Acting
Fernando Rey
ES, FR, EN, IT cinema · 208 credits
Born
20 September 1917
Died
9 March 1994 (aged 76)
Birthplace
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Also known as Fernando Casado Arambillet · Фернандо Рей
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
Filmography
El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio
Madregilda
as Franco's Father
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
The Sow
as Fray Juan
L'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
Blood and Dust
as Sultan Saladin
After the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza
Don Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Naked Tango
as Judge Torres
Drums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V
Breath of Life
as Gran Magno
Esmeralda Bay
as Ramos
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
Buñuel
as Self
Winter Diary
as Padre
The Tunnel
as Allende
Pasodoble
as Don Nuño
Scent of a Crime
as Fayón
Mi general
as Director Almirante
The Enchanted Forest
as Mr. D'Abondo
Saving Grace
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Paradise Hotel
as Joseph
Angel of Death
as Ohmei Felsberg
Star Knight
as Fray Lupo
Our Father
as Cardinal
Black Arrow
as Warwick
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Railroad Colonel
The Hit
as Policeman
A Strange Passion
as Piacchi
Bearn
as Don Antonio
Monsignor
as Cardinal Santoni
A Estrangeira
as André
Looking for Jesus
as Don Filippo
Chaste and Pure
as Antonio Di Maggio
Honey
as Editor
Lady of the Camelias
as Count Stackelberg
Trágala, perro
as Juez
The Crime of Cuenca
as Contreras
Caboblanco
as Police Captain Torredo
Memorias de Leticia Valle
as Don Fernando Valle
Quintet
as Grigor
Traffic Jam
as Carlo
Rebeldía
as Don Luis
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
Eyes Behind the Wall
as Ivano
Elisa, My Life
as Luis
The Assignment
as Bidara
Illustrious Corpses
as Security Minister
The Desert of the Tartars
as Nathanson
Voyage of the Damned
as President Bru
A Matter of Time
as Charles Van Maar
Manuela
as Don Ramón
Striptease
as Alfonso
El segundo poder
as Cardenal
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
Seven Beauties
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Vanini
Violent Blood Bath
as Oscar
The Murri Affair
as Prof. Murri
Say it with Flowers
as Jacques Berger
The Woman with Red Boots
as Perrot
¿... Y el prójimo?
as Luis Ignacio
Tarot
as Arthur
Fall of a Body
as M. Nansoit
White Fang
as Father Oatley
High Crime
as Cafiero
One Way
as Mr. David
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
La duda
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
This Kind of Love
as Giovanna's father
Antony and Cleopatra
as Lepidus
White Sister
as le directeur de l'hôpital
Canticle
as Padrino Elisa
The Two Faces of Fear
as Inspector Nardi
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
A Town Called Bastard
as Old Blind Man
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Captain Moriz
Cold Eyes of Fear
as Juez Flower
Tristana
as Don Lope
Compañeros
as Prof. Xantos
Wrath of the Wind
as Don Antonio
The Adventurers
as Jaime Xenos
Aoom
Actor
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
The Price of Power
as Pinkerton
A Candidate for a Killing
as Marco Augusto
Land Raiders
as Priest
Villa Rides
as Fuentes
The Immortal Story
as Merchant
Amor en el aire
as Carlos Mª Saldiez
The Viscount
as Marco Demoygne
The Desperate Ones
as Ibram
Run Like a Thief
as Col. Romero
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Navajo Joe
as Reverend Rattigan
Return of the Seven
as Priest
Attack of the Robots
as Sir Percy
El Greco
as Re Filippo II
Zampo y yo
as Zampo
Chimes at Midnight
as Worcester
Legacy of the Incas
as President Castillo
Son of a Gunfighter
as Don Pedro Fortuna
Espionage in Lisbon
as Agent of the New World Organization
The Devil Also Cries
as Ramòn Quiroga
España insólita
as (voice)
Don Quijote
as Der Herzog
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
as Verleger Ramos
Samson and Gideon
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
The Amazing Doctor G
as Goldginger
El señor de La Salle
as Luis XIV
Backfire
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
The Palomos
as Don Alberto
The New Cinderella
as Juan Echarre
The Rash One
as El Rico Pintor
Fin de semana
as Entrevistador
The Castilian
as Ramiro II, rey de León
Scheherazade
as Al Fakid
The Running Man
as Police Official
The Ceremony
as Sanchez
Viridiana
as Don Jaime
Face of Terror
as Dr. Charles Taylor
Rogelia
as Máximo García
Torerillos, 61
1962
Torerillos, 61
as Narrator (voice)
My Son, the Hero
as High Priest (uncredited)
The Savage Guns
as Don Hernán
Fantasmas en la casa
as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
Teresa
as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
Goliath Against the Giants
as Bokan the Usurper
Siempre es domingo
as Juez Andonelli
Culpables
as Mario
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Valerio
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
as Señor Aguilar
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Mission in Morocco
as Princ Achmed
Sonatas
as Captain Casares
Poison at 2:30
as Ramón
Parque de Madrid
as Don Luis
The Night Heaven Fell
as Tío (alternate version)
La Rana Verde
as Narrator (voice)
¡Viva lo imposible!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Revenge
as Writer
Faustina
as Valentín
The Singer from Mexico
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
Madrugada
as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
Don Juan
as Don Iñigo
The Adventures of Gil Blas
as Captain Rolando
La vida en un bloc
as (voice) (uncredited)
The Miracle of Marcelino
as Monje narrador
Billete para Tánger
as Inspector
Comedians
as Miguel
El alcalde de Zalamea
as El Rey
Cristo
Actor
Las últimas banderas
as Miguel Bermejo
Rebeldía
as Capellán
Airport
as Fernando
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Narrador (voz)
Cabaret
as Carlos Jiménez
The Devil's Roundup
as Atracador
La laguna negra
as Miguel
Flamenco
as (voz)
Black Sky
as Ángel López Veiga
La señora de Fátima
as Lorenzo Duarte
Air Lashings
as Narrador (voz)
Agustina of Aragon
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
as Juan Lucas
Sabela De Cambados
as Narrator (voice)
Locura de amor
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
Mare nostrum
as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
as Enrique Marín Rubio
La próxima vez que vivamos
as Óscar Mulden
Don Quixote
as Sansón Carrasco
Fuenteovejuna
as Frondoso
Reina santa
as Infante Alfonso
La princesa de los Ursinos
as Felipe V
La pródiga
as José
Los últimos de Filipinas
as Juan Chamizo
Eugenia de Montijo
as Duque de Alba
El rey que rabió
as Extra (uncredited)
Leyenda rota
as Extra (uncredited)
