Fernandel

Fernandel

Acting

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…

Filmography

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L'Âge d'or de la pub ★ 6.5 L'Âge d'or de la pub 2023 Les Rois de la comédie ★ 6.3 Les Rois de la comédie 2023 Le Petit Monde de Fernandel ★ 7.7 Le Petit Monde de Fernandel 2020 The Phoney War ★ 8.0 The Phoney War 2019 1958: Those Who Said No ★ 8.0 1958: Those Who Said No 2018 Fernandel c'est moi ★ 9.0 Fernandel c'est moi 2000 Sacrée soirée ★ 5.7 Sacrée soirée 1987 Champs-Elysées ★ 6.8 Champs-Elysées 1982 Happy He Who Like Ulysses ★ 6.9 Happy He Who Like Ulysses 1970 Stasera Fernandel ★ 6.0 Stasera Fernandel 1968 The Man in the Buick ★ 6.4 The Man in the Buick 1968 L'Amateur ★ 8.0 L'Amateur 1967 Father's Trip ★ 6.6 Father's Trip 1966 Your Money or Your Life ★ 6.0 Your Money or Your Life 1966 Don Camillo in Moscow ★ 7.1 Don Camillo in Moscow 1965 That Tender Age ★ 5.9 That Tender Age 1964 Relax Yourself Darling ★ 5.7 Relax Yourself Darling 1964 My Wife's Husband ★ 6.6 My Wife's Husband 1963 Good King Dagobert ★ 7.3 Good King Dagobert 1963 Blague dans le coin ★ 5.8 Blague dans le coin 1963 The Trip to Biarritz ★ 6.7 The Trip to Biarritz 1963 The Changing of the Guard ★ 7.1 The Changing of the Guard 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ★ 6.6 The Merv Griffin Show 1962 The Devil and the Ten Commandments ★ 5.7 The Devil and the Ten Commandments 1962 Assassin in the Phonebook ★ 6.3 Assassin in the Phonebook 1962 Dynamite Jack ★ 8.0 Dynamite Jack 1961 The Last Judgment ★ 6.5 The Last Judgment 1961 Don Camillo: Monsignor ★ 6.9 Don Camillo: Monsignor 1961 Cocagne ★ 5.0 Cocagne 1961 Croesus ★ 6.3 Croesus 1960 The Boss ★ 5.6 The Boss 1960 The Cow and I ★ 6.7 The Cow and I 1959 The Woman's Confidant ★ 5.8 The Woman's Confidant 1959 Gangster Boss ★ 6.1 Gangster Boss 1959 Discorama ★ 8.0 Discorama 1959 Life Together ★ 6.1 Life Together 1958 The Law Is the Law ★ 7.2 The Law Is the Law 1958 Les Vignes du Seigneur ★ 6.0 Les Vignes du Seigneur 1958 Paris Holiday ★ 5.6 Paris Holiday 1958 Easiest Profession ★ 6.1 Easiest Profession 1957 Sénéchal the Magnificent ★ 6.8 Sénéchal the Magnificent 1957 The Man in the Raincoat ★ 6.5 The Man in the Raincoat 1957 The Virtuous Bigamist ★ 6.3 The Virtuous Bigamist 1956 Honoré de Marseille ★ 6.3 Honoré de Marseille 1956 Around the World in 80 Days ★ 6.7 Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Don Juan ★ 6.1 Don Juan 1956 Fernandel the Dressmaker ★ 6.3 Fernandel the Dressmaker 1956 Cinépanorama ★ 8.7 Cinépanorama 1956 Don Camillo's Last Round ★ 7.3 Don Camillo's Last Round 1955 Spring, Autumn and Love ★ 5.1 Spring, Autumn and Love 1955 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ★ 6.2 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1954 The Sheep Has Five Legs ★ 5.8 The Sheep Has Five Legs 1954 Mademoiselle Nitouche ★ 5.8 Mademoiselle Nitouche 1954 The Most Wanted Man ★ 5.9 The Most Wanted Man 1953 The Return of Don Camillo ★ 7.2 The Return of Don Camillo 1953 Carnival ★ 7.8 Carnival 1953 The Wild Oat ★ 6.9 The Wild Oat 1953 Forbidden Fruit ★ 5.8 Forbidden Fruit 1952 French Touch ★ 6.9 French Touch 1952 The Little World of Don Camillo ★ 7.6 The Little World of Don Camillo 1952 The Red Inn ★ 6.8 The Red Inn 1951 The Hunting Ground ★ 7.0 The Hunting Ground 1951 Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny ★ 5.8 Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny 1951 The Sleepwalker ★ 6.0 The Sleepwalker 1951 Topaze ★ 6.9 Topaze 1951 Caught in the Foreign Legion ★ 5.5 Caught in the Foreign Legion 1950 Three Sinners ★ 7.0 Three Sinners 1950 Tu m'as sauvé la vie ★ 6.0 Tu m'as sauvé la vie 1950 Three Feet in a Bed ★ 6.2 Three Feet in a Bed 1950 I'm in the Revue ★ 5.3 I'm in the Revue 1950 We Request an Assassin ★ 5.7 We Request an Assassin 1949 The Heroic Mr. Boniface ★ 6.2 The Heroic Mr. Boniface 1949 The Cupboard Was Bare ★ 6.3 The Cupboard Was Bare 1948 Si ça peut vous faire plaisir ★ 6.7 Si ça peut vous faire plaisir 1948 Emile the African ★ 6.3 Emile the African 1948 Escale au soleil Escale au soleil 1947 Irma la voyante ★ 10.0 Irma la voyante 1947 Rooster Heart ★ 6.7 Rooster Heart 1946 Pétrus ★ 6.0 Pétrus 1946 L'Aventure de Cabassou ★ 7.0 L'Aventure de Cabassou 1946