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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 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"). (Wikipedia)


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Born:
May 8, 1903 In Marseille, France
Movie/TV Credits:
143
First Appeared:
In the movie I have something to tell you 1930-02-19
Latest Project:
Movie L'Âge d'or de la pub 2023-06-02
Known For
Poster of Fernandel c'est moi
Poster of A Dog's Life
Poster of I Have an Idea
Poster of Lidoire
Filmography
Movie Les rois de la comédie Lui-même (archives) 2023-01-01
Movie L'Âge d'or de la pub Self (archive footage) 2023-06-02
Movie The Phoney War Self - Actor (archive footage) 2019-08-27
Movie 1958: Those Who Said No Self (archive footage) 2018-10-06
Movie Fernandel c'est moi 2000-01-01
Movie Happy He Who Like Ulysses Antonin 1970-07-08
Movie The Man in the Buick Armand Favrot 1968-01-12
Series L'Amateur Fernand 1967-09-15
Movie Your Money or Your Life Charles Migue 1966-04-26
Movie Father's Trip Mr Quantin, paysan jurassien 1966-09-16
Movie Don Camillo in Moscow Don Camillo Tarocci 1965-09-18
Movie That Tender Age Adolphe Lartigue 1964-12-23
Movie Relax Yourself Darling François Faustin 1964-08-19
Movie Blague dans le coin Jeff Burlington 1963-11-13
Movie The Trip to Biarritz Guillaume Dodut 1963-03-15
Movie Good King Dagobert M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert 1963-11-20
Movie My Wife's Husband Fernand Jouvin 1963-12-20
Movie The Devil and the Ten Commandments Dieu / God 1962-09-14
Movie Assassin in the Phonebook Albert Rimond 1962-03-02
Movie The Changing of the Guard Attilio Capellaro 1962-10-31
Movie Cocagne Marc-Antoine 1961-03-08
Movie Don Camillo: Monsignor Don Camillo Tarocci 1961-10-07
Movie The Last Judgment The widower 1961-10-26
Movie Dynamite Jack Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu 1961-11-03
Movie The Boss Justin Migonnet, professeur de philosophie à Arles 1960-05-31
Movie Croesus Crésus 1960-09-21
Movie The Cow and I Charles Bailly 1959-12-16
Movie Gangster Boss Antoine Venturen 1959-03-20
Movie The Woman's Confidant Giuliano Goberti 1959-06-20
Movie Paris Holiday Fernydel 1958-04-05
Movie Les Vignes du Seigneur Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne 1958-06-20
Movie Life Together Marcel Caboufigue 1958-09-24
Movie The Law Is the Law Ferdinand Pastorelli 1958-09-17
Movie The Man in the Raincoat Albert Constantin 1957-02-22
Movie Sénéchal the Magnificent François, Lucien Sénéchal 1957-05-24
Movie Le Chômeur de Clochemerle Baptistin Lachaud dit Tistin 1957-11-11
Movie Fernandel the Dressmaker Fernand Vignard 1956-04-13
Series Cinépanorama 1956-02-04
Movie Don Juan Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan 1956-05-09
Movie Around the World in Eighty Days French Coachman 1956-10-17
Movie The Virtuous Bigamist Paul Verdier 1956-12-20
Movie Honoré de Marseille Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille 1956-12-12
Movie Spring, Autumn and Love Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier 1955-04-12
Movie Don Camillo's Last Round Don Camillo Tarocci 1955-09-29
Movie Mademoiselle Nitouche Célestin / Floridor 1954-04-21
Movie The Sheep Has Five Legs Edouard de Saint-Forget 1954-09-24
Movie Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Baba 1954-12-24
Movie The Wild Oat Félicien Hébrard, boulanger de Valorgue 1953-02-27
Movie Carnival Dardamelle 1953-05-25
Movie The Most Wanted Man Joe Calvet 1953-12-02
Movie The Return of Don Camillo Don Camillo Tarocci 1953-06-05
Movie The Little World of Don Camillo Don Camillo Tarocci 1952-03-28
Movie French Touch Mario Marius 1952-05-09
Movie Forbidden Fruit Dr. Charles Pellegrin 1952-09-19
Movie The Sleepwalker Victor Boniface 1951-04-05
Movie Topaze Albert Topaze 1951-01-25
Movie Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny Adhémar Pomme 1951-09-14
Movie The Hunting Ground Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal 1951-10-10
Movie The Red Inn Le Moine 1951-10-19
Movie Three Feet in a Bed Casimir 1950-04-19
Movie I'm in the Revue Le peintre en bâtiment dévot 1950-02-18
Movie Tu m'as sauvé la vie Fortuné Richard 1950-09-20
Movie Caught in the Foreign Legion Luc, portier du "Miramar" et André Duroc 1950-11-08
Movie Three Sinners Noël Annequin 1950-10-10
Movie The Heroic Mr. Boniface Boniface 1949-10-19
Movie We Request an Assassin Bob 1949-10-20
Movie Emile the African Emile Boulard 1948-05-19
Movie Si ça peut vous faire plaisir Martial Gonfaron 1948-09-01
Movie The Cupboard Was Bare Alfred Puc 1948-10-29
Movie Irma la voyante Irma / Le client 1947-01-01
Movie Pétrus Pétrus 1946-10-02
Movie Rooster Heart Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur 1946-12-26
Movie Hoboes in Paradise Pons 1945-07-15
Movie St. Val's Mystery Désiré Le Sec 1945-09-19
Movie Naïs Toine 1945-11-17
Movie The Lucky Star Auguste 1943-03-23
Movie Don't Shout it from the Rooftops Vincent Fleuret 1943-07-14
Movie A Dog's Life Gustave Bourdillon 1943-06-25
Movie Adrien Adrien Moulinet 1943-12-22
Movie Love Around the Clock Antonin 1943-11-10
Movie Simple-Minded Simplet, le "fada" de Miéjour 1942-09-11
Movie Little Nothings Astier 1942-12-16
Movie The Acrobat Ernest Sauce 1941-05-06
Movie The Italian Straw Hat Fadinard 1941-06-01
Movie The Suitors Club Antoine Valoisir 1941-09-26
Movie The Mondesir Heir Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux 1940-05-07
Movie Monsieur Hector Hector 1940-12-13
Movie The Well-Digger's Daughter Félipe Rambert 1940-12-20
Movie The Wonderful Night le berger 1940-12-24
Movie The Five Cents of Lavarede Armand Lavarède 1939-03-07
Movie Raphaël le tatoué Modeste Manosque 1939-02-09
Movie Berlingot and Company François Arnaud 1939-04-27
Movie Fric-Frac Marcel 1939-06-15
Movie Heartbeat Irénée Fabre 1938-04-15
Movie Hercule Hercule Maffre 1938-03-05
Movie Barnabé Barnabé 1938-05-14
Movie Tricoche and Cacolet Tricoche 1938-09-06
Movie Ernest the Rebel Ernest Pic 1938-11-08
Movie François 1er Honorin 1937-02-17
Movie Josette Albert Durandal 1937-01-22
Movie The Smart People of the 11th The orderly Patard 1937-03-12
Movie Life Dances On Fabien Coutissol 1937-09-09
Movie Harvest Urbain Gedemus 1937-10-28
Movie The Kings of Sport Acteur 1937-09-17
Movie Ignace Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel 1937-04-30
Movie Les Gaîtés de la finance Marivol Lambinet 1936-02-07
Movie One of the Legion Fernand Espitalion 1936-10-02
Movie Ferdinand the Roisterer Ferdinand Piat 1935-02-22
Movie Jim la houlette Moluchet 1935-11-01
Movie Le train de 8 H 47 Croquebol 1934-05-25
Movie A Night of Madness Fernand 1934-04-27
Movie The Bread Peddler Billenbuis 1934-03-23
Movie Maruche 1934-03-23
Movie Le Chéri de sa concierge 1934-08-10
Movie The Amorous Garrison (Paul, un "deuxième classe") 1934-03-24
Movie Les Bleus de la marine Lafraise 1934-09-26
Movie The Lafleur Cavalryman Fernand Lafleur 1934-12-20
Movie Skylark Michelet 1934-10-11
Movie I Have an Idea Un passant dans la rue (uncredited) 1934-12-13
Movie The Free Trade Hotel Boulot, le garçon d'étage 1934-11-10
Movie Angele Saturnin 1934-10-26
Movie L'Ordonnance malgré lui 1933-02-03
Movie Lidoire Lidoire 1933-01-01
Movie Le jugement de minuit Sam Hackitt 1933-01-27
Movie Le Coq du régiment Medard 1933-06-06
Movie Le Gros Lot 1933-08-01
Movie Love and Cool Water Eloi, le chauffeur 1933-12-01
Movie The Orderly Etienne 1933-08-25
Movie Lilac le garçon d'honneur 1932-03-13
Movie Sailor's Song 1932-01-14
Movie Vive la classe 1932-05-27
Movie He Isidore 1932-02-15
Movie No Women Casimir 1932-07-08
Movie Un homme sans nom 1932-09-30
Movie Fun in the Barracks Vanderague 1932-09-18
Movie Bric a Brac and Company Fernand 1931-04-14
Movie Black and White Le groom 1931-03-27
Movie Baby's Laxative Truchet 1931-06-21
Movie The end combine Joseph, le valet de chambre 1931-07-01
Movie The Darling of Paris 1931-10-09
Movie Night attack L'amant 1931-12-31
Movie I have something to tell you l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage 1930-02-19
Movie The best hostess Lucien Pivoine 1930-04-21