Fernando Rey
Known for Acting
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. 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."
Filmography
Honey
1981
as Editor
The French Connection
1971
as Alain Charnier
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972
as Don Rafael
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Marchena
The Miracle of Marcelino
1955
as Monje narrador
Viridiana
1962
as Don Jaime
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Quintero
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977
as Mathieu Faber
Tristana
1970
as Don Lope
Villa Rides
1968
as Fuentes
The Hit
1984
as Policeman
Compañeros
1970
as Prof. Xantos
Return of the Seven
1966
as Priest
Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Worcester
Scheherazade
1963
as Al Fakid
French Connection II
1975
as Alain Charnier
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as President Bru
Monsignor
1982
as Cardinal Santoni
Quintet
1979
as Grigor
A Matter of Time
1976
as Charles Van Maar