Person
Fernandel
Actor· Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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)
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Around the World in 80 Days
French Coachman · 1956
The Little World of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci · 1952
The Return of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci · 1953
Don Camillo in Moscow
Don Camillo Tarocci · 1965
Don Camillo's Last Round
Don Camillo Tarocci · 1955
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo Tarocci · 1961
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba · 1954
The Cow and I
Charles Bailly · 1959
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Happy He Who Like Ulysses | Antonin | Film |
| 1968 | The Man in the Buick | Armand Favrot | Film |
| 1966 | Father's Trip | Quantin, Jura farmer | Film |
| 1966 | Your Money or Your Life | Charles Migue | Film |
| 1965 | Don Camillo in Moscow | Don Camillo Tarocci | Film |
| 1964 | Relax Yourself Darling | François Faustin | Film |
| 1964 | That Tender Age | Adolphe Lartigue | Film |
| 1963 | Blague dans le coin | Jeff Burlington | Film |
| 1963 | My Wife's Husband | Fernand Jouvin | Film |
| 1963 | The Trip to Biarritz | Guillaume Dodut | Film |
| 1963 | Good King Dagobert | M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert | Film |
| 1962 | The Changing of the Guard | Attilio Capellaro | Film |
| 1962 | The Devil and the Ten Commandments | Dieu / God | Film |
| 1962 | Assassin in the Phonebook | Albert Rimond | Film |
| 1961 | Cocagne | Marc-Antoine | Film |
| 1961 | The Last Judgment | The widower | Film |
| 1961 | Don Camillo: Monsignor | Don Camillo Tarocci | Film |
| 1961 | Dynamite Jack | Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu | Film |
| 1960 | Croesus | Crésus | Film |
| 1960 | The Boss | Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles | Film |
| 1959 | The Cow and I | Charles Bailly | Film |
| 1959 | Gangster Boss | Antoine Venturen | Film |
| 1959 | The Woman's Confidant | Giuliano Goberti | Film |
| 1958 | Paris Holiday | Fernydel | Film |
| 1958 | Les Vignes du Seigneur | Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne | Film |
| 1958 | The Law Is the Law | Ferdinand Pastorelli | Film |
| 1958 | Life Together | Marcel Caboufigue | Film |
| 1957 | Easiest Profession | Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin' | Film |
| 1957 | The Man in the Raincoat | Albert Constantin | Film |
| 1957 | Sénéchal the Magnificent | François, Lucien Sénéchal | Film |
| 1956 | Don Juan | Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan | Film |
| 1956 | Honoré de Marseille | Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille | Film |
| 1956 | The Virtuous Bigamist | Paul Verdier | Film |
| 1956 | Fernandel the Dressmaker | Fernand Vignard | Film |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | French Coachman | Film |
| 1955 | Spring, Autumn and Love | Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier | Film |
| 1955 | Don Camillo's Last Round | Don Camillo Tarocci | Film |
| 1954 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Ali Baba | Film |
| 1954 | Mademoiselle Nitouche | Célestin / Floridor | Film |
| 1954 | The Sheep Has Five Legs | Edouard de Saint-Forget | Film |
| 1953 | Carnival | Dardamelle | Film |
| 1953 | The Wild Oat | Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker | Film |
| 1953 | The Most Wanted Man | Joe Calvet | Film |
| 1953 | The Return of Don Camillo | Don Camillo Tarocci | Film |
| 1952 | French Touch | Mario Marius | Film |
| 1952 | Forbidden Fruit | Dr. Charles Pellegrin | Film |
| 1952 | The Little World of Don Camillo | Don Camillo Tarocci | Film |
| 1951 | Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny | Adhémar Pomme | Film |
| 1951 | The Sleepwalker | Victor Boniface | Film |
| 1951 | The Red Inn | The Monk | Film |
| 1951 | Topaze | Albert Topaze | Film |
| 1951 | The Hunting Ground | Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal | Film |
| 1950 | Caught in the Foreign Legion | Luc, doorman of the "Miramar" | Film |
| 1950 | Three Feet in a Bed | Casimir | Film |
| 1950 | Three Sinners | Noël Annequin | Film |
| 1950 | Tu m'as sauvé la vie | Fortuné Richard | Film |
| 1950 | I'm in the Revue | Philippe, devout house painter | Film |
| 1949 | We Request an Assassin | Bob | Film |
| 1949 | The Heroic Mr. Boniface | Boniface | Film |
| 1948 | The Cupboard Was Bare | Alfred Puc | Film |
| 1948 | Si ça peut vous faire plaisir | Martial Gonfaron | Film |
| 1946 | Rooster Heart | Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur | Film |
| 1946 | Pétrus | Pétrus | Film |
| 1946 | L'Aventure de Cabassou | Cabassou | Film |
| 1945 | St. Val's Mystery | Désiré Le Sec | Film |
| 1945 | Naïs | Toine | Film |
| 1943 | Adrien | Adrien Moulinet | Film |
| 1943 | The Lucky Star | Auguste | Film |
| 1943 | Love Around the Clock | Antonin | Film |
| 1942 | Simple-Minded | Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour' | Film |
| 1941 | The Italian Straw Hat | Fadinard | Film |
| 1941 | The Suitors Club | Antoine Valoisir | Film |
| 1941 | Little Nothings | Astier | Film |
| 1941 | The Acrobat | Ernest Sauce | Film |
| 1940 | The Mondesir Heir | Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux | Film |
| 1940 | The Wonderful Night | le berger | Film |
| 1940 | Monsieur Hector | Hector | Film |
| 1940 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | Félipe Rambert | Film |
| 1939 | Raphaël le tatoué | Modeste Manosque | Film |
| 1939 | The Five Cents of Lavarede | Armand Lavarède | Film |
Community Curation
This page is community-maintained. Know something we don't?
← All person · Wikidata Q129092