Fernandel
May 8, 1903 (122 years old) in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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
Credits
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Les Rois de la comédie as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · 1958: Those Who Said No as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · L'Amateur as Fernand
- 1964 · That Tender Age as Adolphe Lartigue
- 1963 · My Wife's Husband as Fernand Jouvin
- 1961 · Don Camillo: Monsignor as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1960 · Croesus as Crésus
- 1960 · The Boss as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
- 1959 · The Woman's Confidant as Giuliano Goberti
- 1959 · Gangster Boss as Antoine Venturen
- 1957 · The Man in the Raincoat as Albert Constantin
- 1956 · The Virtuous Bigamist as Paul Verdier
- 1956 · Honoré de Marseille as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
- 1952 · French Touch as Mario Marius
- 1952 · The Little World of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1951 · The Sleepwalker as Victor Boniface
- 1949 · The Heroic Mr. Boniface as Boniface
- 1947 · Escale au soleil as Guide
- 1946 · L'Aventure de Cabassou as Cabassou
- 1943 · A Dog's Life as Gustave Bourdillon
- 1941 · The Suitors Club as Antoine Valoisir
- 1941 · Little Nothings as Astier
- 1940 · The Wonderful Night as le berger
- 1940 · Monsieur Hector as Hector
- 1939 · Raphaël le tatoué as Modeste Manosque
- 1938 · Tricoche and Cacolet as Tricoche
- 1937 · The Kings of Sport as Acteur
- 1937 · Josette as Albert Durandal
- 1936 · Les Gaîtés de la finance as Marivol Lambinet
- 1935 · Ferdinand the Roisterer as Ferdinand Piat
- 1934 · I Have an Idea as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
- 1934 · Angele as Saturnin
- 1934 · Le train de 8 H 47 as Croquebol
- 1934 · The Bread Peddler as Billenbuis
- 1933 · Le Jugement de minuit as Sam Hackitt
- 1932 · Lilac as le garçon d'honneur
- 1932 · He as Isidore
- 1931 · Night attack as L'amant
- 1930 · The best hostess as Lucien Pivoine
- Future · Fernandel 3 films as
- 2020 · Le Petit Monde de Fernandel as
- 2019 · The Phoney War as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2000 · Fernandel c'est moi as
- 1987 · Sacrée Soirée as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · Happy He Who Like Ulysses as Antonin
- 1968 · Stasera Fernandel as Monsieur Fernand
- 1968 · The Man in the Buick as Armand Favrot
- 1966 · Father's Trip as Quantin, Jura farmer
- 1966 · Your Money or Your Life as Charles Migue
- 1965 · Don Camillo in Moscow as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1964 · Relax Yourself Darling as François Faustin
- 1963 · Good King Dagobert as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
- 1963 · Blague dans le coin as Jeff Burlington
- 1963 · The Trip to Biarritz as Guillaume Dodut
- 1962 · The Changing of the Guard as Attilio Capellaro
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Dieu / God
- 1962 · Assassin in the Phonebook as Albert Rimond
- 1961 · Dynamite Jack as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- 1961 · The Last Judgment as The widower
- 1961 · Cocagne as Marc-Antoine
- 1959 · The Cow and I as Charles Bailly
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1958 · Life Together as Marcel Caboufigue
- 1958 · The Law Is the Law as Ferdinand Pastorelli
- 1958 · Les Vignes du Seigneur as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
- 1958 · Paris Holiday as Fernydel
- 1957 · Le Chômeur de Clochemerle as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
- 1957 · Sénéchal the Magnificent as François, Lucien Sénéchal
- 1956 · Around the World in 80 Days as French Coachman
- 1956 · Don Juan as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
- 1956 · Fernandel the Dressmaker as Fernand Vignard
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · Don Camillo's Last Round as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1955 · Spring, Autumn and Love as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- 1954 · Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Ali Baba
- 1954 · The Sheep Has Five Legs as Edouard de Saint-Forget
- 1954 · Mademoiselle Nitouche as Célestin / Floridor
- 1953 · The Most Wanted Man as Joe Calvet
- 1953 · The Return of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1953 · Carnival as Dardamelle
- 1953 · The Wild Oat as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- 1952 · Forbidden Fruit as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
- 1951 · The Red Inn as The Monk
- 1951 · The Hunting Ground as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- 1951 · Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny as Adhémar Pomme
- 1951 · Topaze as Albert Topaze
- 1950 · Caught in the Foreign Legion as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
- 1950 · Three Sinners as Noël Annequin
- 1950 · Tu m'as sauvé la vie as Fortuné Richard
- 1950 · Three Feet in a Bed as Casimir
- 1950 · I'm in the Revue as Philippe, devout house painter
- 1949 · We Request an Assassin as Bob
- 1948 · The Cupboard Was Bare as Alfred Puc
- 1948 · Si ça peut vous faire plaisir as Martial Gonfaron
- 1948 · Emile the African as Emile Boulard
- 1947 · Irma la voyante as Irma / Le client
- 1946 · Rooster Heart as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
- 1946 · Pétrus as Pétrus
- 1945 · Naïs as Toine
- 1945 · St. Val's Mystery as Désiré Le Sec
- 1945 · Hoboes in Paradise as Pons
- 1943 · Adrien as Adrien Moulinet
- 1943 · Love Around the Clock as Antonin
- 1943 · Don't Shout it from the Rooftops as Vincent Fleuret
- 1943 · The Lucky Star as Auguste
- 1942 · Simple-Minded as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
- 1941 · The Italian Straw Hat as Fadinard
- 1941 · The Acrobat as Ernest Sauce
- 1940 · The Well-Digger's Daughter as Félipe Rambert
- 1940 · The Mondesir Heir as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
- 1939 · Fric-Frac as Marcel
- 1939 · Berlingot and Company as François Arnaud
- 1939 · The Five Cents of Lavarede as Armand Lavarède
- 1938 · Ernest the Rebel as Ernest Pic
- 1938 · Barnabé as Barnabé
- 1938 · Heartbeat as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- 1938 · Hercule as Hercule Maffre
- 1937 · Harvest as Urbain Gedemus
- 1937 · Life Dances On as Fabien Coutissol
- 1937 · Ignace as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
- 1937 · The Smart People of the 11th as The orderly Patard
- 1937 · Francis the First as Honorin
- 1936 · One of the Legion as Fernand Espitalion
- 1936 · Une histoire pétillante as
- 1935 · Jim la houlette as Moluchet
- 1934 · The Lafleur Cavalryman as Fernand Lafleur
- 1934 · The Free Trade Hotel as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
- 1934 · Skylark as Michelet
- 1934 · Les Bleus de la marine as Lafraise
- 1934 · Le Chéri de sa concierge as
- 1934 · A Night of Madness as Fernand
- 1934 · The Amorous Garrison as Frédéric, rider
- 1934 · Maruche as Maruche
- 1933 · Love and Cool Water as Eloi, le chauffeur
- 1933 · La Terreur de la pampa as
- 1933 · The Orderly as Etienne
- 1933 · Le Gros Lot as
- 1933 · Le Coq du régiment as Medard
- 1933 · L'Ordonnance malgré lui as
- 1933 · Lidoire as Lidoire
- 1933 · Ça colle as
- 1932 · Un homme sans nom as
- 1932 · Fun in the Barracks as Vanderague
- 1932 · No Women as Casimir
- 1932 · Vive la classe as
- 1932 · Par habitude as
- 1932 · Sailor's Song as
- 1931 · Pas un mot à ma femme as
- 1931 · The Darling of Paris as
- 1931 · The end combine as Joseph, le valet de chambre
- 1931 · Baby's Laxative as Truchet
- 1931 · Bric a Brac and Company as Fernand
- 1931 · Black and White as Le groom
- 1930 · I have something to tell you as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage