Fernandel
Known for Acting · 157 credits
- Born
- 1903-05-08
- Died
- 1971-02-26
- Place of birth
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Also known as
- Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin · Fernand Contandin · Фернан Жозеф Дезире Контанден
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 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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (150)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as French Coachman
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
Paris Holiday
1958
as Fernydel
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
Topaze
1951
as Albert Topaze
The Boss
1960
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Pétrus
1946
as Pétrus
The Last Judgment
1961
as The widower
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Fernandel the Dressmaker
1956
as Fernand Vignard
The Cow and I
1959
as Charles Bailly
Three Sinners
1950
as Noël Annequin
Maruche
1934
as Maruche
Heartbeat
1938
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
as Félipe Rambert
He
1932
as Isidore
Your Money or Your Life
1966
as Charles Migue
Simple-Minded
1942
as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
Angele
1934
as Saturnin
Love Around the Clock
1943
as Antonin
Forbidden Fruit
1952
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
Don Juan
1956
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
The Man in the Buick
1968
as Armand Favrot
Harvest
1937
as Urbain Gedemus
The Law Is the Law
1958
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
The Free Trade Hotel
1934
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Smart People of the 11th
1937
as The orderly Patard
Fric-Frac
1939
as Marcel
My Wife's Husband
1963
as Fernand Jouvin
Gangster Boss
1959
as Antoine Venturen
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
as Antonin
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
French Touch
1952
as Mario Marius
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Virtuous Bigamist
1956
as Paul Verdier
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
Three Feet in a Bed
1950
as Casimir
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
A Night of Madness
1934
as Fernand
Dynamite Jack
1961
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
The Phoney War
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cocagne
1961
as Marc-Antoine
The Wild Oat
1953
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951
as Adhémar Pomme
Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954
as Célestin / Floridor
Francis the First
1937
as Honorin
Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Life Dances On
1937
as Fabien Coutissol
Croesus
1960
as Crésus
Life Together
1958
as Marcel Caboufigue
I Have an Idea
1934
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
Lilac
1932
as le garçon d'honneur
Spring, Autumn and Love
1955
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
Good King Dagobert
1963
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
I'm in the Revue
1950
as Philippe, devout house painter
Skylark
1934
as Michelet
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949
as Boniface
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935
as Ferdinand Piat
The Cupboard Was Bare
1948
as Alfred Puc
The Changing of the Guard
1962
as Attilio Capellaro
The Trip to Biarritz
1963
as Guillaume Dodut
Emile the African
1948
as Emile Boulard
The Suitors Club
1941
as Antoine Valoisir
Baby's Laxative
1931
as Truchet
Naïs
1945
as Toine
The Lucky Star
1943
as Auguste
The Woman's Confidant
1959
as Giuliano Goberti
The Kings of Sport
1937
as Acteur
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
as François Faustin
Bric a Brac and Company
1931
as Fernand
Adrien
1943
as Adrien Moulinet
The Wonderful Night
1940
as le berger
The Most Wanted Man
1953
as Joe Calvet
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950
as Fortuné Richard
Black and White
1931
as Le groom
The best hostess
1930
as Lucien Pivoine
That Tender Age
1964
as Adolphe Lartigue
Carnival
1953
as Dardamelle
Raphaël le tatoué
1939
as Modeste Manosque
Monsieur Hector
1940
as Hector
Ernest the Rebel
1938
as Ernest Pic
Barnabé
1938
as Barnabé
Le Coq du régiment
1933
as Medard
The End Combine
1931
as Joseph, le valet de chambre
Fun in the Barracks
1932
as Vanderague
L'Aventure de Cabassou
1946
as Cabassou
The Red Inn
1951
as The Monk
Lidoire
1933
as Lidoire
Hercule
1938
as Hercule Maffre
Easiest Profession
1957
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Le Jugement de minuit
1933
as Sam Hackitt
One of the Legion
1936
as Fernand Espitalion
The Hunting Ground
1951
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Blague dans le coin
1963
as Jeff Burlington
Father's Trip
1966
as Quantin, Jura farmer
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
as Armand Lavarède
Ignace
1937
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
The Orderly
1933
as Etienne
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
as Albert Rimond
The Man in the Raincoat
1957
as Albert Constantin
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948
as Martial Gonfaron
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
Josette
1937
as Albert Durandal
St. Val's Mystery
1945
as Désiré Le Sec
Jim la houlette
1935
as Moluchet
The Acrobat
1941
as Ernest Sauce
Tricoche and Cacolet
1938
as Tricoche
The Sleepwalker
1951
as Victor Boniface
Les Gaîtés de la finance
1936
as Marivol Lambinet
Little Nothings
1941
as Astier
A Dog's Life
1943
as Gustave Bourdillon
Un homme sans nom
1932
Honoré de Marseille
1956
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
The Amorous Garrison
1934
as Frédéric, rider
About 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 wi… With 157 credits spanning from 1930 to 2023, Fernandel has appeared in 150 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fernandel Movies
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as French Coachman
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954) — as Ali Baba
- Paris Holiday (1958) — as Fernydel
- The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) — as Dieu / God
- Topaze (1951) — as Albert Topaze
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