Fernando Rey
Known for Acting · 220 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 (14)
Film '72
1971
as Self
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Gaspar
A.D.
1985
as Seneca
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Baron Della Spina
I promessi sposi
1989
as Conte zio
Le Grand Secret
1989
as Paul Corbet
Blaues Blut
1989
as Dekker
Il ricatto
1989
as Magistrato Di Nola
Don Quijote de la Mancha
1992
as Don Quijote
Imágenes perdidas
1991
as Himself - Narrator
Arnau
1994
as Compte de Barcelona
Mission of Love
1993
as Pacheco
Don Quijote von der Mancha
1965
as Der Herzog / le duc
The House of Ulloa
1985
as Sr. De La Lage
Movies (206)
Honey
1981
as Editor
The French Connection
1971
as Alain Charnier
Villa Rides
1968
as Fuentes
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Marchena
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977
as Mathieu Faber
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972
as Don Rafael
Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Worcester
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Quintero
Return of the Seven
1966
as Priest
Scheherazade
1963
as Al Fakid
The Miracle of Marcelino
1955
as Monje narrador
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as President Bru
French Connection II
1975
as Alain Charnier
Tristana
1970
as Don Lope
Viridiana
1962
as Don Jaime
Naked Tango
1990
as Judge Torres
The Hit
1984
as Policeman
The Last Days of Pompeii
1959
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Nathanson
Saving Grace
1986
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Rogelia
1962
as Máximo García
Striptease
1976
as Alfonso
The Palomos
1964
as Don Alberto
Reina santa
1947
as Infante Alfonso
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
as Captain Moriz
Navajo Joe
1966
as Reverend Rattigan
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
as Lepidus
Compañeros
1970
as Prof. Xantos
Traffic Jam
1979
as Carlo
The Adventurers
1970
as Jaime Xenos
White Fang
1973
as Father Oatley
A Town Called Bastard
1971
as Old Blind Man
Caboblanco
1980
as Police Captain Torredo
High Crime
1973
as Cafiero
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Railroad Colonel
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
1967
as Filipe II
Illustrious Corpses
1976
as Security Minister
The Tunnel
1988
as Allende
Monsignor
1982
as Cardinal Santoni
Cabaret
1953
as Carlos Jiménez
Drums of Fire
1990
as Papa Pablo V
The Immortal Story
1968
as Merchant
Seven Beauties
1975
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
The Sow
1992
as Fray Juan
Our Father
1985
as Cardinal
The Running Man
1963
as Police Official
Land Raiders
1969
as Priest
A Matter of Time
1976
as Charles Van Maar
Lady of the Camelias
1981
as Count Stackelberg
El Greco
1966
as Re Filippo II
White Sister
1972
as le directeur de l'hôpital
My Son, the Hero
1962
as High Priest (uncredited)
Eyes Behind the Wall
1977
as Ivano
The Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Goldginger
Buñuel
1989
as Self
Black Arrow
1985
as Warwick
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
1953
as Narrador (voz)
Quintet
1979
as Grigor
The Woman with Red Boots
1974
as Perrot
Tarot
1973
as Arthur
Locura de amor
1948
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
Don Quijote
1965
as Der Herzog
Chaste and Pure
1981
as Antonio Di Maggio
A Estrangeira
1982
as André
Agustina of Aragon
1950
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Wrath of the Wind
1970
as Don Antonio
Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Ramos
Revenge
1958
as Writer
The Desperate Ones
1967
as Ibram
Angel of Death
1985
as Ohmei Felsberg
The Ceremony
1963
as Sanchez
La pródiga
1946
as José
A Candidate for a Killing
1969
as Marco Augusto
Manuela
1976
as Don Ramón
El señor de La Salle
1964
as Luis XIV
Star Knight
1985
as Fray Lupo
The Night Heaven Fell
1958
as Tío (alternate version)
Don Quixote
1992
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mi general
1987
as Director Almirante
Elisa, My Life
1977
as Luis
The Murri Affair
1974
as Prof. Murri
Sonatas
1959
as Captain Casares
Mare nostrum
1948
as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Son of a Gunfighter
1965
as Don Pedro Fortuna
¡Viva lo imposible!
1958
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fin de semana
1964
as Entrevistador
The Rash One
1964
as El Rico Pintor
Zampo y yo
1966
as Zampo
Madregilda
1993
as Franco's Father
The Singer from Mexico
1957
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
as Il professor Rune
Memorias de Leticia Valle
1980
as Don Fernando Valle
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
1994
as Gregorio
Don Juan
1956
as Don Iñigo
The New Cinderella
1964
as Juan Echarre
Backfire
1964
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
Don Quixote
1947
as Sansón Carrasco
Say it with Flowers
1974
as Jacques Berger
La duda
1972
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
The Enchanted Forest
1987
as Mr. D'Abondo
Speaking of Buñuel
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Legacy of the Incas
1965
as President Castillo
The Last Romantic Lover
1978
as Max
Culpables
1960
as Mario
Faustina
1957
as Valentín
La laguna negra
1952
as Miguel
Airport
1953
as Fernando
The Price of Power
1969
as Pinkerton
The Assignment
1977
as Bidara
Smiling Maniacs
1975
as Judge Vanini
Bearn
1983
as Don Antonio
Black Sky
1951
as Ángel López Veiga
Samson and Gideon
1965
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
Fuenteovejuna
1947
as Frondoso
Air Lashings
1951
as Narrador (voz)
The Great Swindle
1971
as Luis
The Lovers of Toledo
1953
Comedians
1954
as Miguel
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 220 credits spanning from 1939 to 2019, Fernando Rey has appeared in 206 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fernando Rey Movies
- Honey (1981) — as Editor
- The French Connection (1971) — as Alain Charnier
- Villa Rides (1968) — as Fuentes
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) — as Marchena
- That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) — as Mathieu Faber
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