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."
Known For
| Birth Location | A Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917-09-20 |
| Died | 1994-03-09 |
Movies
El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
2019
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio
1994
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
as Miguel
1994
Madregilda
as Franco's Father
1993
The Sow
as Fray Juan
1992
L'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
1992
After the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza
1992
Don Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
1992
Drums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V
1990
Breath of Life
as Gran Magno
1990
Naked Tango
as Judge Torres
1990
Picture of Europe
as Self
1990
Esmeralda Bay
as Ramos
1989
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
1989
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
1989
Buñuel
as Self
1989
Scent of a Crime
as Fayón
1988
Winter Diary
as Padre
1988
Pasodoble
as Don Nuño
1988
The Tunnel
as Allende
1988
The Enchanted Forest
as Sr. D'Abondo
1987
Mi general
as Director Almirante
1987
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
as Himself
1986
Saving Grace
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
1986
Paradise Hotel
as Joseph
1986
Star Knight
as Fray Lupo
1985
1985
Black Arrow
as Warwick
1985
Angel of Death
as Ohmei Felsberg
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Railroad Colonel
1985
Our Father
as Cardinal
1985
A Strange Passion
as Piacchi
1984
The Hit
as Policeman
1984
1983
Bearn
as Don Antonio
1983
Monsignor
as Cardinal Santoni
1982
Looking for Jesus
as Don Filippo
1982
A Estrangeira
as André
1982
Trágala, perro
as Juez
1981
Chaste and Pure
as Antonio Di Maggio
1981
The Crime of Cuenca
as Contreras
1981
Honey
as Editor
1981
Lady of the Camelias
as Count Stackelberg
1981
Cabo Blanco
as Police Captain Torredo
1980
Memorias de Leticia Valle
as Don Fernando Valle
1980
Quintet
as Grigor
1979
Traffic Jam
as Carlo
1979
Rebeldía
as Don Luis
1978
The Last Romantic Lover
as Max
1978
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
1977
The Assignment
as Bidara
1977
Eyes Behind the Wall
as Ivano
1977
Elisa, My Life
as Luis
1977
Voyage of the Damned
as President Bru
1976
The Desert of the Tartars
as Nathanson
1976
A Matter of Time
as Charles Van Maar
1976
Manuela
as Don Ramón
1976
Illustrious Corpses
as Security Minister
1976
El segundo poder
as Cardenal
1976
Striptease
as Alfonso
1976
Seven Beauties
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
1975
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
1975
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Vanini
1975
The Woman with Red Boots
as Perrot
1974
The Murri Affair
as Prof. Murri
1974
Say it with Flowers
as Jacques Berger
1974
Violent Blood Bath
as Oscar
1974
¿... Y el prójimo?
as Luis Ignacio
1974
White Fang
as Father Oatley
1973
Fall of a Body
as M. Nansoit
1973
One Way
as Mr. David
1973
High Crime
as Cafiero
1973
Tarot
as Arthur
1973
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
1972
La duda
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
1972
Canticle
as Padrino Elisa
1972
White Sister
as le directeur de l'hôpital
1972
Antony and Cleopatra
as Lepidus
1972
The Two Faces of Fear
as Inspector Nardi
1972
This Kind of Love
as Giovanna's father
1972
A Town Called Hell
as Old Blind Man
1971
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Captain Moriz
1971
Cold Eyes of Fear
as Juez Flower
1971
The Great Swindle
as Luis
1971
Compañeros
as Prof. Xantos
1970
Wrath of the Wind
as Don Antonio
1970
1970
Tristana
as Don Lope
1970
The Adventurers
as Jaime Xenos
1970
The Price of Power
as Pinkerton
1969
A Candidate for a Killing
as Marco Augusto
1969
Land Raiders
as Priest
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
1969
The Immortal Story
as Merchant
1968
Villa Rides
as Fuentes
1968
Amor en el aire
as Carlos Mª Saldiez
1967
Cervantes
as Filipe II
1967
Run Like a Thief
as Col. Romero
1967
1967
Historia de la frivolidad
as Gent
1967
The Desperate Ones
as Ibram
1967
Navajo Joe
as Reverend Rattigan
1966
Return of the Seven
as Priest
1966
El Greco
as Felipe II.
1966
Zampo y yo
as Zampo
1966
Attack of the Robots
as Sir Percy
1966
Chimes at Midnight
as Worcester
1965
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
as Verleger Ramos
1965
Espionage in Lisbon
as Agent of the New World Organization
1965
The Amazing Doctor G
as Goldginger
1965
Legacy of the Incas
as President Castillo
1965
Son of a Gunfighter
as Don Pedro Fortuna
1965
España insólita
as (voice)
1965
The Devil Also Cries
as Ramòn Quiroga
1965
Samson and Gideon
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
1965
Don Quijote
as Der Herzog
1965
La hora incógnita
as Sacerdote
1964
Fin de semana
as Entrevistador
1964
The Palomos
as Don Alberto
1964
The New Cinderella
as Juan Echarre
1964
The Rash One
as El Rico Pintor
1964
Backfire
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
1964
El señor de La Salle
as Luis XIV
1964
The Ceremony
as Sanchez
1963
The Running Man
as Police Official
1963
Scheherazade
as Al Fakid
1963
The Castilian
as Ramiro II, rey de León
1963
Face of Terror
as Dr. Charles Taylor
1962
My Son, the Hero
as Hoher Priester
1962
Viridiana
as Don Jaime
1962
Rogelia
as Máximo García
1962
The Savage Guns
as Don Hernán
1961
Siempre es domingo
as Juez Andonelli
1961
Fantasmas en la casa
as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
1961
Goliath Against the Giants
as Bokan the Usurper
1961
Teresa
as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
1961
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Valerio
1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
as Señor Aguilar
1960
1960
Culpables
as Mario
1960
Poison at 2:30
as Ramón
1959
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
1959
Sonatas
as Captain Casares
1959
Mission in Morocco
as Princ Achmed
1959
Parque de Madrid
as Don Luis
1959
¡Viva lo imposible!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958
La Rana Verde
as Narrator (voice)
1958
Revenge
as Writer
1958
The Night Heaven Fell
as Tío (alternate version)
1958
1958
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Paco
1957
Madrugada
as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
1957
1957
Faustina
as Valentín
1957
The Singer from Mexico
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
1957
Don Juan
as Don Iñigo
1956
1956
La vida en un bloc
as (voice) (uncredited)
1956
The Miracle of Marcelino
as Monje narrador
1955
Comedians
as Miguel
1954
1954
Airport
as Fernando
1953
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Narrador (voice)
1953
Cabaret
as Carlos Jiménez
1953
1953
La laguna negra
as Miguel
1952
1952
1951
1951
Black Sky
as Ángel López Veiga
1951
Sabela De Cambados
as Narrator (voice)
1949
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
as Juan Lucas
1949
Mare nostrum
as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
1948
1948
Locura de amor
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
1948
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
as Enrique Marín Rubio
1948
Fuenteovejuna
as Frondoso
1947
Don Quixote
as Sansón Carrasco
1947
Reina santa
as Infante Alfonso
1947
La pródiga
as José
1946
Los últimos de Filipinas
as Juan Chamizo
1945
Eugenia de Montijo
as Duque de Alba
1944
El rey que rabió
as Extra (uncredited)
1940
Leyenda rota
as Extra (uncredited)
1940
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