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Fernandel

Born May 8, 1903 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceDied February 26, 1971142 films

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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The Little World of Don Camillo posterFirst watchThe Little World of Don Camillo19527.5as Don Camillo TarocciIn a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community.View film

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Around the World in 80 Days poster6.7Around the World in 80 Days1956The Return of Don Camillo poster7.2The Return of Don Camillo1953Don Camillo's Last Round poster7.3Don Camillo's Last Round1955Don Camillo in Moscow poster7.1Don Camillo in Moscow1965Don Camillo: Monsignor poster6.9Don Camillo: Monsignor1961The Cow and I poster6.7The Cow and I1959The Red Inn poster6.8The Red Inn1951My Wife's Husband poster6.7My Wife's Husband1963

Filmography

142 films as actor
  1. TBAFernandel 3 films
  2. 1970Happy He Who Like UlyssesAntonin
  3. 1968The Man in the BuickArmand Favrot
  4. 1966Father's TripQuantin, Jura farmer
  5. 1966Your Money or Your LifeCharles Migue
  6. 1965Don Camillo in MoscowDon Camillo Tarocci
  7. 1964That Tender AgeAdolphe Lartigue
  8. 1964Relax Yourself DarlingFrançois Faustin
  9. 1963My Wife's HusbandFernand Jouvin
  10. 1963Good King DagobertM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
  11. 1963Blague dans le coinJeff Burlington
  12. 1963The Trip to BiarritzGuillaume Dodut
  13. 1962The Changing of the GuardAttilio Capellaro
  14. 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsDieu / God
  15. 1962Assassin in the PhonebookAlbert Rimond
  16. 1961Dynamite JackDynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
  17. 1961The Last JudgmentThe widower
  18. 1961Don Camillo: MonsignorDon Camillo Tarocci
  19. 1961CocagneMarc-Antoine
  20. 1960CroesusCrésus
  21. 1960The BossJustin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
  22. 1959The Cow and ICharles Bailly
  23. 1959The Woman's ConfidantGiuliano Goberti
  24. 1959Gangster BossAntoine Venturen
  25. 1958Life TogetherMarcel Caboufigue
  26. 1958The Law Is the LawFerdinand Pastorelli
  27. 1958Les Vignes du SeigneurHenri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
  28. 1958Paris HolidayFernydel
  29. 1957Easiest ProfessionBaptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
  30. 1957Sénéchal the MagnificentFrançois, Lucien Sénéchal
  31. 1957The Man in the RaincoatAlbert Constantin
  32. 1956The Virtuous BigamistPaul Verdier
  33. 1956Honoré de MarseilleHonoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
  34. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysFrench Coachman
  35. 1956Don JuanSganarelle / Falso Don Juan
  36. 1956Fernandel the DressmakerFernand Vignard
  37. 1955Don Camillo's Last RoundDon Camillo Tarocci
  38. 1955Spring, Autumn and LoveFernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
  39. 1954Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba
  40. 1954The Sheep Has Five LegsEdouard de Saint-Forget
  41. 1954Mademoiselle NitoucheCélestin / Floridor
  42. 1953The Most Wanted ManJoe Calvet
  43. 1953The Return of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci
  44. 1953CarnivalDardamelle
  45. 1953The Wild OatFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
  46. 1952Forbidden FruitDr. Charles Pellegrin
  47. 1952French TouchMario Marius
  48. 1952The Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci
  49. 1951The Red InnThe Monk
  50. 1951The Hunting GroundUrbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
  51. 1951Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyAdhémar Pomme
  52. 1951The SleepwalkerVictor Boniface
  53. 1951TopazeAlbert Topaze
  54. 1950Caught in the Foreign LegionLuc, doorman of the "Miramar"
  55. 1950Three SinnersNoël Annequin
  56. 1950Tu m'as sauvé la vieFortuné Richard
  57. 1950Three Feet in a BedCasimir
  58. 1950I'm in the RevuePhilippe, devout house painter
  59. 1949We Request an AssassinBob
  60. 1949The Heroic Mr. BonifaceBoniface
  61. 1948The Cupboard Was BareAlfred Puc
  62. 1948Si ça peut vous faire plaisirMartial Gonfaron
  63. 1948Emile the AfricanEmile Boulard
  64. 1947Irma la voyanteIrma / Le client
  65. 1946Rooster HeartTulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
  66. 1946PétrusPétrus
  67. 1946L'Aventure de CabassouCabassou
  68. 1945NaïsToine
  69. 1945St. Val's MysteryDésiré Le Sec
  70. 1945Hoboes in ParadisePons
  71. 1943AdrienAdrien Moulinet
  72. 1943Love Around the ClockAntonin
  73. 1943Don't Shout it from the RooftopsVincent Fleuret
  74. 1943A Dog's LifeGustave Bourdillon
  75. 1943The Lucky StarAuguste
  76. 1942Simple-MindedSimplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
  77. 1941The Suitors ClubAntoine Valoisir
  78. 1941The Italian Straw HatFadinard
  79. 1941The AcrobatErnest Sauce
  80. 1941Little NothingsAstier
  81. 1940The Wonderful Nightle berger
  82. 1940The Well-Digger's DaughterFélipe Rambert
  83. 1940Monsieur HectorHector
  84. 1940The Mondesir HeirBien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
  85. 1939Fric-FracMarcel
  86. 1939Berlingot and CompanyFrançois Arnaud
  87. 1939The Five Cents of LavaredeArmand Lavarède
  88. 1939Raphaël le tatouéModeste Manosque
  89. 1938Ernest the RebelErnest Pic
  90. 1938Tricoche and CacoletTricoche
  91. 1938BarnabéBarnabé
  92. 1938HeartbeatIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
  93. 1938HerculeHercule Maffre
  94. 1937HarvestUrbain Gedemus
  95. 1937The Kings of SportActeur
  96. 1937Life Dances OnFabien Coutissol
  97. 1937IgnaceIgnace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
  98. 1937The Smart People of the 11thThe orderly Patard
  99. 1937Francis the FirstHonorin
  100. 1937JosetteAlbert Durandal
  101. 1936One of the LegionFernand Espitalion
  102. 1936Les Gaîtés de la financeMarivol Lambinet
  103. 1935Jim the CrookMoluchet
  104. 1935Ferdinand the RoistererFerdinand Piat
  105. 1934The Lafleur CavalrymanFernand Lafleur
  106. 1934I Have an IdeaUn passant dans la rue (uncredited)
  107. 1934The Free Trade HotelBoulot, le garçon d'étage
  108. 1934AngeleSaturnin
  109. 1934SkylarkMichelet
  110. 1934Navy BlueLafraise
  111. 1934Le Chéri de sa concierge
  112. 1934The Eight-Forty-Seven TrainCroquebol
  113. 1934A Night of MadnessFernand
  114. 1934The Amorous GarrisonFrédéric, rider
  115. 1934MarucheMaruche
  116. 1934The Bread PeddlerBillenbuis
  117. 1933Love and Cool WaterEloi, le chauffeur
  118. 1933La Terreur de la pampa
  119. 1933The OrderlyEtienne
  120. 1933Le Gros Lot