Fernando Rey
Born
September 20, 1917
Died
March 9, 1994 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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

El Quijote desde la platea
Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
2019

Speaking of Buñuel
Self (archive footage)
2000

El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
Gregorio
1994

On the Far Side of the Tunnel
Miguel
1994
Arnau
Compte de Barcelona · (5 episodes)
1994

Madregilda
Franco's Father
1993

Mission of Love
Pacheco · (3 episodes)
1993

The Sow
Fray Juan
1992

L'Atlantide
Father Mauritius
1992

1492: Conquest of Paradise
Marchena
1992

After the Dream
Ramiro Lanza
1992

Blood and Dust
Sultan Saladin
1992

Don Quixote
Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1992

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote
1992

Don Quijote de la Mancha
Don Quijote · (5 episodes)
1992
Imágenes perdidas
Himself - Narrator · (1 episode)
1991

Drums of Fire
Papa Pablo V
1990

Breath of Life
Gran Magno
1990

Naked Tango
Judge Torres
1990

Pictures of Europe
Self
1990

I promessi sposi
Conte zio · (5 episodes)
1989

Esmeralda Bay
Ramos
1989

Il ricatto
Magistrato Di Nola · (1 episode)
1989

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Il professor Rune
1989
Blaues Blut
Dekker · (1 episode)
1989

Le Grand Secret
Paul Corbet
1989

Le Grand Secret
Paul Corbet · (6 episodes)
1989

Buñuel
Self
1989

Scent of a Crime
Fayón
1988

Winter Diary
Padre
1988

Pasodoble
Don Nuño
1988

The Tunnel
Allende
1988

The Enchanted Forest
Mr. D'Abondo
1987

Mi general
Director Almirante
1987
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
Himself
1986

Saving Grace
Cardinal Stefano Biondi
1986

Paradise Hotel
Joseph
1986

Star Knight
Fray Lupo
1985

The House of Ulloa
1985

Los Pazos de Ulloa
Sr. De La Lage · (4 episodes)
1985

Black Arrow
Warwick
1985

Angel of Death
Ohmei Felsberg
1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody
Railroad Colonel
1985

Our Father
Cardinal
1985

A.D.
Seneca · (5 episodes)
1985

A Strange Passion
Piacchi
1984

The Hit
Policeman
1984

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Self
1984

Bearn
Don Antonio
1983

Monsignor
Cardinal Santoni
1982

Looking for Jesus
Don Filippo
1982

A Estrangeira
André
1982

Trágala, perro
Juez
1981

Chaste and Pure
Antonio Di Maggio
1981

The Crime of Cuenca
Contreras
1981

Honey
Editor
1981

Lady of the Camelias
Count Stackelberg
1981

Memorias de Leticia Valle
Don Fernando Valle
1980

Caboblanco
Police Captain Torredo
1980

Quintet
Grigor
1979

Traffic Jam
Carlo
1979

Rebeldía
Don Luis
1978

The Last Romantic Lover
Max
1978

That Obscure Object of Desire
Mathieu Faber
1977

The Assignment
Bidara
1977

Eyes Behind the Wall
Ivano
1977

Elisa, My Life
Luis
1977

Jesus of Nazareth
Gaspar · (4 episodes)
1977

Voyage of the Damned
President Bru
1976

Origins of the Mafia
Baron Della Spina · (5 episodes)
1976

The Desert of the Tartars
Nathanson
1976

A Matter of Time
Charles Van Maar
1976

Manuela
Don Ramón
1976

Illustrious Corpses
Security Minister
1976

Striptease
Alfonso
1976

El segundo poder
Cardenal
1976

Seven Beauties
Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
1975

French Connection II
Alain Charnier
1975

Smiling Maniacs
Judge Vanini
1975

The Woman with Red Boots
Perrot
1974

The Murri Affair
Prof. Murri
1974

Say it with Flowers
Jacques Berger
1974

Violent Blood Bath
Oscar
1974

¿... Y el prójimo?
Luis Ignacio
1974

White Fang
Father Oatley
1973

Fall of a Body
M. Nansoit
1973

One Way
Mr. David
1973

High Crime
Cafiero
1973

Tarot
Arthur
1973

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Don Rafael
1972

La duda
Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
1972

Canticle
Padrino Elisa
1972

White Sister
le directeur de l'hôpital
1972

Antony and Cleopatra
Lepidus
1972

The Two Faces of Fear
Inspector Nardi
1972

This Kind of Love
Giovanna's father
1972

A Town Called Hell
Old Blind Man
1971

The French Connection
Alain Charnier
1971

The Light at the Edge of the World
Captain Moriz
1971

Cold Eyes of Fear
Juez Flower
1971

The Great Swindle
Luis
1971

Compañeros
Prof. Xantos
1970

Wrath of the Wind
Don Antonio
1970

Aoom
1970

Tristana
Don Lope
1970

The Adventurers
Jaime Xenos
1970
El mejillón gallego
1970

The Price of Power
Pinkerton
1969

A Candidate for a Killing
Marco Augusto
1969

Land Raiders
Priest
1969

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Quintero
1969

The Immortal Story
Merchant
1968

Villa Rides
Fuentes
1968

Los preparativos
1968

Un pequeño colonizador verde
1968

Amor en el aire
Carlos Mª Saldiez
1967

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Filipe II
1967

Run Like a Thief
Col. Romero
1967

Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1967

The Viscount
Marco Demoygne
1967

Historia de la frivolidad
Gent
1967

The Desperate Ones
Ibram
1967

Navajo Joe
Reverend Rattigan
1966

Return of the Seven
Priest
1966

El Greco
Re Filippo II
1966

Zampo y yo
Zampo
1966

Attack of the Robots
Sir Percy
1966

Chimes at Midnight
Worcester
1965

Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
Verleger Ramos
1965

Espionage in Lisbon
Agent of the New World Organization
1965

The Amazing Doctor G
Goldginger
1965

Don Quijote von der Mancha
Der Herzog / le duc · (4 episodes)
1965

Legacy of the Incas
President Castillo
1965

Son of a Gunfighter
Don Pedro Fortuna
1965

España insólita
(voice)
1965

The Devil Also Cries
Ramòn Quiroga
1965

Don Quijote
Der Herzog
1965

Samson and Gideon
Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
1965

Fin de semana
Entrevistador
1964

The Palomos
Don Alberto
1964

The New Cinderella
Juan Echarre
1964

The Rash One
El Rico Pintor
1964

Backfire
Commissioner of Beirut harbor
1964

El señor de La Salle
Luis XIV
1964
La aventura de Api
1964

The Ceremony
Sanchez
1963

La hora incógnita
1963

The Running Man
Police Official
1963

Scheherazade
Al Fakid
1963

The Castilian
Ramiro II, rey de León
1963

Face of Terror
Dr. Charles Taylor
1962

My Son, the Hero
Hoher Priester
1962

Viridiana
Don Jaime
1962

Rogelia
Máximo García
1962
Torerillos, 61
Narrator (voice)
1962

The Savage Guns
Don Hernán
1961

Siempre es domingo
Juez Andonelli
1961

Fantasmas en la casa
Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
1961

Goliath Against the Giants
Bokan the Usurper
1961

Teresa
Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
1961

The Revolt of the Slaves
Valerio
1960

Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Señor Aguilar
1960

Vida sin risas
1960

Culpables
Mario
1960

Poison at 2:30
Ramón
1959

The Last Days of Pompeii
Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
1959

Sonatas
Captain Casares
1959

Mission in Morocco
Princ Achmed
1959

Parque de Madrid
Don Luis
1959

¡Viva lo imposible!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958

La Rana Verde
Narrator (voice)
1958

Revenge
Writer
1958

The Night Heaven Fell
Tío (alternate version)
1958
Sevilla Penitente
1958

Un marido de ida y vuelta
Paco
1957

Madrugada
Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
1957

Day of Fear
1957

Faustina
Valentín
1957

The Singer from Mexico
Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
1957

Don Juan
Don Iñigo
1956

Playa prohibida
1956

The Adventures of Gil Blas
Captain Rolando
1956

La vida en un bloc
(voice) (uncredited)
1956

Billete para Tánger
Inspector
1955

The Miracle of Marcelino
Monje narrador
1955

Comedians
Miguel
1954

Rebeldía
Capellán
1954

El alcalde de Zalamea
El Rey
1954

Crimen en el entreacto
1954

Cristo
1954

Las últimas banderas
Miguel Bermejo
1954

Airport
Fernando
1953

Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Narrador (voz)
1953

Cabaret
Carlos Jiménez
1953

The Lovers of Toledo
1953

La laguna negra
Miguel
1952

Flamenco
(voz)
1952

The Devil's Roundup
Atracador
1952

La señora de Fátima
Lorenzo Duarte
1951

Air Lashings
Narrador (voz)
1951

Black Sky
Ángel López Veiga
1951

Agustina of Aragon
General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
1950

Sabela De Cambados
Narrator (voice)
1949

Aventuras de Juan Lucas
Juan Lucas
1949

Noche de Reyes
1949

Mare nostrum
Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
1948

Noche de reyes
1948

Locura de amor
Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
1948

Si te hubieses casado conmigo
Enrique Marín Rubio
1948

Fuenteovejuna
Frondoso
1947

Don Quixote
Sansón Carrasco
1947

Reina santa
Infante Alfonso
1947

La pródiga
José
1946

Los últimos de Filipinas
Juan Chamizo
1945

Eugenia de Montijo
Duque de Alba
1944

El rey que rabió
Extra (uncredited)
1940

Leyenda rota
Extra (uncredited)
1940

Los cuatro robinsones
1939