Fernandel
Actor
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)
As Director
Filmography
Around the World in 80 Days
as French Coachman 1956
The Return of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci 1953
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci 1952
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Don Camillo Tarocci 1965
Don Camillo's Last Round
as Don Camillo Tarocci 1955
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Don Camillo Tarocci 1961
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Ali Baba 1954
The Cow and I
as Charles Bailly 1959
My Wife's Husband
as Fernand Jouvin 1963
The Red Inn
as The Monk 1951
The Law Is the Law
as Ferdinand Pastorelli 1958
Heartbeat
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz' 1938
The Well-Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert 1940
The Last Judgment
as The widower 1961
Harvest
as Urbain Gedemus 1937
Fric-Frac
as Marcel 1939
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Edouard de Saint-Forget 1954