Fernando Rey
Spanish actor (1917-1994) · Spain · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Fernando Casado Arambillet, best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States.
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ArnauSeries, 1994Compte de Barcelona1993
Mission of LoveSeries, Pacheco1992
Don Quijote de la ManchaSeries, Don Quijote
1492: Conquest of ParadiseFilm, 1992Marchena1991Medalla de OroAward1989Castelao MedalAwardGoya Award for Best ActorAwardBlaues BlutSeries, 1989Dekker1985
A.D.Series, Seneca1984
The HitFilm, Policeman1982Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine ArtsAward1981
HoneyFilm, Editor1979
QuintetFilm, Grigor1978
Ciné regardsSeries1977Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActorAward
Jesus of NazarethSeries, 1977Gaspar1976
Illustrious CorpsesFilm, Security Minister1975
French Connection IIFilm, Alain Charnier1972Silver Shell for Best ActorAward
Historia de España: La noche de los tiemposSeries, 1972Narrador (voz)
Antony and CleopatraFilm, 1972Lepidus1971Film '72Series1970
CompañerosFilm, Prof. Xantos1968
The Immortal StoryFilm, Merchant1966
Navajo JoeFilm, Reverend Rattigan1965
Don Quijote von der ManchaSeries, Der Herzog / le duc1963
The Running ManFilm, Police Official1959
The Last Days of PompeiiFilm, Arbaces, High Priest of Isis1958
The Night Heaven FellFilm, Tío (alternate version)1953
Welcome Mr. Marshall!Film, Narrador (voz)1917Born20 September 1917People around Fernando
Luis Buñuel Directed The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Rafael Gil Directed Our Lady of Fatima and Don Quixote- José Antonio Nieves Conde Directed The Great Swindle (1971)
- Luis Lucia Mingarro Directed Zampo y yo (1966)
Cesáreo González Produced Vengeance and Mare Nostrum
Juan Antonio Bardem Directed Vengeance, Comedians and Sonatas
Jesús Franco Directed Don Quixote and Attack of the Robots
Juan de Orduña Directed Locura de amor and White Mission
Serge Silberman Produced The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Antonio Román Directed Los últimos de Filipinas and Madrugada
Jorge Grau Directed The Rash One and Canticle
Francisco Regueiro Directed Winter Diary and Madregilda- Tulio Demicheli Directed Misión Lisboa and The Two Faces of Fear
- Arturo Ruiz Castillo Directed Devil's Roundup and La laguna negra
- Eduardo Manzanos Directed Cabaret and El andén
Orson Welles Directed Chimes at Midnight (1966)
Franco Nero Also in Compañeros, Tristana and White Fang- Sergio Corbucci Directed Navajo Joe and Compañeros
Mario Camus Directed The Wind's Fierce and Después del sueño
Yul Brynner Also in The Magnificent Seven (1961)
Lucio Fulci Produced The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
Luigi Comencini Directed Traffic Jam and Looking for Jesus
Aldo Sambrell Also in Tristana (1975)
Alexander Salkind Produced The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
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Viridiana 1962
The French Connection 1971
That Obscure Object of Desire 1977
Seven Beauties 1975
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 1972
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Filmography 40
223 credits on file
Television 16
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A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel and as the drug lord Alain Charnier in The French Connection (1971) and French Connection II (1975), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.
