
Fernandel
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
The Little World of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci
Around the World in 80 Days
French Coachman
The Return of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo in Moscow
Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo's Last Round
Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo Tarocci
The Cat
Producer
The Cow and I
Charles Bailly
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Filmography
Acting (157)
Movies (150)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
2023as Self (archive footage)
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
The Phoney War
2019as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
2018as Self (archive footage)
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970as Antonin
The Man in the Buick
1968as Armand Favrot
Father's Trip
1966as Quantin, Jura farmer
Your Money or Your Life
1966as Charles Migue
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965as Don Camillo Tarocci
Relax Yourself Darling
1964as François Faustin
That Tender Age
1964as Adolphe Lartigue
Blague dans le coin
1963as Jeff Burlington
The Trip to Biarritz
1963as Guillaume Dodut
Good King Dagobert
1963as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
My Wife's Husband
1963as Fernand Jouvin
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962as Dieu / God
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962as Albert Rimond
The Changing of the Guard
1962as Attilio Capellaro
Cocagne
1961as Marc-Antoine
The Last Judgment
1961as The widower
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961as Don Camillo Tarocci
Dynamite Jack
1961as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
The Boss
1960as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
Croesus
1960as Crésus
The Woman's Confidant
1959as Giuliano Goberti
The Cow and I
1959as Charles Bailly
Gangster Boss
1959as Antoine Venturen
Life Together
1958as Marcel Caboufigue
Paris Holiday
1958as Fernydel
Les Vignes du Seigneur
1958as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
The Law Is the Law
1958as Ferdinand Pastorelli
The Man in the Raincoat
1957as Albert Constantin
Easiest Profession
1957as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957as François, Lucien Sénéchal
Around the World in 80 Days
1956as French Coachman
Don Juan
1956as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
Fernandel the Dressmaker
1956as Fernand Vignard
Honoré de Marseille
1956as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
The Virtuous Bigamist
1956as Paul Verdier
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955as Don Camillo Tarocci
Spring, Autumn and Love
1955as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954as Ali Baba
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954as Edouard de Saint-Forget
Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954as Célestin / Floridor
The Return of Don Camillo
1953as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Most Wanted Man
1953as Joe Calvet
The Wild Oat
1953as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Carnival
1953as Dardamelle
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952as Don Camillo Tarocci
Forbidden Fruit
1952as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
French Touch
1952as Mario Marius
The Red Inn
1951as The Monk
Topaze
1951as Albert Topaze
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951as Adhémar Pomme
The Hunting Ground
1951as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
The Sleepwalker
1951as Victor Boniface
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950as Fortuné Richard
Three Feet in a Bed
1950as Casimir
Three Sinners
1950as Noël Annequin
I'm in the Revue
1950as Philippe, devout house painter
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
We Request an Assassin
1949as Bob
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949as Boniface
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948as Martial Gonfaron
The Cupboard Was Bare
1948as Alfred Puc
Emile the African
1948as Emile Boulard
Escale au soleil
1947as Guide
Irma la voyante
1947as Irma / Le client
Pétrus
1946as Pétrus
L'Aventure de Cabassou
1946as Cabassou
Rooster Heart
1946as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
Naïs
1945as Toine
Hoboes in Paradise
1945as Pons
St. Val's Mystery
1945as Désiré Le Sec
Adrien
1943as Adrien Moulinet
The Lucky Star
1943as Auguste
A Dog's Life
1943as Gustave Bourdillon
Love Around the Clock
1943as Antonin
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943as Vincent Fleuret
Simple-Minded
1942as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
The Acrobat
1941as Ernest Sauce
Little Nothings
1941as Astier
The Italian Straw Hat
1941as Fadinard
The Suitors Club
1941as Antoine Valoisir
The Wonderful Night
1940as le berger
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940as Félipe Rambert
The Mondesir Heir
1940as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
Monsieur Hector
1940as Hector
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939as Armand Lavarède
Fric-Frac
1939as Marcel
Raphaël le tatoué
1939as Modeste Manosque
Berlingot and Company
1939as François Arnaud
Barnabé
1938as Barnabé
Hercule
1938as Hercule Maffre
Heartbeat
1938as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Tricoche and Cacolet
1938as Tricoche
Ernest the Rebel
1938as Ernest Pic
Life Dances On
1937as Fabien Coutissol
The Kings of Sport
1937as Acteur
Francis the First
1937as Honorin
Josette
1937as Albert Durandal
Ignace
1937as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
Harvest
1937as Urbain Gedemus
The Smart People of the 11th
1937as The orderly Patard
Les Gaîtés de la finance
1936as Marivol Lambinet
One of the Legion
1936as Fernand Espitalion
Une histoire pétillante
1936
Jim la houlette
1935as Moluchet
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935as Ferdinand Piat
I Have an Idea
1934as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
A Night of Madness
1934as Fernand
The Amorous Garrison
1934as Frédéric, rider
Angele
1934as Saturnin
The Lafleur Cavalryman
1934as Fernand Lafleur
The Free Trade Hotel
1934as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
Maruche
1934as Maruche
Skylark
1934as Michelet
Le train de 8 H 47
1934as Croquebol
Les Bleus de la marine
1934as Lafraise
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
The Bread Peddler
1934as Billenbuis
Le Jugement de minuit
1933as Sam Hackitt
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
Lidoire
1933as Lidoire
The Orderly
1933as Etienne
Le Gros Lot
1933
Ça colle
1933
Love and Cool Water
1933as Eloi, le chauffeur
Le Coq du régiment
1933as Medard
Fun in the Barracks
1932as Vanderague
He
1932as Isidore
Un homme sans nom
1932
No Women
1932as Casimir
Lilac
1932as le garçon d'honneur
Par habitude
1932
Sailor's Song
1932
Vive la classe
1932
Black and White
1931as Le groom
The Darling of Paris
1931
Bric a Brac and Company
1931as Fernand
Baby's Laxative
1931as Truchet
Night attack
1931as L'amant
Pas un mot à ma femme
1931
The end combine
1931as Joseph, le valet de chambre
I have something to tell you
1930as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
The best hostess
1930as Lucien Pivoine
Fernandel 3 films
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