Acting
Fernandel
FR, IT, EN cinema · 151 credits
Born
8 May 1903
Died
26 February 1971 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Also known as Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin · Fernand Contandin · Фернан Жозеф Дезире Контанден
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)
Known for
Filmography
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
The Phoney War
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
as Self (archive footage)
The Cat
Producer
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
as Antonin
The Man in the Buick
as Armand Favrot
Your Money or Your Life
as Charles Migue
Father's Trip
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Don Camillo Tarocci
That Tender Age
as Adolphe Lartigue
Relax Yourself Darling
as François Faustin
My Wife's Husband
as Fernand Jouvin
Blague dans le coin
as Jeff Burlington
Good King Dagobert
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
The Trip to Biarritz
as Guillaume Dodut
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Dieu / God
Assassin in the Phonebook
as Albert Rimond
The Changing of the Guard
as Attilio Capellaro
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Last Judgment
as The widower
Dynamite Jack
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
Cocagne
as Marc-Antoine
Croesus
as Crésus
The Boss
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
Gangster Boss
as Antoine Venturen
The Cow and I
as Charles Bailly
The Woman's Confidant
as Giuliano Goberti
Paris Holiday
as Fernydel
The Law Is the Law
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Life Together
as Marcel Caboufigue
Les Vignes du Seigneur
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
Easiest Profession
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
The Man in the Raincoat
as Albert Constantin
The Virtuous Bigamist
as Paul Verdier
Honoré de Marseille
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
Fernandel the Dressmaker
as Fernand Vignard
Don Juan
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
Around the World in 80 Days
as French Coachman
Don Camillo's Last Round
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Spring, Autumn and Love
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Ali Baba
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
Mademoiselle Nitouche
as Célestin / Floridor
The Return of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Wild Oat
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
The Most Wanted Man
as Joe Calvet
Carnival
as Dardamelle
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
French Touch
as Mario Marius
Forbidden Fruit
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
The Red Inn
as The Monk
The Sleepwalker
as Victor Boniface
Topaze
as Albert Topaze
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
as Adhémar Pomme, Director
The Hunting Ground
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
as Fortuné Richard
Caught in the Foreign Legion
as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
Three Feet in a Bed
as Casimir
Three Sinners
as Noël Annequin
I'm in the Revue
as Philippe, devout house painter
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
as Boniface
The Cupboard Was Bare
as Alfred Puc
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
as Martial Gonfaron
Emile the African
as Emile Boulard
Irma la voyante
as Irma / Le client
L'Aventure de Cabassou
as Cabassou
Pétrus
as Pétrus
Rooster Heart
as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
St. Val's Mystery
as Désiré Le Sec
Naïs
as Toine
The Lucky Star
as Auguste
Adrien
as Adrien Moulinet, Director
Love Around the Clock
as Antonin
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
as Vincent Fleuret
A Dog's Life
as Gustave Bourdillon
Simple-Minded
as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour', Director
The Italian Straw Hat
as Fadinard
Little Nothings
as Astier
The Acrobat
as Ernest Sauce
The Suitors Club
as Antoine Valoisir
The Well-Digger's Daughter
as Félipe Rambert
Monsieur Hector
as Hector
The Mondesir Heir
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
The Wonderful Night
as le berger
Fric-Frac
as Marcel
Raphaël le tatoué
as Modeste Manosque
The Five Cents of Lavarede
as Armand Lavarède
Berlingot and Company
as François Arnaud
Heartbeat
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Ernest the Rebel
as Ernest Pic
Barnabé
as Barnabé
Tricoche and Cacolet
as Tricoche
Hercule
as Hercule Maffre
Harvest
as Urbain Gedemus
Josette
as Albert Durandal
The Smart People of the 11th
as The orderly Patard
Life Dances On
as Fabien Coutissol
Ignace
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
Francis the First
as Honorin
The Kings of Sport
as Acteur
One of the Legion
as Fernand Espitalion
Les Gaîtés de la finance
as Marivol Lambinet
Ferdinand the Roisterer
as Ferdinand Piat
Jim the Crook
as Moluchet
Angele
as Saturnin
Maruche
as Maruche
The Lafleur Cavalryman
as Fernand Lafleur
Navy Blue
as Lafraise
The Free Trade Hotel
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
Skylark
as Michelet
The Amorous Garrison
as Frédéric, rider
The Eight-Forty-Seven Train
as Croquebol
A Night of Madness
as Fernand
I Have an Idea
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
The Bread Peddler
as Billenbuis
Ça colle
Actor
Le Jugement de minuit
as Sam Hackitt
Love and Cool Water
as Eloi, le chauffeur
The Orderly
as Etienne
Lidoire
as Lidoire
Lilac
as le garçon d'honneur
Fun in the Barracks
as Vanderague
He
as Isidore
No Women
as Casimir
Black and White
as Le groom
The Darling of Paris
as Ficelle
Baby's Laxative
as Truchet
Bric a Brac and Company
as Fernand
The End Combine
as Joseph, le valet de chambre
Night attack
as L'amant
The best hostess
as Lucien Pivoine
I have something to tell you
as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage