Fernandel
Acting
Born: 1903-05-08 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died: 1971-02-26
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 coll
🎬 Movies (20)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
Self (archive footage)
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
The Phoney War
2019
Self - Actor (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
Self (archive footage)
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
Antonin
The Man in the Buick
1968
Armand Favrot
Father's Trip
1966
Quantin, Jura farmer
Your Money or Your Life
1966
Charles Migue
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
Don Camillo Tarocci
That Tender Age
1964
Adolphe Lartigue
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
François Faustin
My Wife's Husband
1963
Fernand Jouvin
Good King Dagobert
1963
M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
Blague dans le coin
1963
Jeff Burlington
The Trip to Biarritz
1963
Guillaume Dodut
The Changing of the Guard
1962
Attilio Capellaro
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
Dieu / God
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
Albert Rimond
