Fernandel
Known for Acting
Biography
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
Heartbeat
1938
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Hercule
1938
as Hercule Maffre
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
The Red Inn
1951
as The Monk
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Father's Trip
1966
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Don Juan
1956
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Man in the Buick
1968
as Armand Favrot
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
as Antonin
Paris Holiday
1958
as Fernydel
Your Money or Your Life
1966
as Charles Migue
Three Feet in a Bed
1950
as Casimir
Cocagne
1961
as Marc-Antoine
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
The Boss
1960
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles