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Fernando Rey
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 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... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| El Quijote desde la platea as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage) | 2019-04-22 |
| Speaking of Buñuel as Self (archive footage) | 2000-06-09 |
| Les paradoxes de Buñuel as Self (archive footage) | 1998-04-29 |
| El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? as Gregorio | 1994-04-15 |
| On the Far Side of the Tunnel as Miguel | 1994-02-25 |
| Madregilda as Franco's Father | 1993-09-26 |
| The Sow as Fray Juan | 1992-11-06 |
| L'Atlantide as Father Mauritius | 1992-11-05 |
| After the Dream as Ramiro Lanza | 1992-09-09 |
| Blood and Dust as Sultan Saladin | 1992-09-06 |
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise as Marchena | 1992-08-09 |
| Don Quixote as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1992-04-20 |
| El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes as Don Quijote | 1992-01-29 |
| Drums of Fire as Papa Pablo V | 1990-12-21 |
| Breath of Life as Gran Magno | 1990-10-11 |
| Naked Tango as Judge Torres | 1990-09-27 |
| Pictures of Europe as Self | 1990-04-25 |
| Esmeralda Bay as Ramos | 1989-05-18 |
| La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Il professor Rune | 1989-04-17 |
| Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet | 1989-02-03 |
| Buñuel as Self | 1989-01-01 |
| Scent of a Crime as Fayón | 1988-10-21 |
| Winter Diary as Padre | 1988-09-29 |
| Pasodoble as Don Nuño | 1988-06-09 |
| The Tunnel as Allende | 1988-04-29 |
| The Enchanted Forest as Mr. D'Abondo | 1987-10-02 |
| Mi general as Director Almirante | 1987-05-07 |
| Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos as Self | 1986-07-04 |
| Saving Grace as Cardinal Stefano Biondi | 1986-05-02 |
| Paradise Hotel as Joseph | 1986-04-15 |
| Star Knight as Fray Lupo | 1985-12-20 |
| Black Arrow as Warwick | 1985-10-09 |
| Angel of Death as Ohmei Felsberg | 1985-07-23 |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody as Railroad Colonel | 1985-05-10 |
| Our Father as Cardinal | 1985-04-21 |
| A Strange Passion as Piacchi | 1984-11-21 |
| The Hit as Policeman | 1984-09-07 |
| The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel as Self | 1984-02-11 |
| Bearn as Don Antonio | 1983-04-14 |
| Monsignor as Cardinal Santoni | 1982-10-22 |
| Looking for Jesus as Don Filippo | 1982-03-03 |
| A Estrangeira as André | 1982-02-01 |
| Trágala, perro as Juez | 1981-11-16 |
| Chaste and Pure as Antonio Di Maggio | 1981-10-30 |
| The Crime of Cuenca as Contreras | 1981-08-17 |
| Honey as Editor | 1981-05-08 |
| Lady of the Camelias as Count Stackelberg | 1981-02-26 |
| Memorias de Leticia Valle as Don Fernando Valle | 1980-02-25 |
| Caboblanco as Police Captain Torredo | 1980-01-23 |
| Quintet as Grigor | 1979-02-09 |
| Traffic Jam as Carlo | 1979-01-12 |
| Rebeldía as Don Luis | 1978-09-24 |
| The Last Romantic Lover as Max | 1978-04-26 |
| That Obscure Object of Desire as Mathieu Faber | 1977-08-17 |
| The Assignment as Bidara | 1977-07-11 |
| Eyes Behind the Wall as Ivano | 1977-06-07 |
| Elisa, My Life as Luis | 1977-04-21 |
| Voyage of the Damned as President Bru | 1976-12-22 |
| The Desert of the Tartars as Nathanson | 1976-10-29 |
| A Matter of Time as Charles Van Maar | 1976-10-07 |
| Manuela as Don Ramón | 1976-06-07 |
| Illustrious Corpses as Security Minister | 1976-02-12 |
| Striptease as Alfonso | 1976-01-01 |
| El segundo poder as Cardenal | 1976-01-01 |
| Seven Beauties as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner | 1975-12-20 |
| French Connection II as Alain Charnier | 1975-05-18 |
| Smiling Maniacs as Judge Vanini | 1975-01-16 |
| The Woman with Red Boots as Perrot | 1974-12-11 |
| The Murri Affair as Prof. Murri | 1974-09-28 |
| Say it with Flowers as Jacques Berger | 1974-09-04 |
| Violent Blood Bath as Oscar | 1974-08-12 |
| ¿... Y el prójimo? as Luis Ignacio | 1974-07-10 |
| White Fang as Father Oatley | 1973-12-21 |
| Fall of a Body as M. Nansoit | 1973-09-28 |
| One Way as Mr. David | 1973-09-22 |
| High Crime as Cafiero | 1973-08-12 |
| Tarot as Arthur | 1973-01-01 |
| The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Don Rafael | 1972-09-15 |
| La duda as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit | 1972-09-07 |
| Canticle as Padrino Elisa | 1972-07-17 |
| White Sister as le directeur de l'hôpital | 1972-03-31 |
| Antony and Cleopatra as Lepidus | 1972-03-18 |
| The Two Faces of Fear as Inspector Nardi | 1972-02-17 |
| This Kind of Love as Giovanna's father | 1972-02-10 |
| A Town Called Bastard as Old Blind Man | 1971-10-27 |
| The French Connection as Alain Charnier | 1971-10-09 |
| The Light at the Edge of the World as Captain Moriz | 1971-07-16 |
| Cold Eyes of Fear as Juez Flower | 1971-04-06 |
| The Great Swindle as Luis | 1971-03-06 |
| Compañeros as Prof. Xantos | 1970-12-18 |
| Wrath of the Wind as Don Antonio | 1970-12-04 |
| Aoom | 1970-07-01 |
| Tristana as Don Lope | 1970-03-29 |
| The Adventurers as Jaime Xenos | 1970-03-25 |
| El mejillón gallego | 1970-01-01 |
| The Price of Power as Pinkerton | 1969-12-18 |
| A Candidate for a Killing as Marco Augusto | 1969-08-22 |
| Land Raiders as Priest | 1969-07-27 |
| Guns of the Magnificent Seven as Quintero | 1969-07-14 |
| The Immortal Story as Merchant | 1968-09-18 |
| Villa Rides as Fuentes | 1968-05-29 |
| Un pequeño colonizador verde | 1968-01-01 |
| Los preparativos | 1968-01-01 |
| Amor en el aire as Carlos Mª Saldiez | 1967-12-25 |
| Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Filipe II | 1967-11-02 |
| Run Like a Thief as Col. Romero | 1967-10-11 |
| Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1967-09-28 |
| The Desperate Ones as Ibram | 1967-07-26 |
| The Viscount as Marco Demoygne | 1967-04-04 |
| Historia de la frivolidad as Gent | 1967-02-09 |
| Navajo Joe as Reverend Rattigan | 1966-11-25 |
| Return of the Seven as Priest | 1966-10-19 |
| El Greco as Re Filippo II | 1966-08-15 |
| Zampo y yo as Zampo | 1966-07-04 |
| Attack of the Robots as Sir Percy | 1966-04-27 |
| Chimes at Midnight as Worcester | 1965-12-22 |
| Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte as Verleger Ramos | 1965-11-12 |
| Espionage in Lisbon as Agent of the New World Organization | 1965-10-30 |
| The Amazing Doctor G as Goldginger | 1965-10-15 |
| Legacy of the Incas as President Castillo | 1965-09-08 |
| Son of a Gunfighter as Don Pedro Fortuna | 1965-08-16 |
| España insólita as (voice) | 1965-05-13 |
| The Devil Also Cries as Ramòn Quiroga | 1965-03-14 |
| Don Quijote as Der Herzog | 1965-01-01 |
| Samson and Gideon as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord | 1965-01-01 |
| Fin de semana as Entrevistador | 1964-11-23 |
| The Palomos as Don Alberto | 1964-11-02 |
| The New Cinderella as Juan Echarre | 1964-09-12 |
| The Rash One as El Rico Pintor | 1964-09-07 |
| Backfire as Commissioner of Beirut harbor | 1964-09-04 |
| El señor de La Salle as Luis XIV | 1964-01-01 |
| La aventura de Api | 1964-01-01 |
| The Ceremony as Sanchez | 1963-12-18 |
| La hora incógnita | 1963-11-02 |
| The Running Man as Police Official | 1963-10-01 |
| Scheherazade as Al Fakid | 1963-05-10 |
| The Castilian as Ramiro II, rey de León | 1963-03-07 |
| Face of Terror as Dr. Charles Taylor | 1962-10-28 |
| My Son, the Hero as High Priest (uncredited) | 1962-05-04 |
| Viridiana as Don Jaime | 1962-04-01 |
| Rogelia as Máximo García | 1962-01-01 |
| Torerillos, 61 as Narrator (voice) | 1962-01-01 |
| The Savage Guns as Don Hernán | 1961-11-01 |
| Siempre es domingo as Juez Andonelli | 1961-10-23 |
| Fantasmas en la casa as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo | 1961-08-17 |
| Goliath Against the Giants as Bokan the Usurper | 1961-05-13 |
| Teresa as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera | 1961-02-02 |
| The Revolt of the Slaves as Valerio | 1960-12-30 |
| Don Lucio and Brother Pío as Señor Aguilar | 1960-09-27 |
| Vida sin risas | 1960-09-12 |
| Culpables as Mario | 1960-06-26 |
| Poison at 2:30 as Ramón | 1959-12-10 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis | 1959-11-12 |
| Sonatas as Captain Casares | 1959-10-12 |
| Mission in Morocco as Princ Achmed | 1959-06-23 |
| Parque de Madrid as Don Luis | 1959-05-18 |
| ¡Viva lo imposible! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1958-09-01 |
| La Rana Verde as Narrator (voice) | 1958-06-11 |
| Revenge as Writer | 1958-05-02 |
| The Night Heaven Fell as Tío (alternate version) | 1958-04-05 |
| Sevilla Penitente | 1958-03-08 |
| Un marido de ida y vuelta as Paco | 1957-08-26 |
| Madrugada as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited) | 1957-07-15 |
| Day of Fear | 1957-05-27 |
| Faustina as Valentín | 1957-05-13 |
| The Singer from Mexico as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited) | 1957-01-24 |
| Don Juan as Don Iñigo | 1956-05-09 |
| Playa prohibida | 1956-04-19 |
| The Adventures of Gil Blas as Captain Rolando | 1956-04-06 |
| La vida en un bloc as (voice) (uncredited) | 1956-04-01 |
| Billete para Tánger as Inspector | 1955-07-25 |
| The Miracle of Marcelino as Monje narrador | 1955-02-24 |
| Comedians as Miguel | 1954-05-17 |
| Rebeldía as Capellán | 1954-04-08 |
| El alcalde de Zalamea as El Rey | 1954-01-25 |
| Crimen en el entreacto | 1954-01-16 |
| Las últimas banderas as Miguel Bermejo | 1954-01-01 |
| Cristo | 1954-01-01 |
| Airport as Fernando | 1953-09-14 |
| Welcome Mr. Marshall! as Narrador (voz) | 1953-04-04 |
| Cabaret as Carlos Jiménez | 1953-03-22 |
| The Lovers of Toledo | 1953-01-28 |
| La laguna negra as Miguel | 1952-12-29 |
| Flamenco as (voz) | 1952-06-13 |
| The Devil's Roundup as Atracador | 1952-01-01 |
| La señora de Fátima as Lorenzo Duarte | 1951-10-07 |
| Air Lashings as Narrador (voz) | 1951-09-24 |
| Black Sky as Ángel López Veiga | 1951-07-09 |
| Agustina of Aragon as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor | 1950-10-09 |
| Sabela De Cambados as Narrator (voice) | 1949-12-14 |
| Aventuras de Juan Lucas as Juan Lucas | 1949-07-07 |
| Noche de Reyes | 1949-04-28 |
| Mare nostrum as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut | 1948-12-21 |
| Noche de reyes | 1948-10-27 |
| Locura de amor as Don Felipe "el Hermoso" | 1948-10-08 |
| Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Enrique Marín Rubio | 1948-08-03 |
| Fuenteovejuna as Frondoso | 1947-11-20 |
| Don Quixote as Sansón Carrasco | 1947-03-01 |
| Reina santa as Infante Alfonso | 1947-01-11 |
| La pródiga as José | 1946-09-27 |
| Los últimos de Filipinas as Juan Chamizo | 1945-05-09 |
| Eugenia de Montijo as Duque de Alba | 1944-10-16 |
| El rey que rabió as Extra (uncredited) | 1940-01-22 |
| Leyenda rota as Extra (uncredited) | 1940-01-22 |
| Los cuatro robinsones | 1939-12-04 |




