
Fernando Rey
Acting
Born: 1917-09-20 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Died: 1994-03-09
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (20)

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

Speaking of Buñuel
2000
Self (archive footage)

Les paradoxes de Buñuel
1998
Self (archive footage)

El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
1994
Gregorio

On the Far Side of the Tunnel
1994
Miguel

Madregilda
1993
Franco's Father

The Sow
1992
Fray Juan

L'Atlantide
1992
Father Mauritius

After the Dream
1992
Ramiro Lanza

Blood and Dust
1992
Sultan Saladin

1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
Marchena

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

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992
Don Quijote

Drums of Fire
1990
Papa Pablo V

Breath of Life
1990
Gran Magno

Naked Tango
1990
Judge Torres

Pictures of Europe
1990
Self

Esmeralda Bay
1989
Ramos

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
Il professor Rune

Le Grand Secret
1989
Paul Corbet
📺 TV Shows (14)

Arnau
1994
Compte de Barcelona

Mission of Love
1993
Pacheco

Don Quijote de la Mancha
1992
Don Quijote
Imágenes perdidas
1991
Himself - Narrator

I promessi sposi
1989
Conte zio
Il ricatto
1989
Magistrato Di Nola
Blaues Blut
1989
Dekker

Le Grand Secret
1989
Paul Corbet

The House of Ulloa
1985
Sr. De La Lage

A.D.
1985
Seneca

Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Gaspar

Origins of the Mafia
1976
Baron Della Spina
Film '72
1971
Self

Don Quijote von der Mancha
1965
Der Herzog / le duc