Fernando Rey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

219

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-09-20

Deathday

1994-03-09 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Also Known As

  • Fernando Casado Arambillet
  • Фернандо Рей

Fernando Rey

Biography

Fernando Rey  (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994) — best known as Fernando Rey — was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel (Tristana, 1970; Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972; That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as a drug lord in The French Connection (1971), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.

The debonair Rey was described by French Connection producer Philip D'Antoni as "the last of the Continental guys". He achieved his greatest notoriety after he turned 50: "Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life", he told The Times of Madrid in 1973. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobes in the bullring. Then your life is all before you to enjoy it."

Known For

The French Connection
7.5%

The French Connection

Oct 9, 1971

Jesus of Nazareth
7.8%

Jesus of Nazareth

Mar 27, 1977

Viridiana
7.6%

Viridiana

Apr 1, 1962

French Connection II
6.8%

French Connection II

May 18, 1975

Return of the Seven
6.2%

Return of the Seven

Oct 19, 1966

The Miracle of Marcelino
7.3%

The Miracle of Marcelino

Feb 24, 1955

Tristana
7.2%

Tristana

Mar 29, 1970

Chimes at Midnight
7.1%

Chimes at Midnight

Dec 22, 1965

The Hit
6.5%

The Hit

Sep 7, 1984

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Acting

Señores del espacio
2019
El Quijote desde la platea as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
2000
Speaking of Buñuel as Self (archive footage)
1994
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? as Gregorio
1994
On the Far Side of the Tunnel as Miguel
1994
Arnau as Compte de Barcelona
1993
Madregilda as Franco's Father
1993
Mission of Love as Pacheco
1992
The Sow as Fray Juan
1992
L'Atlantide as Father Mauritius
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise as Marchena
1992
After the Dream as Ramiro Lanza
1992
Blood and Dust as Sultan Saladin
1992
Don Quixote as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes as Don Quijote
1992
Don Quijote de la Mancha as Don Quijote
1991
Imágenes perdidas as Himself - Narrator
1990
Drums of Fire as Papa Pablo V
1990
Breath of Life as Gran Magno
1990
Naked Tango as Judge Torres
1990
Pictures of Europe as Self
1989
I promessi sposi as Conte zio
1989
Esmeralda Bay as Ramos
1989
Il ricatto as Magistrato Di Nola
1989
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Il professor Rune
1989
Blaues Blut as Dekker
1989
Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
1989
Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
1989
Buñuel as Self
1988
Scent of a Crime as Fayón
1988
Winter Diary as Padre
1988
Pasodoble as Don Nuño
1988
The Tunnel as Allende
1987
The Enchanted Forest as Sr. D'Abondo
1987
Mi general as Director Almirante
1986
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos as Himself
1986
Saving Grace as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
1986
Paradise Hotel as Joseph
1985
Star Knight as Fray Lupo
1985
Los Pazos de Ulloa as Sr. De La Lage
1985
The House of Ulloa
1985
Black Arrow as Warwick
1985
Angel of Death as Ohmei Felsberg
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody as Railroad Colonel
1985
Our Father as Cardinal
1985
A.D. as Seneca
1984
A Strange Passion as Piacchi
1984
The Hit as Policeman
1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel as Self
1983
Bearn as Don Antonio
1982
Monsignor as Cardinal Santoni
1982
Looking for Jesus as Don Filippo
1982
A Estrangeira as André
1981
Trágala, perro as Juez
1981
Chaste and Pure as Antonio Di Maggio
1981
The Crime of Cuenca as Contreras
1981
Honey as Editor
1981
Lady of the Camelias as Count Stackelberg
1980
Memorias de Leticia Valle as Don Fernando Valle
1980
Caboblanco as Police Captain Torredo
1979
Quintet as Grigor
1979
Traffic Jam as Carlo
1978
Rebeldía as Don Luis
1978
The Last Romantic Lover as Max
1977
That Obscure Object of Desire as Mathieu Faber
1977
The Assignment as Bidara
1977
Eyes Behind the Wall as Ivano
1977
Elisa, My Life as Luis
1977
Jesus of Nazareth as Gaspar
1976
Voyage of the Damned as President Bru
1976
Origins of the Mafia as Baron Della Spina
1976
The Desert of the Tartars as Nathanson
1976
A Matter of Time as Charles Van Maar
1976
Manuela as Don Ramón
1976
Illustrious Corpses as Security Minister
1976
El segundo poder as Cardenal
1976
Striptease as Alfonso
1975
Seven Beauties as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
1975
French Connection II as Alain Charnier
1975
Smiling Maniacs as Judge Vanini
1974
The Woman with Red Boots as Perrot
1974
The Murri Affair as Prof. Murri
1974
Say it with Flowers as Jacques Berger
1974
Violent Blood Bath as Oscar
1974
¿... Y el prójimo? as Luis Ignacio
1973
White Fang as Father Oatley
1973
Fall of a Body as M. Nansoit
1973
One Way as Mr. David
1973
High Crime as Cafiero
1973
Tarot as Arthur
1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Don Rafael
1972
La duda as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
1972
Canticle as Padrino Elisa
1972
White Sister as le directeur de l'hôpital
1972
Antony and Cleopatra as Lepidus
1972
The Two Faces of Fear as Inspector Nardi
1972
This Kind of Love as Giovanna's father
1971
A Town Called Hell as Old Blind Man
1971
The French Connection as Alain Charnier
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World as Captain Moriz
1971
Cold Eyes of Fear as Juez Flower
1971
The Great Swindle as Luis
1970
Compañeros as Prof. Xantos
1970
Wrath of the Wind as Don Antonio
1970
Aoom
1970
Tristana as Don Lope
1970
The Adventurers as Jaime Xenos
1970
El mejillón gallego
1969
The Price of Power as Pinkerton
1969
A Candidate for a Killing as Marco Augusto
1969
Land Raiders as Priest
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven as Quintero
1968
The Immortal Story as Merchant
1968
Villa Rides as Fuentes
1968
Los preparativos
1968
Un pequeño colonizador verde
1967
Amor en el aire as Carlos Mª Saldiez
1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Filipe II
1967
Run Like a Thief as Col. Romero
1967
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1967
The Viscount
1967
Historia de la frivolidad as Gent
1967
The Desperate Ones as Ibram
1966
Navajo Joe as Reverend Rattigan
1966
Return of the Seven as Priest
1966
El Greco as Re Filippo II
1966
Zampo y yo as Zampo
1966
Attack of the Robots as Sir Percy
1965
Chimes at Midnight as Worcester
1965
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte as Verleger Ramos
1965
Espionage in Lisbon as Agent of the New World Organization
1965
The Amazing Doctor G as Goldginger
1965
Don Quijote von der Mancha as Der Herzog / le duc
1965
Legacy of the Incas as President Castillo
1965
Son of a Gunfighter as Don Pedro Fortuna
1965
España insólita as (voice)
1965
The Devil Also Cries as Ramòn Quiroga
1965
Samson and Gideon as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
1965
Don Quijote as Der Herzog
1964
La hora incógnita as Sacerdote
1964
Fin de semana as Entrevistador
1964
The Palomos as Don Alberto
1964
The New Cinderella as Juan Echarre
1964
The Rash One as El Rico Pintor
1964
Backfire as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
1964
El señor de La Salle as Luis XIV
1964
La aventura de Api
1963
The Ceremony as Sanchez
1963
The Running Man as Police Official
1963
Scheherazade as Al Fakid
1963
The Castilian as Ramiro II, rey de León
1962
Face of Terror as Dr. Charles Taylor
1962
My Son, the Hero as Hoher Priester
1962
Viridiana as Don Jaime
1962
Rogelia as Máximo García
1962
Torerillos, 61 as Narrator (voice)
1961
The Savage Guns as Don Hernán
1961
Siempre es domingo as Juez Andonelli
1961
Fantasmas en la casa as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
1961
Goliath Against the Giants as Bokan the Usurper
1961
Teresa as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
1960
The Revolt of the Slaves as Valerio
1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío as Señor Aguilar
1960
Vida sin risas
1960
Culpables as Mario
1959
Poison at 2:30 as Ramón
1959
The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
1959
Sonatas as Captain Casares
1959
Mission in Morocco as Princ Achmed
1959
Parque de Madrid as Don Luis
1958
¡Viva lo imposible! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958
La Rana Verde as Narrator (voice)
1958
Revenge as Writer
1958
The Night Heaven Fell as Tío (alternate version)
1958
Sevilla Penitente
1957
Un marido de ida y vuelta as Paco
1957
Madrugada as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Day of Fear
1957
Faustina as Valentín
1957
The Singer from Mexico as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
1956
Don Juan as Don Iñigo
1956
Playa prohibida
1956
The Adventures of Gil Blas as Capitán Rolando
1956
La vida en un bloc as (voice) (uncredited)
1955
Billete para Tánger as Inspector
1955
The Miracle of Marcelino as Monje narrador
1954
Comedians as Miguel
1954
Rebeldía as Capellán
1954
El alcalde de Zalamea as El Rey
1954
Crimen en el entreacto
1954
Cristo
1954
Las últimas banderas as Miguel Bermejo
1953
Airport as Fernando
1953
Welcome Mr. Marshall! as Narrador (voz)
1953
Cabaret as Carlos Jiménez
1953
The Lovers of Toledo
1952
La laguna negra as Miguel
1952
Flamenco as (voz)
1952
The Devil's Roundup as Atracador
1951
La señora de Fátima as Lorenzo Duarte
1951
Air Lashings as Narrador (voz)
1951
Black Sky as Ángel López Veiga
1950
Agustina of Aragon as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
1949
Sabela De Cambados as Narrator (voice)
1949
Aventuras de Juan Lucas as Juan Lucas
1949
Noche de Reyes
1948
Mare nostrum as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
1948
Noche de reyes
1948
Locura de amor as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
1948
Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Enrique Marín Rubio
1947
Fuenteovejuna as Frondoso
1947
Don Quixote as Sansón Carrasco
1947
Reina santa as Infante Alfonso
1946
La pródiga as José
1945
Los últimos de Filipinas as Juan Chamizo
1944
Eugenia de Montijo as Duque de Alba
1940
El rey que rabió as Extra (uncredited)
1940
Leyenda rota as Extra (uncredited)
1939
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