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Fernandel

Fernandel

Acting1903Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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").

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Acting History

1991
Sacrée Soirée
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
1986
Champs-Elysées
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
1971
The Cat
Producer
1970
1968
The Man in the Buick
as Armand Favrot
1967
Discorama
TVas Self• 1 eps
1966
Your Money or Your Life
as Charles Migue
Father's Trip
as Quantin, Jura farmer
1965
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1964
That Tender Age
as Adolphe Lartigue
Relax Yourself Darling
as François Faustin
1963
Blague dans le coin
as Jeff Burlington
Good King Dagobert
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
My Wife's Husband
as Fernand Jouvin
The Trip to Biarritz
as Guillaume Dodut
1962
The Changing of the Guard
as Attilio Capellaro
1961
Dynamite Jack
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Last Judgment
as The widower
Cocagne
as Marc-Antoine
1960
Croesus
as Crésus
The Boss
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
1959
The Woman's Confidant
as Giuliano Goberti
The Cow and I
as Charles Bailly
Gangster Boss
as Antoine Venturen
1958
Paris Holiday
as Fernydel
The Law Is the Law
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Life Together
as Marcel Caboufigue
Les Vignes du Seigneur
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
1957
The Man in the Raincoat
as Albert Constantin
Le Chômeur de Clochemerle
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
Cinépanorama
TVas Self• 5 eps
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
as French Coachman
The Virtuous Bigamist
as Paul Verdier
Honoré de Marseille
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
Fernandel the Dressmaker
as Fernand Vignard
Don Juan
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
1955
Spring, Autumn and Love
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
Don Camillo's Last Round
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche
as Célestin / Floridor
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
1953
The Most Wanted Man
as Joe Calvet
The Return of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Wild Oat
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Carnival
as Dardamelle
1952
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Forbidden Fruit
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
French Touch
as Mario Marius
1951
The Red Inn
as The Monk
Topaze
as Albert Topaze
The Hunting Ground
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
1950
I'm in the Revue
as Philippe, devout house painter
Three Sinners
as Noël Annequin
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
as Fortuné Richard
Caught in the Foreign Legion
as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
1949
1948
1946
Rooster Heart
as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
Pétrus
as Pétrus
1945
Naïs
as Toine
St. Val's Mystery
as Désiré Le Sec
1943
The Lucky Star
as Auguste
Adrien
as Adrien Moulinet
Adrien
Director
1942
Simple-Minded
as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
1941
The Acrobat
as Ernest Sauce
1940
The Mondesir Heir
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
The Well-Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede
as Armand Lavarède
Fric-Frac
as Marcel
Raphaël le tatoué
as Modeste Manosque
Berlingot and Company
as François Arnaud
1938
Barnabé
as Barnabé
Heartbeat
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Ernest the Rebel
as Ernest Pic
1937
Life Dances On
as Fabien Coutissol
Harvest
as Urbain Gedemus
The Smart People of the 11th
as The orderly Patard
Josette
as Albert Durandal
Ignace
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
1936
One of the Legion
as Fernand Espitalion
1935
Ferdinand the Roisterer
as Ferdinand Piat
Jim la houlette
as Moluchet
1934
I Have an Idea
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
The Lafleur Cavalryman
as Fernand Lafleur
The Free Trade Hotel
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
1933
1932
Fun in the Barracks
as Vanderague
Lilac
as le garçon d'honneur
He
as Isidore
1931
Black and White
as Le groom
Baby's Laxative
as Truchet
1930
The best hostess
as Lucien Pivoine

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/8/1903
Day of Death
2/26/1971
Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France