- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1903
- Place of Birth
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Died
- February 26, 1971
Fernandel
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
movieL'Âge d'or de la pub
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieLes Rois de la comédie
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieLe Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
movieThe Phoney War
2019 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
movie1958: Those Who Said No
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieFernandel c'est moi
2000
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self (archive footage)
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self, Self (archive footage)
movieThe Cat
1971 · Producer
movieHappy He Who Like Ulysses
1970 · Antonin
tvStasera Fernandel
1968 · Monsieur Fernand
movieThe Man in the Buick
1968 · Armand Favrot
tvL'Amateur
1967 · Fernand
movieFather's Trip
1966 · Quantin, Jura farmer
movieYour Money or Your Life
1966 · Charles Migue
movieDon Camillo in Moscow
1965 · Don Camillo Tarocci
movieThat Tender Age
1964 · Adolphe Lartigue
movieRelax Yourself Darling
1964 · François Faustin
movieMy Wife's Husband
1963 · Fernand Jouvin
movieGood King Dagobert
1963 · M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
movieBlague dans le coin
1963 · Jeff Burlington
movieThe Trip to Biarritz
1963 · Guillaume Dodut
movieThe Changing of the Guard
1962 · Attilio Capellaro
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
movieThe Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962 · Dieu / God
movieAssassin in the Phonebook
1962 · Albert Rimond
movieDynamite Jack
1961 · Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
movieThe Last Judgment
1961 · The widower
movieDon Camillo: Monsignor
1961 · Don Camillo Tarocci
movieCocagne
1961 · Marc-Antoine
movieCroesus
1960 · Crésus
movieThe Boss
1960 · Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
movieThe Cow and I
1959 · Charles Bailly
movieThe Woman's Confidant
1959 · Giuliano Goberti
movieGangster Boss
1959 · Antoine Venturen
tvDiscorama
1959 · Self
movieLife Together
1958 · Marcel Caboufigue
movieThe Law Is the Law
1958 · Ferdinand Pastorelli
movieLes Vignes du Seigneur
1958 · Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
movieParis Holiday
1958 · Fernydel
movieEasiest Profession
1957 · Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
movieSénéchal the Magnificent
1957 · François, Lucien Sénéchal
movieThe Man in the Raincoat
1957 · Albert Constantin
movieThe Virtuous Bigamist
1956 · Paul Verdier
movieHonoré de Marseille
1956 · Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956 · French Coachman
movieDon Juan
1956 · Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
movieFernandel the Dressmaker
1956 · Fernand Vignard
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self
movieDon Camillo's Last Round
1955 · Don Camillo Tarocci
movieSpring, Autumn and Love
1955 · Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954 · Ali Baba
movieThe Sheep Has Five Legs
1954 · Edouard de Saint-Forget
movieMademoiselle Nitouche
1954 · Célestin / Floridor
movieThe Most Wanted Man
1953 · Joe Calvet
movieThe Return of Don Camillo
1953 · Don Camillo Tarocci
movieCarnival
1953 · Dardamelle
movieThe Wild Oat
1953 · Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
movieForbidden Fruit
1952 · Dr. Charles Pellegrin
movieFrench Touch
1952 · Mario Marius
movieThe Little World of Don Camillo
1952 · Don Camillo Tarocci
movieThe Red Inn
1951 · The Monk
movieThe Hunting Ground
1951 · Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
movieAdhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951 · Adhémar Pomme, Director
movieThe Sleepwalker
1951 · Victor Boniface
movieTopaze
1951 · Albert Topaze
movieCaught in the Foreign Legion
1950 · Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
movieThree Sinners
1950 · Noël Annequin
movieTu m'as sauvé la vie
1950 · Fortuné Richard
movieThree Feet in a Bed
1950 · Casimir
movieI'm in the Revue
1950 · Philippe, devout house painter
movieWe Request an Assassin
1949 · Bob
movieThe Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949 · Boniface
movieThe Cupboard Was Bare
1948 · Alfred Puc
movieSi ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948 · Martial Gonfaron
movieEmile the African
1948 · Emile Boulard
movieEscale au soleil
1947 · Guide
movieIrma la voyante
1947 · Irma / Le client
movieRooster Heart
1946 · Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
moviePétrus
1946 · Pétrus
movieL'Aventure de Cabassou
1946 · Cabassou
movieNaïs
1945 · Toine
movieSt. Val's Mystery
1945 · Désiré Le Sec
movieHoboes in Paradise
1945 · Pons
movieAdrien
1943 · Adrien Moulinet, Director
movieLove Around the Clock
1943 · Antonin
movieDon't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943 · Vincent Fleuret
movieA Dog's Life
1943 · Gustave Bourdillon
movieThe Lucky Star
1943 · Auguste
movieSimple-Minded
1942 · Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour', Director
movieThe Suitors Club
1941 · Antoine Valoisir
movieThe Italian Straw Hat
1941 · Fadinard
movieThe Acrobat
1941 · Ernest Sauce
movieLittle Nothings
1941 · Astier
movieThe Wonderful Night
1940 · le berger
movieThe Well-Digger's Daughter
1940 · Félipe Rambert
movieMonsieur Hector
1940 · Hector
movieThe Mondesir Heir
1940 · Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
movieFric-Frac
1939 · Marcel
movieBerlingot and Company
1939 · François Arnaud
movieThe Five Cents of Lavarede
1939 · Armand Lavarède
movieRaphaël le tatoué
1939 · Modeste Manosque
movieErnest the Rebel
1938 · Ernest Pic
movieTricoche and Cacolet
1938 · Tricoche
movieBarnabé
1938 · Barnabé
movieHeartbeat
1938 · Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
movieHercule
1938 · Hercule Maffre
movieHarvest
1937 · Urbain Gedemus
movieThe Kings of Sport
1937 · Acteur
movieLife Dances On
1937 · Fabien Coutissol
movieIgnace
1937 · Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
movieThe Smart People of the 11th
1937 · The orderly Patard
movieFrancis the First
1937 · Honorin
movieJosette
1937 · Albert Durandal
movieOne of the Legion
1936 · Fernand Espitalion
movieLes Gaîtés de la finance
1936 · Marivol Lambinet
movieUne histoire pétillante
1936
movieJim la houlette
1935 · Moluchet
movieFerdinand the Roisterer
1935 · Ferdinand Piat
movieThe Lafleur Cavalryman
1934 · Fernand Lafleur
movieI Have an Idea
1934 · Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
movieThe Free Trade Hotel
1934 · Boulot, le garçon d'étage
movieAngele
1934 · Saturnin
movieSkylark
1934 · Michelet
movieNavy Blue
1934 · Lafraise
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
movieThe Eight-Forty-Seven Train
1934 · Croquebol
movieA Night of Madness
1934 · Fernand
movieThe Amorous Garrison
1934 · Frédéric, rider
movieMaruche
1934 · Maruche
movieThe Bread Peddler
1934 · Billenbuis
movieLove and Cool Water
1933 · Eloi, le chauffeur
movieLa Terreur de la pampa
1933
movieThe Orderly
1933 · Etienne
movieLe Gros Lot
1933
movieThe Rooster of the Regiment
1933 · Medard
movieL'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
movieLe Jugement de minuit
1933 · Sam Hackitt
movieÇa colle
1933
movieLidoire
1933 · Lidoire
Un homme sans nom
1932
movieFun in the Barracks
1932 · Vanderague
movieNo Women
1932 · Casimir
movieVive la classe
1932
movieLilac
1932 · le garçon d'honneur
moviePar habitude
1932
movieHe
1932 · Isidore
movieSailor's Song
1932
moviePas un mot à ma femme
1931
movieNight attack
1931 · L'amant
movieThe Darling of Paris
1931
movieThe End Combine
1931 · Joseph, le valet de chambre
movieBaby's Laxative
1931 · Truchet
movieBric a Brac and Company
1931 · Fernand
movieBlack and White
1931 · Le groom
movieThe best hostess
1930 · Lucien Pivoine
movieI have something to tell you
1930 · l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
movieFernandel 3 films
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