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Fernandel

Fernandel

Actor 90 / Director 2 · 1930 – 1970 · 🎬 92 · 🇫🇷 France

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin, better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, a town located in the province of Turin, Italy, he became a comedy star, first gaining 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.

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Frequent Collaborators

🎬 Movies

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

actor

1970

The Man in the Buick

The Man in the Buick

actor

1968

Father's Trip

Father's Trip

actor

1966

Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

actor

1966

Don Camillo in Moscow

Don Camillo in Moscow

actor

1965

That Tender Age

That Tender Age

actor

1964

Relax Yourself Darling

Relax Yourself Darling

actor

1964

My Wife's Husband

My Wife's Husband

actor

1963

Good King Dagobert

Good King Dagobert

actor

1963

Blague dans le coin

Blague dans le coin

actor

1963

The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz

actor

1963

The Changing of the Guard

The Changing of the Guard

actor

1962

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

actor

1962

Assassin in the Phonebook

Assassin in the Phonebook

actor

1962

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

actor

1961

Don Camillo: Monsignor

Don Camillo: Monsignor

actor

1961

Cocagne

Cocagne

actor

1961

Croesus

Croesus

actor

1960

The Boss

The Boss

actor

1960

The Cow and I

The Cow and I

actor

1959

The Woman's Confidant

The Woman's Confidant

actor

1959

Life Together

Life Together

actor

1958

The Law Is the Law

The Law Is the Law

actor

1958

Les Vignes du Seigneur

Les Vignes du Seigneur

actor

1958

Sénéchal the Magnificent

Sénéchal the Magnificent

actor

1957

The Man in the Raincoat

The Man in the Raincoat

actor

1957

The Virtuous Bigamist

The Virtuous Bigamist

actor

1956

Don Juan

Don Juan

actor

1956

Fernandel the Dressmaker

Fernandel the Dressmaker

actor

1956

Don Camillo's Last Round

Don Camillo's Last Round

actor

1955

Spring, Autumn and Love

Spring, Autumn and Love

actor

1955

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

actor

1954

The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs

actor

1954

Mademoiselle Nitouche

Mademoiselle Nitouche

actor

1954

The Most Wanted Man

The Most Wanted Man

actor

1953

The Return of Don Camillo

The Return of Don Camillo

actor

1953

Carnival

Carnival

actor

1953

The Wild Oat

The Wild Oat

actor

1953

Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

actor

1952

The Little World of Don Camillo

The Little World of Don Camillo

actor

1952

The Red Inn

The Red Inn

actor

1951

Caught in the Foreign Legion

Caught in the Foreign Legion

actor

1950

Three Sinners

Three Sinners

actor

1950

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

actor

1950

Three Feet in a Bed

Three Feet in a Bed

actor

1950

I'm in the Revue

I'm in the Revue

actor

1950

We Request an Assassin

We Request an Assassin

actor

1949

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

actor

1948

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