ACTOR
Fernandel
Known for Around the World in 80 Days · The Red Inn · Heartbeat
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…
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- Born
- May 8, 1903
- Died
- Feb 26, 1971
- Birthplace
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Known For
- Acting
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 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").
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Known For
MOVIE
Around the World in 80 DaysFrench Coachman · 1956
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
MOVIE
The Red InnThe Monk · 1951
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
HeartbeatIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz' · 1938
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
The Well-Digger's DaughterFélipe Rambert · 1940
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
Fric-FracMarcel · 1939
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
TV
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1962
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 1982
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
L'Âge d'or de la pubSelf (archive footage) · 2023
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
Filmography
Movies
I have something to tell youl'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
1930
The best hostessLucien Pivoine
1930
Baby's LaxativeTruchet
1931
Black and WhiteLe groom
1931
Bric a Brac and CompanyFernand
1931
Night attackL'amant
1931
Pas un mot à ma femme
1931
The Darling of ParisFicelle
1931
The End CombineJoseph, le valet de chambre
1931
Fun in the BarracksVanderague
1932
HeIsidore
1932
Lilacle garçon d'honneur
1932
No WomenCasimir
1932
Par habitude
1932
Sailor's Song
1932UH
Un homme sans nom
1932
Vive la classe
1932
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
Le Gros Lot
1933
Le Jugement de minuitSam Hackitt
1933
LidoireLidoire
1933
Love and Cool WaterEloi, le chauffeur
1933
The OrderlyEtienne
1933
The Rooster of the RegimentMedard
1933
Ça colle
1933
A Night of MadnessFernand
1934
AngeleSaturnin
1934
I Have an IdeaUn passant dans la rue (uncredited)
1934LC
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
MarucheMaruche
1934
Navy BlueLafraise
1934
SkylarkMichelet
1934
The Amorous GarrisonFrédéric, rider
1934
The Bread PeddlerBillenbuis
1934
The Eight-Forty-Seven TrainCroquebol
1934
The Free Trade HotelBoulot, le garçon d'étage
1934
The Lafleur CavalrymanFernand Lafleur
1934
Ferdinand the RoistererFerdinand Piat
1935
Jim the CrookMoluchet
1935
Les Gaîtés de la financeMarivol Lambinet
1936
One of the LegionFernand Espitalion
1936
Une histoire pétillante
1936
Francis the FirstHonorin
1937
HarvestUrbain Gedemus
1937
IgnaceIgnace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
1937
JosetteAlbert Durandal
1937
Life Dances OnFabien Coutissol
1937
The Kings of SportActeur
1937
The Smart People of the 11thThe orderly Patard
1937
BarnabéBarnabé
1938
Ernest the RebelErnest Pic
1938
HeartbeatIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
1938
HerculeHercule Maffre
1938
Tricoche and CacoletTricoche
1938
Berlingot and CompanyFrançois Arnaud
1939
Fric-FracMarcel
1939
Raphaël le tatouéModeste Manosque
1939
The Five Cents of LavaredeArmand Lavarède
1939
Monsieur HectorHector
1940
The Mondesir HeirBien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
1940
The Well-Digger's DaughterFélipe Rambert
1940
The Wonderful Nightle berger
1940
Little NothingsAstier
1941
The AcrobatErnest Sauce
1941
The Italian Straw HatFadinard
1941
The Suitors ClubAntoine Valoisir
1941
Simple-MindedSimplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
1942Simple-MindedDirector
1942
A Dog's LifeGustave Bourdillon
1943
AdrienAdrien Moulinet
1943AdrienDirector
1943
Don't Shout it from the RooftopsVincent Fleuret
1943
Love Around the ClockAntonin
1943
The Lucky StarAuguste
1943
Hoboes in ParadisePons
1945
NaïsToine
1945
St. Val's MysteryDésiré Le Sec
1945
L'Aventure de CabassouCabassou
1946
PétrusPétrus
1946
Rooster HeartTulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
1946
Escale au soleilGuide
1947
Irma la voyanteIrma / Le client
1947
Emile the AfricanEmile Boulard
1948
Si ça peut vous faire plaisirMartial Gonfaron
1948
The Cupboard Was BareAlfred Puc
1948
The Heroic Mr. BonifaceBoniface
1949
We Request an AssassinBob
1949
Caught in the Foreign LegionLuc, doorman of the "Miramar"
1950
I'm in the RevuePhilippe, devout house painter
1950
Three Feet in a BedCasimir
1950
Three SinnersNoël Annequin
1950
Tu m'as sauvé la vieFortuné Richard
1950
Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyAdhémar Pomme
1951Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyDirector
1951
The Hunting GroundUrbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
1951
The Red InnThe Monk
1951
The SleepwalkerVictor Boniface
1951
TopazeAlbert Topaze
1951
Forbidden FruitDr. Charles Pellegrin
1952
French TouchMario Marius
1952
The Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci
1952
CarnivalDardamelle
1953
The Most Wanted ManJoe Calvet
1953
The Return of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci
1953
The Wild OatFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
1953
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba
1954
Mademoiselle NitoucheCélestin / Floridor
1954
The Sheep Has Five LegsEdouard de Saint-Forget
1954
Don Camillo's Last RoundDon Camillo Tarocci
1955
Spring, Autumn and LoveFernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
1955
Around the World in 80 DaysFrench Coachman
1956
Don JuanSganarelle / Falso Don Juan
1956
Fernandel the DressmakerFernand Vignard
1956
Honoré de MarseilleHonoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
1956
The Virtuous BigamistPaul Verdier
1956
Easiest ProfessionBaptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
1957
Sénéchal the MagnificentFrançois, Lucien Sénéchal
1957
The Man in the RaincoatAlbert Constantin
1957
Les Vignes du SeigneurHenri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
1958
Life TogetherMarcel Caboufigue
1958
Paris HolidayFernydel
1958
The Law Is the LawFerdinand Pastorelli
1958
Gangster BossAntoine Venturen
1959
The Cow and ICharles Bailly
1959
The Woman's ConfidantGiuliano Goberti
1959
CroesusCrésus
1960
The BossJustin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
1960
CocagneMarc-Antoine
1961
Don Camillo: MonsignorDon Camillo Tarocci
1961
Dynamite JackDynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
1961
The Last JudgmentThe widower
1961
Assassin in the PhonebookAlbert Rimond
1962
The Changing of the GuardAttilio Capellaro
1962
The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsDieu / God
1962
Blague dans le coinJeff Burlington
1963
Good King DagobertM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
1963
My Wife's HusbandFernand Jouvin
1963
The Trip to BiarritzGuillaume Dodut
1963
Relax Yourself DarlingFrançois Faustin
1964
That Tender AgeAdolphe Lartigue
1964
Don Camillo in MoscowDon Camillo Tarocci
1965
Father's TripQuantin, Jura farmer
1966
Your Money or Your LifeCharles Migue
1966
The Man in the BuickArmand Favrot
1968
Happy He Who Like UlyssesAntonin
1970
The CatProducer
1971
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
1958: Those Who Said NoSelf (archive footage)
2018
The Phoney WarSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2019
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
L'Âge d'or de la pubSelf (archive footage)
2023
Les Rois de la comédieSelf (archive footage)
2023
Fernandel 3 films
Television
CinépanoramaSelf · 5 eps
1956
DiscoramaSelf · 1 eps
1959
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
L'AmateurFernand · 7 eps
1967
Stasera FernandelMonsieur Fernand · 7 eps
1968
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 1 eps
1982Champs-ElyséesSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1982
Sacrée soiréeSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1987Photos
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