Fernandel
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 8, 1903 (123 years old)
Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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)
Known For
| 2023 | Les Rois de la comédieSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pubSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Le Petit Monde de Fernandel | |
| 2019 | The Phoney WarSelf - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | 1958: Those Who Said NoSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Fernandel c'est moi | |
| 1987 | Sacrée SoiréeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Champs-ElyséesSelf | |
| 1982 | Champs-ElyséesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | Happy He Who Like UlyssesAntonin | |
| 1968 | The Man in the BuickArmand Favrot | |
| 1968 | Stasera FernandelMonsieur Fernand | |
| 1967 | L'AmateurFernand | |
| 1966 | Your Money or Your LifeCharles Migue | |
| 1966 | Father's TripQuantin, Jura farmer | |
| 1965 | Don Camillo in MoscowDon Camillo Tarocci | |
| 1964 | That Tender AgeAdolphe Lartigue | |
| 1964 | Relax Yourself DarlingFrançois Faustin | |
| 1963 | My Wife's HusbandFernand Jouvin | |
| 1963 | Blague dans le coinJeff Burlington | |
| 1963 | Good King DagobertM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert | |
| 1963 | The Trip to BiarritzGuillaume Dodut | |
| 1962 | The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsDieu / God | |
| 1962 | Assassin in the PhonebookAlbert Rimond | |
| 1962 | The Changing of the GuardAttilio Capellaro | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | Don Camillo: MonsignorDon Camillo Tarocci | |
| 1961 | The Last JudgmentThe widower | |
| 1961 | Dynamite JackDynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu | |
| 1961 | CocagneMarc-Antoine | |
| 1960 | CroesusCrésus | |
| 1960 | The BossJustin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles | |
| 1959 | Gangster BossAntoine Venturen | |
| 1959 | The Cow and ICharles Bailly | |
| 1959 | The Woman's ConfidantGiuliano Goberti | |
| 1959 | DiscoramaSelf | |
| 1958 | Paris HolidayFernydel | |
| 1958 | The Law Is the LawFerdinand Pastorelli | |
| 1958 | Life TogetherMarcel Caboufigue | |
| 1958 | Les Vignes du SeigneurHenri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne | |
| 1957 | Easiest ProfessionBaptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin' | |
| 1957 | Sénéchal the MagnificentFrançois, Lucien Sénéchal | |
| 1957 | The Man in the RaincoatAlbert Constantin | |
| 1956 | The Virtuous BigamistPaul Verdier | |
| 1956 | Honoré de MarseilleHonoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille | |
| 1956 | Fernandel the DressmakerFernand Vignard | |
| 1956 | Don JuanSganarelle / Falso Don Juan | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 DaysFrench Coachman | |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSelf | |
| 1955 | Don Camillo's Last RoundDon Camillo Tarocci | |
| 1955 | Spring, Autumn and LoveFernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier | |
| 1954 | Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba | |
| 1954 | The Sheep Has Five LegsEdouard de Saint-Forget | |
| 1954 | Mademoiselle NitoucheCélestin / Floridor | |
| 1953 | The Return of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci | |
| 1953 | The Wild OatFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker | |
| 1953 | The Most Wanted ManJoe Calvet | |
| 1953 | CarnivalDardamelle | |
| 1952 | The Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci | |
| 1952 | French TouchMario Marius | |
| 1952 | Forbidden FruitDr. Charles Pellegrin | |
| 1951 | The Red InnThe Monk | |
| 1951 | The SleepwalkerVictor Boniface | |
| 1951 | TopazeAlbert Topaze | |
| 1951 | Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyAdhémar Pomme | |
| 1951 | The Hunting GroundUrbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal | |
| 1950 | Tu m'as sauvé la vieFortuné Richard | |
| 1950 | Caught in the Foreign LegionLuc, doorman of the "Miramar" | |
| 1950 | Three Feet in a BedCasimir | |
| 1950 | Three SinnersNoël Annequin | |
| 1950 | I'm in the RevuePhilippe, devout house painter | |
| 1949 | The Heroic Mr. BonifaceBoniface | |
| 1949 | We Request an AssassinBob | |
| 1948 | The Cupboard Was BareAlfred Puc | |
| 1948 | Si ça peut vous faire plaisirMartial Gonfaron | |
| 1948 | Emile the AfricanEmile Boulard | |
| 1947 | Escale au soleilGuide | |
| 1947 | Irma la voyanteIrma / Le client | |
| 1946 | L'Aventure de CabassouCabassou | |
| 1946 | PétrusPétrus | |
| 1946 | Rooster HeartTulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur | |
| 1945 | St. Val's MysteryDésiré Le Sec | |
| 1945 | NaïsToine | |
| 1945 | Hoboes in ParadisePons | |
| 1943 | The Lucky StarAuguste | |
| 1943 | AdrienAdrien Moulinet | |
| 1943 | Love Around the ClockAntonin | |
| 1943 | Don't Shout it from the RooftopsVincent Fleuret | |
| 1943 | A Dog's LifeGustave Bourdillon | |
| 1942 | Simple-MindedSimplet, 'le fada de Miéjour' | |
| 1941 | The Italian Straw HatFadinard | |
| 1941 | Little NothingsAstier | |
| 1941 | The AcrobatErnest Sauce | |
| 1941 | The Suitors ClubAntoine Valoisir | |
| 1940 | The Well-Digger's DaughterFélipe Rambert | |
| 1940 | Monsieur HectorHector | |
| 1940 | The Mondesir HeirBien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux | |
| 1940 | The Wonderful Nightle berger | |
| 1939 | Fric-FracMarcel | |
| 1939 | Raphaël le tatouéModeste Manosque | |
| 1939 | The Five Cents of LavaredeArmand Lavarède | |
| 1939 | Berlingot and CompanyFrançois Arnaud | |
| 1938 | HeartbeatIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz' | |
| 1938 | Ernest the RebelErnest Pic | |
| 1938 | BarnabéBarnabé | |
| 1938 | Tricoche and CacoletTricoche | |
| 1938 | HerculeHercule Maffre | |
| 1937 | HarvestUrbain Gedemus | |
| 1937 | JosetteAlbert Durandal | |
| 1937 | The Smart People of the 11thThe orderly Patard | |
| 1937 | Life Dances OnFabien Coutissol | |
| 1937 | IgnaceIgnace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel | |
| 1937 | Francis the FirstHonorin | |
| 1937 | The Kings of SportActeur | |
| 1936 | One of the LegionFernand Espitalion | |
| 1936 | Une histoire pétillante | |
| 1936 | Les Gaîtés de la financeMarivol Lambinet | |
| 1935 | Ferdinand the RoistererFerdinand Piat | |
| 1935 | Jim la houletteMoluchet | |
| 1934 | AngeleSaturnin | |
| 1934 | MarucheMaruche | |
| 1934 | Le Chéri de sa concierge | |
| 1934 | The Lafleur CavalrymanFernand Lafleur | |
| 1934 | Les Bleus de la marineLafraise | |
| 1934 | The Free Trade HotelBoulot, le garçon d'étage | |
| 1934 | SkylarkMichelet | |
| 1934 | The Amorous GarrisonFrédéric, rider | |
| 1934 | Le train de 8 H 47Croquebol | |
| 1934 | A Night of MadnessFernand | |
| 1934 | I Have an IdeaUn passant dans la rue (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Bread PeddlerBillenbuis | |
| 1933 | Ça colle | |
| 1933 | L'Ordonnance malgré lui | |
| 1933 | La Terreur de la pampa | |
| 1933 | Le Jugement de minuitSam Hackitt | |
| 1933 | Le Gros Lot | |
| 1933 | Le Coq du régimentMedard | |
| 1933 | Love and Cool WaterEloi, le chauffeur | |
| 1933 | The OrderlyEtienne | |
| 1933 | LidoireLidoire | |
| 1932 | Lilacle garçon d'honneur | |
| 1932 | Sailor's Song | |
| 1932 | Vive la classe | |
| 1932 | Fun in the BarracksVanderague | |
| 1932 | Par habitude | |
| 1932 | HeIsidore | |
| 1932 | No WomenCasimir | |
| 1932 | Un homme sans nom | |
| 1931 | Black and WhiteLe groom | |
| 1931 | The Darling of Paris | |
| 1931 | Baby's LaxativeTruchet | |
| 1931 | Pas un mot à ma femme | |
| 1931 | Bric a Brac and CompanyFernand | |
| 1931 | The End CombineJoseph, le valet de chambre | |
| 1931 | Night attackL'amant | |
| 1930 | The best hostessLucien Pivoine | |
| 1930 | I have something to tell youl'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage | |
| - | Fernandel 3 films |
| 1971 | The CatProducer |
| 1951 | Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyDirector | |
| 1943 | AdrienDirector | |
| 1942 | Simple-MindedDirector |