Fernando Rey
Known for Acting · 224 credits
- Born
- 1917-09-20
- Died
- 1994-03-09
- Place of birth
- A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
- Also known as
- Fernando Casado Arambillet · Фернандо Рей
Biography
Fernando Rey (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994) — best known as Fernando Rey — was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel (Tristana, 1970; Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972; That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as a drug lord in The French Connection (1971), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.
The debonair Rey was described by French Connection producer Philip D'Antoni as "the last of the Continental guys". He achieved his greatest notoriety after he turned 50: "Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life", he told The Times of Madrid in 1973. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobes in the bullring. Then your life is all before you to enjoy it."
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Film '72
1971
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Gaspar
A.D.
1985
as Seneca
Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos
1972
as Narrador (voz)
I promessi sposi
1989
as Conte zio
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Baron Della Spina
Don Quijote de la Mancha
1992
as Don Quijote
Blaues Blut
1989
as Dekker
Le Grand Secret
1989
as Paul Corbet
Arnau
1994
as Compte de Barcelona
The House of Ulloa
1985
as Sr. De La Lage
Il ricatto
1989
as Magistrato Di Nola
Don Quijote von der Mancha
1965
as Der Herzog / le duc
Mission of Love
1993
as Pacheco
Imágenes perdidas
1991
as Himself - Narrator
Movies (208)
After the Dream
1992
as Ramiro Lanza
The French Connection
1971
as Alain Charnier
The Rash One
1964
as El Rico Pintor
Honey
1981
as Editor
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Marchena
La pródiga
1946
as José
The Savage Guns
1961
as Don Hernán
Mi general
1987
as Director Almirante
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as President Bru
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972
as Don Rafael
Los preparativos
1968
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977
as Mathieu Faber
Scheherazade
1963
as Al Fakid
French Connection II
1975
as Alain Charnier
The Miracle of Marcelino
1955
as Monje narrador
Return of the Seven
1966
as Priest
Fuenteovejuna
1947
as Frondoso
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Quintero
Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Worcester
Compañeros
1970
as Prof. Xantos
Don Juan
1956
as Don Iñigo
Tristana
1970
as Don Lope
The Adventurers
1970
as Jaime Xenos
Our Father
1985
as Cardinal
Seven Beauties
1975
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
Villa Rides
1968
as Fuentes
Naked Tango
1990
as Judge Torres
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
as Lepidus
Siempre es domingo
1961
as Juez Andonelli
Rebeldía
1954
as Capellán
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
1953
as Narrador (voz)
Memorias de Leticia Valle
1980
as Don Fernando Valle
The Hit
1984
as Policeman
Illustrious Corpses
1976
as Security Minister
A Town Called Bastard
1971
as Old Blind Man
Violent Blood Bath
1974
as Oscar
Chaste and Pure
1981
as Antonio Di Maggio
Billete para Tánger
1955
as Inspector
Locura de amor
1948
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
La laguna negra
1952
as Miguel
Star Knight
1985
as Fray Lupo
Legacy of the Incas
1965
as President Castillo
Backfire
1964
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
Lady of the Camelias
1981
as Count Stackelberg
Speaking of Buñuel
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Angel of Death
1985
as Ohmei Felsberg
Zampo y yo
1966
as Zampo
Sevilla Penitente
1958
Paco, mi padre
1992
Agustina of Aragon
1950
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Railroad Colonel
Señores del espacio
Don Quijote
1965
as Der Herzog
Saving Grace
1986
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
The Running Man
1963
as Police Official
Goliath Against the Giants
1961
as Bokan the Usurper
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Nathanson
Traffic Jam
1979
as Carlo
Paradise Hotel
1986
as Joseph
Navajo Joe
1966
as Reverend Rattigan
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
as Captain Moriz
White Fang
1973
as Father Oatley
Viridiana
1962
as Don Jaime
The Price of Power
1969
as Pinkerton
My Son, the Hero
1962
as High Priest (uncredited)
A Matter of Time
1976
as Charles Van Maar
Torerillos, 61
1962
as Narrator (voice)
The Crime of Cuenca
1981
as Contreras
Vida sin risas
1960
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
High Crime
1973
as Cafiero
Noche de Reyes
1949
The Last Days of Pompeii
1959
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Noche de reyes
1948
The Immortal Story
1968
as Merchant
Wrath of the Wind
1970
as Don Antonio
Sabela De Cambados
1949
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolt of the Slaves
1960
as Valerio
The Murri Affair
1974
as Prof. Murri
White Sister
1972
as le directeur de l'hôpital
Quintet
1979
as Grigor
Breath of Life
1990
as Gran Magno
The Ceremony
1963
as Sanchez
Madrugada
1957
as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
Monsignor
1982
as Cardinal Santoni
Canticle
1972
as Padrino Elisa
The Night Heaven Fell
1958
as Tío (alternate version)
Eyes Behind the Wall
1977
as Ivano
Black Arrow
1985
as Warwick
Don Quixote
1947
as Sansón Carrasco
Revenge
1958
as Writer
Elisa, My Life
1977
as Luis
The Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Goldginger
The Woman with Red Boots
1974
as Perrot
Son of a Gunfighter
1965
as Don Pedro Fortuna
Mission in Morocco
1959
as Princ Achmed
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
1994
as Miguel
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
1948
as Enrique Marín Rubio
El señor de La Salle
1964
as Luis XIV
The Great Swindle
1971
as Luis
The Tunnel
1988
as Allende
The Viscount
1967
as Marco Demoygne
Fin de semana
1964
as Entrevistador
The Lovers of Toledo
1953
Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Ramos
Reina santa
1947
as Infante Alfonso
Looking for Jesus
1982
as Don Filippo
El alcalde de Zalamea
1954
as El Rey
Historia de la frivolidad
1967
as Gent
¡Viva lo imposible!
1958
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
El mejillón gallego
1970
The Enchanted Forest
1987
as Mr. D'Abondo
The Last Romantic Lover
1978
as Max
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
1965
as Verleger Ramos
Teresa
1961
as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
Black Sky
1951
as Ángel López Veiga
Samson and Gideon
1965
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
The New Cinderella
1964
as Juan Echarre
The Devil Also Cries
1965
as Ramòn Quiroga
El rey que rabió
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
About Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994) — best known as Fernando Rey — was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel (Tristana, 1970; Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972; That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as a drug lord in The French Connection (1971), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century. The debonair Rey was described by French Connection producer Philip D'A… With 224 credits spanning from 1939 to 2019, Fernando Rey has appeared in 208 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fernando Rey Movies
- After the Dream (1992) — as Ramiro Lanza
- The French Connection (1971) — as Alain Charnier
- The Rash One (1964) — as El Rico Pintor
- Honey (1981) — as Editor
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) — as Marchena
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