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Fernando Rey

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Fernando Rey

Born September 20, 1917 in A Coruña, Galicia, SpainDied March 9, 1994190 films

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.

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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."

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie posterFirst watchThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie19727.4as Don RafaelA leading role.In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both…View film

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The French Connection poster7.5The French Connection1971That Obscure Object of Desire poster7.4That Obscure Object of Desire1977Viridiana poster7.7Viridiana1962Tristana poster7.2Tristana1970French Connection II poster6.8French Connection II1975Seven Beauties poster7.4Seven Beauties1975Traffic Jam poster6.8Traffic Jam1979White Fang poster6.4White Fang1973

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Guns of the Magnificent Seven poster5.4Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969

Filmography

190 films as actor
  1. 1994El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?Gregorio
  2. 1994On the Far Side of the TunnelMiguel
  3. 1993MadregildaFranco's Father
  4. 1992The SowFray Juan
  5. 1992L'AtlantideFather Mauritius
  6. 1992After the DreamRamiro Lanza
  7. 1992Blood and DustSultan Saladin
  8. 19921492: Conquest of ParadiseMarchena
  9. 1992Don QuixoteClosing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  10. 1992El Quijote de Miguel de CervantesDon Quijote
  11. 1990Drums of FirePapa Pablo V
  12. 1990Breath of LifeGran Magno
  13. 1990Naked TangoJudge Torres
  14. 1989Esmeralda BayRamos
  15. 1989La moglie ingenua e il marito malatoIl professor Rune
  16. 1989Le Grand SecretPaul Corbet
  17. 1988Scent of a CrimeFayón
  18. 1988Winter DiaryPadre
  19. 1988PasodobleDon Nuño
  20. 1988The TunnelAllende
  21. 1987The Enchanted ForestMr. D'Abondo
  22. 1987Mi generalDirector Almirante
  23. 1986Saving GraceCardinal Stefano Biondi
  24. 1986Paradise HotelJoseph
  25. 1985Star KnightFray Lupo
  26. 1985Black ArrowWarwick
  27. 1985Angel of DeathOhmei Felsberg
  28. 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyRailroad Colonel
  29. 1985Our FatherCardinal
  30. 1984A Strange PassionPiacchi
  31. 1984The HitPoliceman
  32. 1983BearnDon Antonio
  33. 1982MonsignorCardinal Santoni
  34. 1982Looking for JesusDon Filippo
  35. 1982A EstrangeiraAndré
  36. 1981Trágala, perroJuez
  37. 1981Chaste and PureAntonio Di Maggio
  38. 1981The Crime of CuencaContreras
  39. 1981HoneyEditor
  40. 1981Lady of the CameliasCount Stackelberg
  41. 1980Memorias de Leticia ValleDon Fernando Valle
  42. 1980CaboblancoPolice Captain Torredo
  43. 1979QuintetGrigor
  44. 1979Traffic JamCarlo
  45. 1978RebeldíaDon Luis
  46. 1978The Last Romantic LoverMax
  47. 1977That Obscure Object of DesireMathieu Faber
  48. 1977The AssignmentBidara
  49. 1977Eyes Behind the WallIvano
  50. 1977Elisa, My LifeLuis
  51. 1976Voyage of the DamnedPresident Bru
  52. 1976The Desert of the TartarsNathanson
  53. 1976A Matter of TimeCharles Van Maar
  54. 1976ManuelaDon Ramón
  55. 1976Illustrious CorpsesSecurity Minister
  56. 1976StripteaseAlfonso
  57. 1976El segundo poderCardenal
  58. 1975Seven BeautiesPedro the Anarchist Prisoner
  59. 1975French Connection IIAlain Charnier
  60. 1975Smiling ManiacsJudge Vanini
  61. 1974The Woman with Red BootsPerrot
  62. 1974The Murri AffairProf. Murri
  63. 1974Say it with FlowersJacques Berger
  64. 1974Violent Blood BathOscar
  65. 1974¿... Y el prójimo?Luis Ignacio
  66. 1973White FangFather Oatley
  67. 1973Fall of a BodyM. Nansoit
  68. 1973One WayMr. David
  69. 1973High CrimeCafiero
  70. 1973TarotArthur
  71. 1972The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieDon Rafael
  72. 1972La dudaDon Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
  73. 1972CanticlePadrino Elisa
  74. 1972White Sisterle directeur de l'hôpital
  75. 1972Antony and CleopatraLepidus
  76. 1972The Two Faces of FearInspector Nardi
  77. 1972This Kind of LoveGiovanna's father
  78. 1971A Town Called BastardOld Blind Man
  79. 1971The French ConnectionAlain Charnier
  80. 1971The Light at the Edge of the WorldCaptain Moriz
  81. 1971Cold Eyes of FearJuez Flower
  82. 1971The Great SwindleLuis
  83. 1970CompañerosProf. Xantos
  84. 1970Wrath of the WindDon Antonio
  85. 1970Aoom
  86. 1970TristanaDon Lope
  87. 1970The AdventurersJaime Xenos
  88. 1969The Price of PowerPinkerton
  89. 1969A Candidate for a KillingMarco Augusto
  90. 1969Land RaidersPriest
  91. 1969Guns of the Magnificent SevenQuintero
  92. 1968The Immortal StoryMerchant
  93. 1968Villa RidesFuentes
  94. 1968Los preparativos
  95. 1967Amor en el aireCarlos Mª Saldiez
  96. 1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesFilipe II
  97. 1967Run Like a ThiefCol. Romero
  98. 1967Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  99. 1967The Desperate OnesIbram
  100. 1967The ViscountMarco Demoygne
  101. 1967Historia de la frivolidadGent
  102. 1966Navajo JoeReverend Rattigan
  103. 1966Return of the SevenPriest
  104. 1966El GrecoRe Filippo II
  105. 1966Zampo y yoZampo
  106. 1966Attack of the RobotsSir Percy
  107. 1965Chimes at MidnightWorcester
  108. 1965Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollteVerleger Ramos
  109. 1965Espionage in LisbonAgent of the New World Organization
  110. 1965The Amazing Doctor GGoldginger
  111. 1965Legacy of the IncasPresident Castillo
  112. 1965Son of a GunfighterDon Pedro Fortuna
  113. 1965The Devil Also CriesRamòn Quiroga
  114. 1965Don QuijoteDer Herzog
  115. 1965Samson and GideonLo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
  116. 1964Fin de semanaEntrevistador
  117. 1964The PalomosDon Alberto
  118. 1964The New CinderellaJuan Echarre
  119. 1964The Rash OneEl Rico Pintor
  120. 1964BackfireCommissioner of Beirut harbor