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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)
Acted in 146
2020s
- 2020
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
Movie
2000s
- 2000
Fernandel c'est moi
Movie
1970s
- 1970
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
Antonin
1960s
- 1968
Stasera Fernandel
Monsieur Fernand · 7 episodes
The Man in the Buick
Armand Favrot
- 1967
L'Amateur
Fernand · 7 episodes
- 1966
Father's Trip
Quantin, Jura farmer
- 1965
Don Camillo in Moscow
Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1964
That Tender Age
Adolphe Lartigue
Relax Yourself Darling
François Faustin
- 1963
Good King Dagobert
M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
Blague dans le coin
Jeff Burlington
The Trip to Biarritz
Guillaume Dodut
- 1962
The Changing of the Guard
Attilio Capellaro
Assassin in the Phonebook
Albert Rimond
- 1961
Dynamite Jack
Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
The Last Judgment
The widower
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo Tarocci
Cocagne
Marc-Antoine
- 1960
Croesus
Crésus
The Boss
Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
1950s
- 1959
The Cow and I
Charles Bailly
The Woman's Confidant
Giuliano Goberti
Gangster Boss
Antoine Venturen
- 1958
Life Together
Marcel Caboufigue
Les Vignes du Seigneur
Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
Paris Holiday
Fernydel
- 1957
Easiest Profession
Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
François, Lucien Sénéchal
The Man in the Raincoat
Albert Constantin
- 1956
The Virtuous Bigamist
Paul Verdier
Honoré de Marseille
Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
Don Juan
Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
Fernandel the Dressmaker
Fernand Vignard
- 1955
Don Camillo's Last Round
Don Camillo Tarocci
Spring, Autumn and Love
Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- 1954
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba
The Sheep Has Five Legs
Edouard de Saint-Forget
Mademoiselle Nitouche
Célestin / Floridor
- 1953
The Most Wanted Man
Joe Calvet
The Return of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci
Carnival
Dardamelle
The Wild Oat
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- 1952
Forbidden Fruit
Dr. Charles Pellegrin
- 1951
The Red Inn
The Monk
The Hunting Ground
Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Adhémar Pomme
The Sleepwalker
Victor Boniface
- 1950
Caught in the Foreign Legion
Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
Three Sinners
Noël Annequin
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
Fortuné Richard
I'm in the Revue
Philippe, devout house painter
1940s
- 1949
We Request an Assassin
Bob
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
Boniface
- 1948
The Cupboard Was Bare
Alfred Puc
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
Martial Gonfaron
Emile the African
Emile Boulard
- 1947
Escale au soleil
Guide
Irma la voyante
Irma / Le client
- 1946
Rooster Heart
Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
Pétrus
Pétrus
L'Aventure de Cabassou
Cabassou
- 1945
Naïs
Toine
St. Val's Mystery
Désiré Le Sec
Hoboes in Paradise
Pons
- 1943
Adrien
Adrien Moulinet
Love Around the Clock
Antonin
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
Vincent Fleuret
A Dog's Life
Gustave Bourdillon
The Lucky Star
Auguste
- 1942
- 1941
The Suitors Club
Antoine Valoisir
The Italian Straw Hat
Fadinard
The Acrobat
Ernest Sauce
Little Nothings
Astier
- 1940
The Wonderful Night
le berger
Monsieur Hector
Hector
The Mondesir Heir
Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
1930s
- 1939
Berlingot and Company
François Arnaud
The Five Cents of Lavarede
Armand Lavarède
Raphaël le tatoué
Modeste Manosque
- 1938
Ernest the Rebel
Ernest Pic
Barnabé
Barnabé
Hercule
Hercule Maffre
- 1937
Harvest
Urbain Gedemus
The Kings of Sport
Acteur
Ignace
Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
The Smart People of the 11th
The orderly Patard
Francis the First
Honorin
Josette
Albert Durandal
- 1936
One of the Legion
Fernand Espitalion
Les Gaîtés de la finance
Marivol Lambinet
Une histoire pétillante
Movie
- 1935
Jim the Crook
Moluchet
Ferdinand the Roisterer
Ferdinand Piat
- 1934
The Lafleur Cavalryman
Fernand Lafleur
I Have an Idea
Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
The Free Trade Hotel
Boulot, le garçon d'étage
Skylark
Michelet
Navy Blue
Lafraise
The Eight-Forty-Seven Train
Croquebol
A Night of Madness
Fernand
The Amorous Garrison
Frédéric, rider
Maruche
Maruche
The Bread Peddler
Billenbuis
- 1933
Love and Cool Water
Eloi, le chauffeur
La Terreur de la pampa
Movie
The Orderly
Etienne
Le Gros Lot
Movie
The Rooster of the Regiment
Medard
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
Movie
Le Jugement de minuit
Sam Hackitt
Ça colle
Movie
Lidoire
Lidoire
- 1932
Fun in the Barracks
Vanderague
No Women
Casimir
Vive la classe
Movie
Lilac
le garçon d'honneur
Par habitude
Movie
He
Isidore
Sailor's Song
Movie
- 1931
Pas un mot à ma femme
Movie
The Darling of Paris
Ficelle
The End Combine
Joseph, le valet de chambre
Baby's Laxative
Truchet
Bric a Brac and Company
Fernand
Black and White
Le groom
- 1930
The best hostess
Lucien Pivoine
I have something to tell you
l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
No release date
Fernandel 3 films
Movie
Directed 3
1950s
- 1951
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Director
1940s
- 1943
Adrien
Director
- 1942
Produced 1
1970s
- 1971
The Cat
Producer
Appearances9
2020s
- 2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
1958: Those Who Said No
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1987
- 1982
1960s
- 1962
