Fernandel
Acting
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)
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Fernandel
Filmography
Acting (150)
2023
L'Âge d'or de la pubas Self (archive footage)
6.5
2023
Les Rois de la comédieas Self (archive footage)
6.3
7.7
2019
The Phoney Waras Self - Actor (archive footage)
8.0
2018
1958: Those Who Said Noas Self (archive footage)
8.0
9.0
1970
Happy He Who Like Ulyssesas Antonin
6.9
1968
The Man in the Buickas Armand Favrot
6.4
1966
Father's Tripas Quantin, Jura farmer
6.6
1966
Your Money or Your Lifeas Charles Migue
6.0
1965
Don Camillo in Moscowas Don Camillo Tarocci
7.1
1964
That Tender Ageas Adolphe Lartigue
5.9
1964
Relax Yourself Darlingas François Faustin
5.7
1963
My Wife's Husbandas Fernand Jouvin
6.7
1963
Good King Dagobertas M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
7.2
1963
Blague dans le coinas Jeff Burlington
5.8
1963
The Trip to Biarritzas Guillaume Dodut
6.7
1962
The Changing of the Guardas Attilio Capellaro
7.1
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandmentsas Dieu / God
5.6
1962
Assassin in the Phonebookas Albert Rimond
6.3
1961
Dynamite Jackas Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
8.0
1961
The Last Judgmentas The widower
6.4
1961
Don Camillo: Monsignoras Don Camillo Tarocci
6.9
1961
Cocagneas Marc-Antoine
5.0
1960
Croesusas Crésus
6.3
1960
The Bossas Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
5.6
1959
The Cow and Ias Charles Bailly
6.7
1959
The Woman's Confidantas Giuliano Goberti
5.8
1959
Gangster Bossas Antoine Venturen
6.1
1958
Life Togetheras Marcel Caboufigue
6.1
1958
The Law Is the Lawas Ferdinand Pastorelli
7.2
1958
Les Vignes du Seigneuras Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
6.0
1958
Paris Holidayas Fernydel
5.9
1957
Easiest Professionas Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
6.1
1957
Sénéchal the Magnificentas François, Lucien Sénéchal
6.8
1957
The Man in the Raincoatas Albert Constantin
6.6
1956
The Virtuous Bigamistas Paul Verdier
6.3
1956
Honoré de Marseilleas Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
6.2
1956
Around the World in 80 Daysas French Coachman
6.7
1956
Don Juanas Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
6.3
1956
Fernandel the Dressmakeras Fernand Vignard
6.3
1955
Don Camillo's Last Roundas Don Camillo Tarocci
7.3
1955
Spring, Autumn and Loveas Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
5.1
1954
Ali Baba and the Forty Thievesas Ali Baba
6.2
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legsas Edouard de Saint-Forget
5.8
1954
Mademoiselle Nitoucheas Célestin / Floridor
5.8
1953
The Most Wanted Manas Joe Calvet
5.8
1953
The Return of Don Camilloas Don Camillo Tarocci
7.2
1953
Carnivalas Dardamelle
7.8
1953
The Wild Oatas Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
6.9
1952
Forbidden Fruitas Dr. Charles Pellegrin
5.8
1952
French Touchas Mario Marius
6.9
1952
The Little World of Don Camilloas Don Camillo Tarocci
7.6
1951
The Red Innas The Monk
6.8
1951
The Hunting Groundas Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
7.0
1951
Adhémar or the Toy of Destinyas Adhémar Pomme
5.8
1951
The Sleepwalkeras Victor Boniface
6.0
1951
Topazeas Albert Topaze
6.9
1950
Caught in the Foreign Legionas Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
5.5
1950
Three Sinnersas Noël Annequin
7.0
1950
Tu m'as sauvé la vieas Fortuné Richard
6.0
1950
Three Feet in a Bedas Casimir
6.2
1950
I'm in the Revueas Philippe, devout house painter
5.3
1949
We Request an Assassinas Bob
5.7
1949
The Heroic Mr. Bonifaceas Boniface
6.2
1948
The Cupboard Was Bareas Alfred Puc
6.3
1948
Si ça peut vous faire plaisiras Martial Gonfaron
6.7
1948
Emile the Africanas Emile Boulard
6.3
1947
Escale au soleilas Guide
1947
Irma la voyanteas Irma / Le client
10.0
1946
Rooster Heartas Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
6.7
1946
Pétrusas Pétrus
6.0
1946
L'Aventure de Cabassouas Cabassou
7.3
1945
Naïsas Toine
6.2
1945
St. Val's Mysteryas Désiré Le Sec
7.0
1945
Hoboes in Paradiseas Pons
7.5
1943
Adrienas Adrien Moulinet
6.8
1943
Love Around the Clockas Antonin
6.3
1943
Don't Shout it from the Rooftopsas Vincent Fleuret
5.8
1943
A Dog's Lifeas Gustave Bourdillon
6.8
1943
The Lucky Staras Auguste
6.0
1942
Simple-Mindedas Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
5.9
1941
The Suitors Clubas Antoine Valoisir
7.0
1941
The Italian Straw Hatas Fadinard
6.8
1941
The Acrobatas Ernest Sauce
7.8
1941
Little Nothingsas Astier
7.7
1940
The Wonderful Nightas le berger
6.3
1940
The Well-Digger's Daughteras Félipe Rambert
7.1
1940
Monsieur Hectoras Hector
5.8
1940
The Mondesir Heiras Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
5.5
1939
Fric-Fracas Marcel
6.1
1939
Berlingot and Companyas François Arnaud
6.8
1939
The Five Cents of Lavaredeas Armand Lavarède
5.8
1939
Raphaël le tatouéas Modeste Manosque
5.9
1938
Ernest the Rebelas Ernest Pic
6.2
1938
Tricoche and Cacoletas Tricoche
7.7
1938
Barnabéas Barnabé
5.5
1938
Heartbeatas Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
6.9
1938
Herculeas Hercule Maffre
6.7
1937
Harvestas Urbain Gedemus
6.8
1937
The Kings of Sportas Acteur
6.6
1937
Life Dances Onas Fabien Coutissol
7.0
1937
Ignaceas Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
6.0
1937
The Smart People of the 11thas The orderly Patard
5.0
1937
Francis the Firstas Honorin
5.7
1937
Josetteas Albert Durandal
7.0
1936
One of the Legionas Fernand Espitalion
5.0
1936
Les Gaîtés de la financeas Marivol Lambinet
6.7
1935
Jim the Crookas Moluchet
6.2
1935
Ferdinand the Roistereras Ferdinand Piat
6.7
1934
The Lafleur Cavalrymanas Fernand Lafleur
6.3
1934
I Have an Ideaas Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
10.0
1934
The Free Trade Hotelas Boulot, le garçon d'étage
7.0
1934
Angeleas Saturnin
6.5
1934
Skylarkas Michelet
5.3
1934
Navy Blueas Lafraise
6.7
9.0
1934
The Eight-Forty-Seven Trainas Croquebol
5.1
1934
A Night of Madnessas Fernand
7.0
1934
The Amorous Garrisonas Frédéric, rider
7.0
1934
Marucheas Maruche
9.0
1934
The Bread Peddleras Billenbuis
8.0
1933
Love and Cool Wateras Eloi, le chauffeur
7.0
8.0
1933
The Orderlyas Etienne
6.4
1933
8.0
1933
The Rooster of the Regimentas Medard
6.3
10.0
1933
Le Jugement de minuitas Sam Hackitt
10.0
1933
9.0
1933
Lidoireas Lidoire
5.3
7.0
1932
Fun in the Barracksas Vanderague
6.4
1932
No Womenas Casimir
6.5
1932
7.0
1932
Lilacas le garçon d'honneur
5.9
1932
10.0
1932
Heas Isidore
6.0
1932
8.0
10.0
1931
Night attackas L'amant
5.3
1931
The Darling of Parisas Ficelle
7.7
1931
The End Combineas Joseph, le valet de chambre
5.3
1931
Baby's Laxativeas Truchet
5.7
1931
Bric a Brac and Companyas Fernand
5.5
1931
Black and Whiteas Le groom
6.1
1930
The best hostessas Lucien Pivoine
10.0
1930
I have something to tell youas l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
7.0
Production & Directing (4)
1971
The CatProducer
7.4
1951
Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyDirector
5.8
1943
AdrienDirector
6.8
1942
Simple-MindedDirector
5.9