Fernandel
ActingBorn
May 8, 1903
Died
February 26, 1971
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 origin…
Known For
Filmography
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
The Phoney War
2019
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
The Man in the Buick
1968
Father's Trip
1966
Your Money or Your Life
1966
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
That Tender Age
1964
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
My Wife's Husband
1963
Good King Dagobert
1963
Blague dans le coin
1963
The Trip to Biarritz
1963
The Changing of the Guard
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
Dynamite Jack
1961
The Last Judgment
1961
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
Cocagne
1961
Croesus
1960
The Boss
1960
The Cow and I
1959
The Woman's Confidant
1959
Gangster Boss
1959
Life Together
1958
The Law Is the Law
1958
Les Vignes du Seigneur
1958
Paris Holiday
1958
Easiest Profession
1957
Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957
The Man in the Raincoat
1957
The Virtuous Bigamist
1956
Honoré de Marseille
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Don Juan
1956
Fernandel the Dressmaker
1956
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
Spring, Autumn and Love
1955
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954
The Most Wanted Man
1953
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
Carnival
1953
The Wild Oat
1953
Forbidden Fruit
1952
French Touch
1952
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
The Red Inn
1951
The Hunting Ground
1951
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951
The Sleepwalker
1951
Topaze
1951
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950
Three Sinners
1950
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950
Three Feet in a Bed
1950
I'm in the Revue
1950
We Request an Assassin
1949
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949
The Cupboard Was Bare
1948
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948
Emile the African
1948
Escale au soleil
1947
Irma la voyante
1947
Rooster Heart
1946
Pétrus
1946
L'Aventure de Cabassou
1946
Naïs
1945
St. Val's Mystery
1945
Hoboes in Paradise
1945
Adrien
1943
Love Around the Clock
1943
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943
A Dog's Life
1943
The Lucky Star
1943
Simple-Minded
1942
The Suitors Club
1941
The Italian Straw Hat
1941
The Acrobat
1941
Little Nothings
1941
The Wonderful Night
1940
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
Monsieur Hector
1940
The Mondesir Heir
1940
Fric-Frac
1939
Berlingot and Company
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
Raphaël le tatoué
1939
Ernest the Rebel
1938
Tricoche and Cacolet
1938
Barnabé
1938
Heartbeat
1938
Hercule
1938
Harvest
1937
The Kings of Sport
1937
Life Dances On
1937
Ignace
1937
The Smart People of the 11th
1937
Francis the First
1937
Josette
1937
One of the Legion
1936
Les Gaîtés de la finance
1936
Une histoire pétillante
1936
Jim la houlette
1935
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935
The Lafleur Cavalryman
1934
I Have an Idea
1934
The Free Trade Hotel
1934
Angele
1934
Skylark
1934
Les Bleus de la marine
1934
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
Le train de 8 H 47
1934
A Night of Madness
1934
The Amorous Garrison
1934
Maruche
1934
The Bread Peddler
1934
Love and Cool Water
1933
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
The Orderly
1933
Le Gros Lot
1933
Le Coq du régiment
1933
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
Le Jugement de minuit
1933
Ça colle
1933
Lidoire
1933
Un homme sans nom
1932
Fun in the Barracks
1932
No Women
1932
Vive la classe
1932
Lilac
1932
Par habitude
1932
He
1932
Sailor's Song
1932
Pas un mot à ma femme
1931
Night attack
1931
The Darling of Paris
1931
The End Combine
1931
Baby's Laxative
1931
Bric a Brac and Company
1931
Black and White
1931
The best hostess
1930
I have something to tell you
1930
Fernandel 3 films
