Fernandel
Born
May 8, 1903
Died
February 26, 1971 (67 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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").
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Known For
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2023
Les Rois de la comédie
Self (archive footage)
2023
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
Antonin
1970
The Man in the Buick
Armand Favrot
1968
Father's Trip
Quantin, Jura farmer
1966
Your Money or Your Life
Charles Migue
1966
The Trip to Biarritz
Guillaume Dodut
1963
The Changing of the Guard
Attilio Capellaro
1962
Cocagne
Marc-Antoine
1961
The Boss
Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
1960
The Woman's Confidant
Giuliano Goberti
1959
Les Vignes du Seigneur
Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
1958
The Man in the Raincoat
Albert Constantin
1957
Don Juan
Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
1956
Fernandel the Dressmaker
Fernand Vignard
1956
Three Sinners
Noël Annequin
1950
I'm in the Revue
Philippe, devout house painter
1950
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
Boniface
1949
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
Martial Gonfaron
1948
Rooster Heart
Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
1946
Pétrus
Pétrus
1946
Naïs
Toine
1945
St. Val's Mystery
Désiré Le Sec
1945
Love Around the Clock
Antonin
1943
The Suitors Club
Antoine Valoisir
1941
The Acrobat
Ernest Sauce
1941
Monsieur Hector
Hector
1940
The Mondesir Heir
Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
1940
Tricoche and Cacolet
Tricoche
1938
The Kings of Sport
Acteur
1937
Francis the First
Honorin
1937
Jim la houlette
Moluchet
1935
The Lafleur Cavalryman
Fernand Lafleur
1934
The Free Trade Hotel
Boulot, le garçon d'étage
1934
Skylark
Michelet
1934
Les Bleus de la marine
Lafraise
1934
Le Coq du régiment
Medard
1933
Baby's Laxative
Truchet
1931
Fernandel 3 films
The Phoney War
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019
1958: Those Who Said No
Self (archive footage)
2018
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1987
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1982
Stasera Fernandel
Monsieur Fernand · (7 episodes)
1968
L'Amateur
Fernand · (7 episodes)
1967
Don Camillo in Moscow
Don Camillo Tarocci
1965
That Tender Age
Adolphe Lartigue
1964
Relax Yourself Darling
François Faustin
1964
My Wife's Husband
Fernand Jouvin
1963
Good King Dagobert
M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
1963
Blague dans le coin
Jeff Burlington
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Dieu / God
1962
Assassin in the Phonebook
Albert Rimond
1962
Dynamite Jack
Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
1961
The Last Judgment
The widower
1961
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo Tarocci
1961
Croesus
Crésus
1960
The Cow and I
Charles Bailly
1959
Gangster Boss
Antoine Venturen
1959
Discorama
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Life Together
Marcel Caboufigue
1958
The Law Is the Law
Ferdinand Pastorelli
1958
Paris Holiday
Fernydel
1958
Le Chômeur de Clochemerle
Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
1957
Sénéchal the Magnificent
François, Lucien Sénéchal
1957
The Virtuous Bigamist
Paul Verdier
1956
Honoré de Marseille
Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
French Coachman
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (5 episodes)
1956
Don Camillo's Last Round
Don Camillo Tarocci
1955
Spring, Autumn and Love
Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
1955
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
Edouard de Saint-Forget
1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche
Célestin / Floridor
1954
The Most Wanted Man
Joe Calvet
1953
The Return of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci
1953
Carnival
Dardamelle
1953
The Wild Oat
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
1953
Forbidden Fruit
Dr. Charles Pellegrin
1952
French Touch
Mario Marius
1952
The Little World of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci
1952
The Red Inn
The Monk
1951
The Hunting Ground
Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
1951
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Adhémar Pomme
1951
The Sleepwalker
Victor Boniface
1951
Topaze
Albert Topaze
1951
Caught in the Foreign Legion
Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
1950
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
Fortuné Richard
1950
Three Feet in a Bed
Casimir
1950
We Request an Assassin
Bob
1949
The Cupboard Was Bare
Alfred Puc
1948
Emile the African
Emile Boulard
1948
Escale au soleil
Guide
1947
Irma la voyante
Irma / Le client
1947
L'Aventure de Cabassou
Cabassou
1946
Hoboes in Paradise
Pons
1945
Adrien
Adrien Moulinet
1943
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
Vincent Fleuret
1943
A Dog's Life
Gustave Bourdillon
1943
The Lucky Star
Auguste
1943
Little Nothings
Astier
1942
Simple-Minded
Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
1942
The Italian Straw Hat
Fadinard
1941
The Wonderful Night
le berger
1940
The Well-Digger's Daughter
Félipe Rambert
1940
Fric-Frac
Marcel
1939
Berlingot and Company
François Arnaud
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede
Armand Lavarède
1939
Raphaël le tatoué
Modeste Manosque
1939
Ernest the Rebel
Ernest Pic
1938
Barnabé
Barnabé
1938
Heartbeat
Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
1938
Hercule
Hercule Maffre
1938
Harvest
Urbain Gedemus
1937
Life Dances On
Fabien Coutissol
1937
Ignace
Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
1937
The Smart People of the 11th
The orderly Patard
1937
Josette
Albert Durandal
1937
One of the Legion
Fernand Espitalion
1936
Les Gaîtés de la finance
Marivol Lambinet
1936
Une histoire pétillante
1936
Ferdinand the Roisterer
Ferdinand Piat
1935
I Have an Idea
Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
1934
Angele
Saturnin
1934
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
Le train de 8 H 47
Croquebol
1934
A Night of Madness
Fernand
1934
The Amorous Garrison
Frédéric, rider
1934
Maruche
Maruche
1934
The Bread Peddler
Billenbuis
1934
Love and Cool Water
Eloi, le chauffeur
1933
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
The Orderly
Etienne
1933
Le Gros Lot
1933
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
Le Jugement de minuit
Sam Hackitt
1933
Ça colle
1933
Lidoire
Lidoire
1933
Un homme sans nom
1932
Fun in the Barracks
Vanderague
1932
No Women
Casimir
1932
Vive la classe
1932
Lilac
le garçon d'honneur
1932
Par habitude
1932
He
Isidore
1932
Sailor's Song
1932
Pas un mot à ma femme
1931
Night attack
L'amant
1931
The Darling of Paris
1931
The end combine
Joseph, le valet de chambre
1931
Bric a Brac and Company
Fernand
1931
Black and White
Le groom
1931
The best hostess
Lucien Pivoine
1930
I have something to tell you
l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
1930