Fernandel
Known for Acting
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
1956
as French Coachman
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Cat
1971
Producer
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
The Last Judgment
1961
as The widower
The Law Is the Law
1958
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Harvest
1937
as Urbain Gedemus
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
The Man in the Buick
1968
as Armand Favrot
Angele
1934
as Saturnin
Paris Holiday
1958
as Fernydel
The Cow and I
1959
as Charles Bailly
Three Sinners
1950
as Noël Annequin
Dynamite Jack
1961
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci