Born 1903 (age 67) · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Appears in 158 titles

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)

Filmography

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as French Coachman
The Little World of Don Camillo
7.6
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Return of Don Camillo
7.2
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo in Moscow
7.1
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo's Last Round
7.3
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo: Monsignor
6.9
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
6.2
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
The Cow and I
6.7
The Cow and I
1959
as Charles Bailly
My Wife's Husband
6.6
My Wife's Husband
1963
as Fernand Jouvin
The Red Inn
6.8
The Red Inn
1951
as The Monk
The Law Is the Law
7.2
The Law Is the Law
1958
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Heartbeat
6.9
Heartbeat
1938
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
The Well-Digger's Daughter
7.0
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
as Félipe Rambert
The Last Judgment
6.5
The Last Judgment
1961
as The widower
Harvest
6.9
Harvest
1937
as Urbain Gedemus
Fric-Frac
6.1
Fric-Frac
1939
as Marcel
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
5.7
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
The Sheep Has Five Legs
5.8
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
Life Dances On
7.0
Life Dances On
1937
as Fabien Coutissol
Angele
6.5
Angele
1934
as Saturnin