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
| Birth Location | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903-05-08 |
| Died | 1971-02-26 |
Movies
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les Rois de la comédie
as Lui-même (archives)
2023
The Phoney War
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019
1958: Those Who Said No
as Self (archive footage)
2018
2000
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
as Antonin
1970
The Man in the Buick
as Armand Favrot
1968
Father's Trip
as Mr Quantin, paysan jurassien
1966
Your Money or Your Life
as Charles Migue
1966
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1965
That Tender Age
as Adolphe Lartigue
1964
Relax Yourself Darling
as François Faustin
1964
My Wife's Husband
as Fernand Jouvin
1963
Good King Dagobert
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
1963
Blague dans le coin
as Jeff Burlington
1963
The Trip to Biarritz
as Guillaume Dodut
1963
The Changing of the Guard
as Attilio Capellaro
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Dieu / God
1962
Assassin in the Phonebook
as Albert Rimond
1962
Dynamite Jack
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
1961
The Last Judgment
as The widower
1961
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1961
Cocagne
as Marc-Antoine
1961
Croesus
as Crésus
1960
The Boss
as Justin Migonnet, professeur de philosophie à Arles
1960
The Cow and I
as Charles Bailly
1959
The Woman's Confidant
as Giuliano Goberti
1959
Gangster Boss
as Antoine Venturen
1959
Life Together
as Marcel Caboufigue
1958
The Law Is the Law
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
1958
Les Vignes du Seigneur
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
1958
Paris Holiday
as Fernydel
1958
Le Chômeur de Clochemerle
as Baptistin Lachaud dit Tistin
1957
Sénéchal the Magnificent
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
1957
The Man in the Raincoat
as Albert Constantin
1957
The Virtuous Bigamist
as Paul Verdier
1956
Honoré de Marseille
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
as French Coachman
1956
Don Juan
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
1956
Fernandel the Dressmaker
as Fernand Vignard
1956
Don Camillo's Last Round
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1955
Spring, Autumn and Love
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
1955
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Ali Baba
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche
as Célestin / Floridor
1954
The Most Wanted Man
as Joe Calvet
1953
The Return of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1953
Carnival
as Dardamelle
1953
The Wild Oat
as Félicien Hébrard
1953
Forbidden Fruit
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
1952
French Touch
as Mario Marius
1952
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1952
The Red Inn
as Le Moine
1951
The Hunting Ground
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
1951
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
as Adhémar Pomme
1951
The Sleepwalker
as Victor Boniface
1951
Topaze
as Albert Topaze
1951
Caught in the Foreign Legion
as Luc, portier du "Miramar" et André Duroc
1950
Three Sinners
as Noël Annequin
1950
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
as Fortuné Richard
1950
Three Feet in a Bed
as Casimir
1950
I'm in the Revue
as Le peintre en bâtiment dévot
1950
We Request an Assassin
as Bob
1949
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
as Boniface
1949
The Cupboard Was Bare
as Alfred Puc
1948
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
as Martial Gonfaron
1948
Emile the African
as Emile Boulard
1948
Escale au soleil
as Guide
1947
Irma la voyante
as Irma / Le client
1947
Rooster Heart
as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
1946
Pétrus
as Pétrus
1946
L'Aventure de Cabassou
as Cabassou
1946
Naïs
as Toine
1945
St. Val's Mystery
as Désiré Le Sec
1945
Hoboes in Paradise
as Pons
1945
Adrien
as Adrien Moulinet
1943
Love Around the Clock
as Antonin
1943
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
as Vincent Fleuret
1943
A Dog's Life
as Gustave Bourdillon
1943
The Lucky Star
as Auguste
1943
Little Nothings
as Astier
1942
Simple-Minded
as Simplet, le "fada" de Miéjour
1942
The Suitors Club
as Antoine Valoisir
1941
The Italian Straw Hat
as Fadinard
1941
The Acrobat
as Ernest Sauce
1941
The Wonderful Night
as le berger
1940
The Well-Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
1940
Monsieur Hector
as Hector
1940
The Mondesir Heir
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
1940
Fric-Frac
as Marcel
1939
Berlingot and Company
as François Arnaud
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede
as Armand Lavarède
1939
Raphaël le tatoué
as Modeste Manosque
1939
Ernest the Rebel
as Ernest Pic
1938
Tricoche and Cacolet
as Tricoche
1938
Barnabé
as Barnabé
1938
Heartbeat
as Irénée Fabre
1938
Hercule
as Hercule Maffre
1938
Harvest
as Urbain Gedemus
1937
The Kings of Sport
as Acteur
1937
Un carnet de bal
as Fabien Coutissol
1937
Ignace
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
1937
The Smart People of the 11th
as The orderly Patard
1937
François 1er
as Honorin
1937
Josette
as Albert Durandal
1937
One of the Legion
as Fernand Espitalion
1936
Les Gaîtés de la finance
as Marivol Lambinet
1936
Jim la houlette
as Moluchet
1935
Ferdinand the Roisterer
as Ferdinand Piat
1935
The Lafleur Cavalryman
as Fernand Lafleur
1934
I Have an Idea
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
1934
The Free Trade Hotel
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
1934
Angele
as Saturnin
1934
Skylark
as Michelet
1934
Les Bleus de la marine
as Lafraise
1934
Le train de 8 H 47
as Croquebol
1934
A Night of Madness
as Fernand
1934
The Amorous Garrison
as (Paul, un "deuxième classe")
1934
1934
The Bread Peddler
as Billenbuis
1934
Love and Cool Water
as Eloi, le chauffeur
1933
The Orderly
as Etienne
1933
1933
Le Coq du régiment
as Medard
1933
Le jugement de minuit
as Sam Hackitt
1933
1933
Lidoire
as Lidoire
1933
1932
Fun in the Barracks
as Vanderague
1932
No Women
as Casimir
1932
1932
Lilac
as le garçon d'honneur
1932
1932
He
as Isidore
1932
1932
Night attack
as L'amant
1931
1931
The end combine
as Joseph, le valet de chambre
1931
Baby's Laxative
as Truchet
1931
Bric a Brac and Company
as Fernand
1931
Black and White
as Le groom
1931
The best hostess
as Lucien Pivoine
1930
I have something to tell you
as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
1930
Movies
The Cat
Producer
1971
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Director
1951
Adrien
Director
1943
Simple-Minded
Director
1942
