Fernandel
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...
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...
Known For
Around the World in 80 Days
as French Coachman
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Return of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Cast Credits
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
as Antonin
The Man in the Buick
as Armand Favrot
Father's Trip
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Your Money or Your Life
as Charles Migue
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
Good King Dagobert
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
Blague dans le coin
as Jeff Burlington
The Trip to Biarritz
as Guillaume Dodut
The Changing of the Guard
as Attilio Capellaro
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Dieu / God
Assassin in the Phonebook
as Albert Rimond
Dynamite Jack
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
The Last Judgment
as The widower
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Cocagne
as Marc-Antoine
Croesus
as Crésus
The Boss
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
The Cow and I
as Charles Bailly
The Woman's Confidant
as Giuliano Goberti
Gangster Boss
as Antoine Venturen
Life Together
as Marcel Caboufigue
The Law Is the Law
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Les Vignes du Seigneur
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
Paris Holiday
as Fernydel
Easiest Profession
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
The Man in the Raincoat
as Albert Constantin