Fernandel
Acting
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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
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
The Phoney War
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
as Antonin
The Man in the Buick
1968
as Armand Favrot
Stasera Fernandel
1968
as Monsieur Fernand
L'Amateur
1967
as Fernand
Your Money or Your Life
1966
as Charles Migue
Father's Trip
1966
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
That Tender Age
1964
as Adolphe Lartigue
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
as François Faustin
My Wife's Husband
1963
as Fernand Jouvin
Blague dans le coin
1963
as Jeff Burlington
Good King Dagobert
1963
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
The Trip to Biarritz
1963
as Guillaume Dodut
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
as Albert Rimond
The Changing of the Guard
1962
as Attilio Capellaro
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Last Judgment
1961
as The widower
Dynamite Jack
1961
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
Cocagne
1961
as Marc-Antoine
Croesus
1960
as Crésus
The Boss
1960
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
Gangster Boss
1959
as Antoine Venturen
The Cow and I
1959
as Charles Bailly
The Woman's Confidant
1959
as Giuliano Goberti
Discorama
1959
as Self
Paris Holiday
1958
as Fernydel
The Law Is the Law
1958
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Life Together
1958
as Marcel Caboufigue
Les Vignes du Seigneur
1958
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
Easiest Profession
1957
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
The Man in the Raincoat
1957
as Albert Constantin
The Virtuous Bigamist
1956
as Paul Verdier
Honoré de Marseille
1956
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
Fernandel the Dressmaker
1956
as Fernand Vignard
Don Juan
1956
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as French Coachman
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Spring, Autumn and Love
1955
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954
as Célestin / Floridor
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Wild Oat
1953
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
The Most Wanted Man
1953
as Joe Calvet
Carnival
1953
as Dardamelle
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
French Touch
1952
as Mario Marius
Forbidden Fruit
1952
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
The Red Inn
1951
as The Monk
The Sleepwalker
1951
as Victor Boniface
Topaze
1951
as Albert Topaze
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951
as Adhémar Pomme
The Hunting Ground
1951
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950
as Fortuné Richard
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
Three Feet in a Bed
1950
as Casimir
Three Sinners
1950
as Noël Annequin
I'm in the Revue
1950
as Philippe, devout house painter
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949
as Boniface
We Request an Assassin
1949
as Bob
The Cupboard Was Bare
1948
as Alfred Puc
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948
as Martial Gonfaron
Emile the African
1948
as Emile Boulard
Escale au soleil
1947
as Guide
Irma la voyante
1947
as Irma / Le client
L'Aventure de Cabassou
1946
as Cabassou
Pétrus
1946
as Pétrus
Rooster Heart
1946
as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
St. Val's Mystery
1945
as Désiré Le Sec
Naïs
1945
as Toine
Hoboes in Paradise
1945
as Pons
The Lucky Star
1943
as Auguste
Adrien
1943
as Adrien Moulinet
Love Around the Clock
1943
as Antonin
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943
as Vincent Fleuret
A Dog's Life
1943
as Gustave Bourdillon
Simple-Minded
1942
as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
The Italian Straw Hat
1941
as Fadinard
Little Nothings
1941
as Astier
The Acrobat
1941
as Ernest Sauce
The Suitors Club
1941
as Antoine Valoisir
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
as Félipe Rambert
Monsieur Hector
1940
as Hector
The Mondesir Heir
1940
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
The Wonderful Night
1940
as le berger
Fric-Frac
1939
as Marcel
Raphaël le tatoué
1939
as Modeste Manosque
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
as Armand Lavarède
Berlingot and Company
1939
as François Arnaud
Heartbeat
1938
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Ernest the Rebel
1938
as Ernest Pic
Barnabé
1938
as Barnabé
Tricoche and Cacolet
1938
as Tricoche
Hercule
1938
as Hercule Maffre
Harvest
1937
as Urbain Gedemus
Josette
1937
as Albert Durandal
The Smart People of the 11th
1937
as The orderly Patard
Life Dances On
1937
as Fabien Coutissol
Ignace
1937
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
Francis the First
1937
as Honorin
The Kings of Sport
1937
as Acteur
One of the Legion
1936
as Fernand Espitalion
Une histoire pétillante
1936
Les Gaîtés de la finance
1936
as Marivol Lambinet
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935
as Ferdinand Piat
Jim the Crook
1935
as Moluchet
Angele
1934
as Saturnin
Maruche
1934
as Maruche
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
The Lafleur Cavalryman
1934
as Fernand Lafleur
Navy Blue
1934
as Lafraise
The Free Trade Hotel
1934
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
Skylark
1934
as Michelet
The Amorous Garrison
1934
as Frédéric, rider
The Eight-Forty-Seven Train
1934
as Croquebol
A Night of Madness
1934
as Fernand
I Have an Idea
1934
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
The Bread Peddler
1934
as Billenbuis
Ça colle
1933
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
Le Jugement de minuit
1933
as Sam Hackitt
Le Gros Lot
1933
The Rooster of the Regiment
1933
as Medard
Love and Cool Water
1933
as Eloi, le chauffeur
The Orderly
1933
as Etienne
Lidoire
1933
as Lidoire
Lilac
1932
as le garçon d'honneur
Sailor's Song
1932
Vive la classe
1932
Fun in the Barracks
1932
as Vanderague
Par habitude
1932
He
1932
as Isidore
No Women
1932
as Casimir
Un homme sans nom
1932
Black and White
1931
as Le groom
The Darling of Paris
1931
as Ficelle
Baby's Laxative
1931
as Truchet
Pas un mot à ma femme
1931
Bric a Brac and Company
1931
as Fernand
The End Combine
1931
as Joseph, le valet de chambre
Night attack
1931
as L'amant
The best hostess
1930
as Lucien Pivoine
I have something to tell you
1930
as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage