sinners

1950

as Noël Annequin

6.8
I'm in the Revue

I'm in the Revue

1950

as Philippe, devout house painter

4.8
Caught in the Foreign Legion

Caught in the Foreign Legion

1950

as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"

1.0
We Request an Assassin

We Request an Assassin

1949

as Bob

5.0
The Heroic Mr. Boniface

The Heroic Mr. Boniface

1949

as Boniface

6.0
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

1948

as Martial Gonfaron

6.5
The Cupboard Was Bare

The Cupboard Was Bare

1948

as Alfred Puc

6.2
Emile the African

Emile the African

1948

as Emile Boulard

7.0
Escale au soleil

Escale au soleil

1947

as Guide

Irma la voyante

Irma la voyante

1947

as Irma / Le client

10.0
Pétrus

Pétrus

1946

as Pétrus

5.9
L'Aventure de Cabassou

L'Aventure de Cabassou

1946

as Cabassou

5.0
Rooster Heart

Rooster Heart

1946

as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur

6.2
Naïs

Naïs

1945

as Toine

5.9
Hoboes in Paradise

Hoboes in Paradise

1945

as Pons

7.0
St. Val's Mystery

St. Val's Mystery

1945

as Désiré Le Sec

6.5
Adrien

Adrien

1943

as Adrien Moulinet

6.3
The Lucky Star

The Lucky Star

1943

as Auguste

4.7
A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

1943

as Gustave Bourdillon

6.5
Love Around the Clock

Love Around the Clock

1943

as Antonin

6.0
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

1943

as Vincent Fleuret

5.0
Simple-Minded

Simple-Minded

1942

as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'

5.7
The Acrobat

The Acrobat

1941

as Ernest Sauce

6.8
Little Nothings

Little Nothings

1941

as Astier

7.0
The Italian Straw Hat

The Italian Straw Hat

1941

as Fadinard

5.5
The Suitors Club

The Suitors Club

1941

as Antoine Valoisir

6.0
The Wonderful Night

The Wonderful Night

1940

as le berger

5.5
The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter

1940

as Félipe Rambert

7.0
The Mondesir Heir

The Mondesir Heir

1940

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

3.5
Monsieur Hector

Monsieur Hector

1940

as Hector

4.7
The Five Cents of Lavarede

The Five Cents of Lavarede

1939

as Armand Lavarède

5.3
Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac

1939

as Marcel

6.0
Raphaël le tatoué

Raphaël le tatoué

1939

as Modeste Manosque

5.6
Berlingot and Company

Berlingot and Company

1939

as François Arnaud

5.8
Barnabé

Barnabé

1938

as Barnabé

5.2
Hercule

Hercule

1938

as Hercule Maffre

6.0
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1938

as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'

6.9
Tricoche and Cacolet

Tricoche and Cacolet

1938

as Tricoche

7.1
Ernest the Rebel

Ernest the Rebel

1938

as Ernest Pic

5.5
Life Dances On

Life Dances On

1937

as Fabien Coutissol

6.9
The Kings of Sport

The Kings of Sport

1937

as Acteur

6.3
Francis the First

Francis the First

1937

as Honorin

5.6
Josette

Josette

1937

as Albert Durandal

7.0
Ignace

Ignace

1937

as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel

5.7
Harvest

Harvest

1937

as Urbain Gedemus

6.8
The Smart People of the 11th

The Smart People of the 11th

1937

as The orderly Patard

5.2
Les Gaîtés de la finance

Les Gaîtés de la finance

1936

as Marivol Lambinet

5.0
One of the Legion

One of the Legion

1936

as Fernand Espitalion

4.6
Une histoire pétillante

Une histoire pétillante

1936
Jim la houlette

Jim la houlette

1935

as Moluchet

5.8
Ferdinand the Roisterer

Ferdinand the Roisterer

1935

as Ferdinand Piat

6.5
I Have an Idea

I Have an Idea

1934

as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)

A Night of Madness

A Night of Madness

1934

as Fernand

The Amorous Garrison

The Amorous Garrison

1934

as Frédéric, rider

7.0
Angele

Angele

1934

as Saturnin

6.5
The Lafleur Cavalryman

The Lafleur Cavalryman

1934

as Fernand Lafleur

5.0
The Free Trade Hotel

The Free Trade Hotel

1934

as Boulot, le garçon d'étage

5.5
Maruche

Maruche

1934

as Maruche

Skylark

Skylark

1934

as Michelet

3.5
Le train de 8 H 47

Le train de 8 H 47

1934

as Croquebol

3.9
Les Bleus de la marine

Les Bleus de la marine

1934

as Lafraise

6.5
Le Chéri de sa concierge

Le Chéri de sa concierge

1934
The Bread Peddler

The Bread Peddler

1934

as Billenbuis

7.0
Le Jugement de minuit

Le Jugement de minuit

1933

as Sam Hackitt

La Terreur de la pampa

La Terreur de la pampa

1933
L'Ordonnance malgré lui

L'Ordonnance malgré lui

1933
Lidoire

Lidoire

1933

as Lidoire

4.5
The Orderly

The Orderly

1933

as Etienne

6.0
Le Gros Lot

Le Gros Lot

1933
Ça colle

Ça colle

1933
Love and Cool Water

Love and Cool Water

1933

as Eloi, le chauffeur

4.0
Le Coq du régiment

Le Coq du régiment

1933

as Medard

6.2
Fun in the Barracks

Fun in the Barracks

1932

as Vanderague

6.2
He

He

1932

as Isidore

5.9
Un homme sans nom

Un homme sans nom

1932
No Women

No Women

1932

as Casimir

3.0
Lilac

Lilac

1932

as le garçon d'honneur

5.6
Par habitude

Par habitude

1932
Sailor's Song

Sailor's Song

1932
Vive la classe

Vive la classe

1932
5.0
Black and White

Black and White

1931

as Le groom

6.0
The Darling of Paris

The Darling of Paris

1931
7.0
Bric a Brac and Company

Bric a Brac and Company

1931

as Fernand

4.8
Baby's Laxative

Baby's Laxative

1931

as Truchet

5.7
Night attack

Night attack

1931

as L'amant

3.7
Pas un mot à ma femme

Pas un mot à ma femme

1931
The end combine

The end combine

1931

as Joseph, le valet de chambre

4.0
I have something to tell you

I have something to tell you

1930

as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage

7.0
The best hostess

The best hostess

1930

as Lucien Pivoine

Fernandel 3 films

Fernandel 3 films