Fernando Rey
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 came so late in life", he told The Times of Madrid in 1973. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobes in the bullring. Then your life is all before you to enjoy it."
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- Born:
- Sep 20, 1917 In A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 194
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Los cuatro robinsones 1939-12-04
- Latest Project:
- Movie El Quijote desde la platea 2019-04-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | El Quijote desde la platea | Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage) | 2019-04-22 |
| Movie | Speaking of Buñuel | Self (archive footage) | 2000-06-09 |
| Series | Arnau | Compte de Barcelona | 1994-01-17 |
| Movie | On the Far Side of the Tunnel | Miguel | 1994-02-25 |
| Movie | El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? | Gregorio | 1994-04-15 |
| Movie | Madregilda | Franco's Father | 1993-09-26 |
| Movie | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Don Quijote | 1992-01-29 |
| Movie | After the Dream | Ramiro Lanza | 1992-09-09 |
| Movie | Don Quixote | Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1992-04-20 |
| Movie | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Marchena | 1992-10-09 |
| Movie | L'Atlantide | Father Mauritius | 1992-11-05 |
| Movie | The Sow | Fray Juan | 1992-11-06 |
| Movie | Naked Tango | Judge Torres | 1990-09-27 |
| Movie | Pictures of Europe | Self | 1990-04-25 |
| Movie | Breath of Life | Gran Magno | 1990-10-11 |
| Movie | Drums of Fire | Papa Pablo V | 1990-12-21 |
| Series | Il ricatto | Magistrato Di Nola | 1989-04-23 |
| Series | Le Grand Secret | Paul Corbet | 1989-01-06 |
| Movie | Esmeralda Bay | Ramos | 1989-05-18 |
| Series | I promessi sposi | Conte zio | 1989-11-12 |
| Movie | Moon Over Parador | Alejandro | 1988-09-09 |
| Movie | The Tunnel | Allende | 1988-04-29 |
| Movie | Pasodoble | Don Nuño | 1988-06-09 |
| Movie | Winter Diary | Padre | 1988-09-29 |
| Movie | Scent of a Crime | Fayón | 1988-10-21 |
| Movie | Mi general | Director Almirante | 1987-05-07 |
| Movie | The Enchanted Forest | Mr. D'Abondo | 1987-10-02 |
| Movie | Paradise Hotel | Joseph | 1986-04-15 |
| Movie | Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos | Himself | 1986-07-04 |
| Movie | Saving Grace | Cardinal Stefano Biondi | 1986-05-02 |
| Movie | Rustlers' Rhapsody | Railroad Colonel | 1985-05-10 |
| Series | A.D. | Seneca | 1985-03-31 |
| Movie | Our Father | Cardinal | 1985-04-21 |
| Movie | Angel of Death | Ohmei Felsberg | 1985-07-23 |
| Movie | Star Knight | Fray Lupo | 1985-12-20 |
| Movie | Black Arrow | Warwick | 1985-10-09 |
| Movie | The Hit | Policeman | 1984-09-07 |
| Movie | A Strange Passion | Piacchi | 1984-11-21 |
| Movie | Bearn | Don Antonio | 1983-04-14 |
| Movie | A Estrangeira | André | 1982-02-01 |
| Movie | Monsignor | Cardinal Santoni | 1982-10-22 |
| Movie | Looking for Jesus | Don Filippo | 1982-03-03 |
| Movie | Lady of the Camelias | Count Stackelberg | 1981-02-26 |
| Movie | Honey | Editor | 1981-05-08 |
| Movie | Chaste and Pure | Antonio Di Maggio | 1981-10-30 |
| Movie | Trágala, perro | Juez | 1981-11-16 |
| Movie | The Crime of Cuenca | Contreras | 1981-08-17 |
| Movie | Caboblanco | Police Captain Torredo | 1980-01-23 |
| Movie | Memorias de Leticia Valle | Don Fernando Valle | 1980-02-25 |
| Movie | Traffic Jam | Carlo | 1979-01-12 |
| Movie | Quintet | Grigor | 1979-02-09 |
| Movie | The Last Romantic Lover | Max | 1978-04-26 |
| Movie | Rebeldía | Don Luis | 1978-09-24 |
| Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Gaspar | 1977-03-27 |
| Movie | Elisa, My Life | Luis | 1977-04-21 |
| Movie | Eyes Behind the Wall | Ivano | 1977-06-07 |
| Movie | That Obscure Object of Desire | Mathieu Faber | 1977-08-17 |
| Movie | Illustrious Corpses | Security Minister | 1976-02-12 |
| Movie | Striptease | Alfonso | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | El segundo poder | Cardenal | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | Manuela | Don Ramón | 1976-06-07 |
| Series | Origins of the Mafia | Baron Della Spina | 1976-11-19 |
| Movie | A Matter of Time | Charles Van Maar | 1976-10-07 |
| Movie | Voyage of the Damned | President Bru | 1976-12-22 |
| Movie | The Desert of the Tartars | Nathanson | 1976-10-29 |
| Movie | Smiling Maniacs | Judge Vanini | 1975-01-16 |
| Movie | Seven Beauties | Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner | 1975-12-20 |
| Movie | French Connection II | Alain Charnier | 1975-05-18 |
| Movie | Violent Blood Bath | Oscar | 1974-08-12 |
| Movie | Say it with Flowers | Jacques Berger | 1974-09-04 |
| Movie | ¿... Y el prójimo? | Luis Ignacio | 1974-07-10 |
| Movie | The Murri Affair | Prof. Murri | 1974-09-28 |
| Movie | The Woman with Red Boots | Perrot | 1974-12-11 |
| Movie | Tarot | Arthur | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | High Crime | Cafiero | 1973-08-12 |
| Movie | One Way | Mr. David | 1973-09-22 |
| Movie | White Fang | Father Oatley | 1973-12-21 |
| Movie | Fall of a Body | M. Nansoit | 1973-09-28 |
| Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Lepidus | 1972-03-18 |
| Movie | This Kind of Love | Giovanna's father | 1972-02-10 |
| Movie | White Sister | le directeur de l'hôpital | 1972-03-31 |
| Movie | The Two Faces of Fear | Inspector Nardi | 1972-02-17 |
| Movie | Canticle | Padrino Elisa | 1972-07-17 |
| Movie | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Don Rafael | 1972-09-15 |
| Movie | La duda | Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit | 1972-09-07 |
| Movie | Cold Eyes of Fear | Juez Flower | 1971-04-06 |
| Movie | The Light at the Edge of the World | Captain Moriz | 1971-07-16 |
| Movie | The Great Swindle | Luis | 1971-03-06 |
| Movie | The French Connection | Alain Charnier | 1971-10-09 |
| Movie | A Town Called Hell | Old Blind Man | 1971-10-27 |
| Movie | Tristana | Don Lope | 1970-03-29 |
| Movie | The Adventurers | Jaime Xenos | 1970-03-25 |
| Movie | Aoom | 1970-07-01 | |
| Movie | Wrath of the Wind | Don Antonio | 1970-12-04 |
| Movie | Compañeros | Prof. Xantos | 1970-12-18 |
| Movie | Land Raiders | Priest | 1969-07-27 |
| Movie | Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Quintero | 1969-07-14 |
| Movie | A Candidate for a Killing | Marco Augusto | 1969-08-22 |
| Movie | The Price of Power | Pinkerton | 1969-12-18 |
| Movie | Villa Rides | Fuentes | 1968-05-29 |
| Movie | The Immortal Story | Merchant | 1968-06-01 |
| Movie | The Viscount | Marco Demoygne | 1967-04-04 |
| Movie | Historia de la frivolidad | Gent | 1967-02-09 |
| Movie | Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1967-09-28 |
| Movie | The Desperate Ones | Ibram | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | Run Like a Thief | Col. Romero | 1967-10-11 |
| Movie | Amor en el aire | Carlos Mª Saldiez | 1967-12-25 |
| Movie | Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes | Filipe II | 1967-11-02 |
| Movie | Attack of the Robots | Sir Percy | 1966-04-27 |
| Movie | El Greco | Re Filippo II | 1966-08-15 |
| Movie | Zampo y yo | Zampo | 1966-07-04 |
| Movie | Return of the Seven | Priest | 1966-10-19 |
| Movie | Navajo Joe | Reverend Rattigan | 1966-11-25 |
| Movie | España insólita | (voice) | 1965-05-13 |
| Movie | Son of a Gunfighter | Don Pedro Fortuna | 1965-08-16 |
| Movie | Don Quijote | Der Herzog | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | Legacy of the Incas | President Castillo | 1965-09-08 |
| Movie | Samson and Gideon | Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | The Devil Also Cries | Ramòn Quiroga | 1965-03-14 |
| Series | Don Quijote von der Mancha | Der Herzog / le duc | 1965-10-08 |
| Movie | Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte | Verleger Ramos | 1965-11-12 |
| Movie | Espionage in Lisbon | Agent of the New World Organization | 1965-10-30 |
| Movie | The Amazing Doctor G | Goldginger | 1965-10-15 |
| Movie | Chimes at Midnight | Worcester | 1965-12-22 |
| Movie | Backfire | Commissioner of Beirut harbor | 1964-09-04 |
| Movie | El señor de La Salle | Luis XIV | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | The Rash One | El Rico Pintor | 1964-09-07 |
| Movie | The Palomos | Don Alberto | 1964-11-02 |
| Movie | The New Cinderella | Juan Echarre | 1964-09-12 |
| Movie | Fin de semana | Entrevistador | 1964-11-23 |
| Movie | Scheherazade | Al Fakid | 1963-05-10 |
| Movie | The Castilian | Ramiro II, rey de León | 1963-03-07 |
| Movie | The Running Man | Police Official | 1963-10-01 |
| Movie | La hora incógnita | 1963-11-02 | |
| Movie | The Ceremony | Sanchez | 1963-12-18 |
| Movie | Rogelia | Máximo García | 1962-01-01 |
| Movie | Viridiana | Don Jaime | 1962-04-01 |
| Movie | My Son, the Hero | High Priest (uncredited) | 1962-05-04 |
| Movie | Face of Terror | Dr. Charles Taylor | 1962-10-28 |
| Movie | Teresa | Profesor Héctor de la Barrera | 1961-02-02 |
| Movie | Goliath Against the Giants | Bokan the Usurper | 1961-05-13 |
| Movie | The Savage Guns | Don Hernán | 1961-11-01 |
| Movie | Fantasmas en la casa | Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo | 1961-08-17 |
| Movie | Siempre es domingo | Juez Andonelli | 1961-10-23 |
| Movie | Vida sin risas | 1960-09-12 | |
| Movie | Culpables | Mario | 1960-06-26 |
| Movie | Don Lucio and Brother Pío | Señor Aguilar | 1960-09-27 |
| Movie | The Revolt of the Slaves | Valerio | 1960-12-30 |
| Movie | Parque de Madrid | Don Luis | 1959-05-18 |
| Movie | Sonatas | Captain Casares | 1959-10-12 |
| Movie | Poison at 2:30 | Ramón | 1959-12-10 |
| Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii | Arbaces, High Priest of Isis | 1959-11-12 |
| Movie | The Night Heaven Fell | Tío (alternate version) | 1958-04-05 |
| Movie | Revenge | Writer | 1958-05-02 |
| Movie | ¡Viva lo imposible! | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1958-09-01 |
| Movie | La Rana Verde | Narrator (voice) | 1958-06-11 |
| Movie | Faustina | Valentín | 1957-05-13 |
| Movie | The Singer from Mexico | Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited) | 1957-01-24 |
| Movie | Madrugada | Mauricio (voice) (uncredited) | 1957-07-15 |
| Movie | Day of Fear | 1957-05-27 | |
| Movie | Un marido de ida y vuelta | Paco | 1957-08-26 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Gil Blas | Captain Rolando | 1956-04-06 |
| Movie | La vida en un bloc | (voice) (uncredited) | 1956-04-01 |
| Movie | Don Juan | Don Iñigo | 1956-05-09 |
| Movie | The Miracle of Marcelino | Monje narrador | 1955-02-24 |
| Movie | Crimen en el entreacto | 1954-01-16 | |
| Movie | Comedians | Miguel | 1954-05-17 |
| Movie | El alcalde de Zalamea | El Rey | 1954-01-25 |
| Movie | The Lovers of Toledo | 1953-01-28 | |
| Movie | Cabaret | Carlos Jiménez | 1953-03-22 |
| Movie | Welcome Mr. Marshall! | Narrador (voz) | 1953-04-04 |
| Movie | Airport | Fernando | 1953-09-14 |
| Movie | The Devil's Roundup | Atracador | 1952-01-01 |
| Movie | La laguna negra | Miguel | 1952-12-29 |
| Movie | Flamenco | (voz) | 1952-06-13 |
| Movie | Black Sky | Ángel López Veiga | 1951-07-09 |
| Movie | Air Lashings | Narrador (voz) | 1951-09-24 |
| Movie | La señora de Fátima | Lorenzo Duarte | 1951-10-07 |
| Movie | Agustina of Aragon | General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor | 1950-10-09 |
| Movie | Aventuras de Juan Lucas | Juan Lucas | 1949-07-07 |
| Movie | Sabela De Cambados | Narrator (voice) | 1949-12-14 |
| Movie | Si te hubieses casado conmigo | Enrique Marín Rubio | 1948-08-03 |
| Movie | Locura de amor | Don Felipe "el Hermoso" | 1948-10-08 |
| Movie | Mare nostrum | Ulises / Capitán Ferragut | 1948-12-21 |
| Movie | Noche de reyes | 1948-10-27 | |
| Movie | Reina santa | Infante Alfonso | 1947-01-11 |
| Movie | Fuenteovejuna | Frondoso | 1947-11-20 |
| Movie | Don Quixote | Sansón Carrasco | 1947-03-01 |
| Movie | La pródiga | José | 1946-09-27 |
| Movie | Los últimos de Filipinas | Juan Chamizo | 1945-05-09 |
| Movie | Eugenia de Montijo | Duque de Alba | 1944-10-16 |
| Movie | El rey que rabió | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-01-22 |
| Movie | Leyenda rota | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-01-22 |
| Movie | Los cuatro robinsones | 1939-12-04 |