Fernando Fernán-Gómez (August 28, 1921 – November 21, 2007) was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Lima, Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924. After the Spanish Civil War he began to study law but interrupted his studies to work in theater. In 1942 he began to act in movies but also continued working on plays. He formed his own theater company and received awards for directing and writing. In the 1950s he began to direct movies, including the film of his novel, "El viaje a ninguna parte". He received praise for his 1958 comedy "La vida por delante", which led to a sequel, "La vida alrededor". In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in "The Anchorite". He won the award again at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985 for his role in "Stico". Having been very much in demand during the 1970s and 1980s, the 1990s was a less active period for him, but towards the end of his life, he enjoyed something of a revival, featuring in three major projects: "Todo sobre mi madre", "Plenilunio", and a starring role in the hit "La lengua de las mariposas". He married María Dolores Pradera in 1945; they divorced in 1959. He married Emma Cohen in 2000. Fernando Fernán Gómez died in Madrid on November 21, 2007. As he was a lifelong anarchist, his coffin was covered in a black and red anarchist flag.
Movie | Journey to Somewhere | Various Roles (archive footage) | 2021-11-23 |
Movie | FFG, el último gran conversador | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2021-08-27 |
Movie | Do the Dead Speak to Us? | Self (archive footage) | 2019-12-03 |
Movie | Inverosímil Jardiel Poncela | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-19 |
Movie | Enrique Herreros | Self / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2011-06-10 |
Movie | Mia Sarah | Paul | 2006-12-15 |
Movie | Something to Remember Me By | Mateo | 2005-02-18 |
Movie | Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 | Tertuliano | 2004-09-16 |
Movie | With Good Reason | Self (segment "Epílogo")(voice) | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | Zero/infinito | (voice) | 2002-01-01 |
Movie | The Shanghai Spell | Capt. Bay | 2002-04-11 |
Movie | The City of No Limits | Max | 2002-03-01 |
Movie | Visionarios | Gobernador | 2001-10-10 |
Movie | Butterfly | Don Gregorio | 1999-09-24 |
Movie | All About My Mother | Rosa's Father | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Plenilune | Padre Orduña | 1999-08-15 |
Movie | The Grandfather | Don Rodrigo de Arista Potestad | 1998-10-16 |
Movie | Tranvía a la Malvarrosa | Catedrático | 1997-04-04 |
Movie | La hermana | Don Julián | 1997-07-13 |
Movie | Pintadas | José | 1997-07-18 |
Movie | El sueño de los héroes | Taboada | 1997-11-05 |
Movie | Pesadilla para un rico | Presidente | 1996-11-22 |
Movie | On Earth as It Is in Heaven | Dios Padre | 1995-11-03 |
Movie | Cartas desde Huesca | Mainar | 1993-01-01 |
Series | Los ladrones van a la oficina | Don Anselmo | 1993-04-04 |
Movie | Belle Époque | Manolo | 1992-12-04 |
Movie | Chechu y familia | Don José | 1992-06-25 |
Movie | The Dumbfounded King | Gran Inquisidor | 1991-11-01 |
Movie | Offsides | Don Aníbal | 1991-09-22 |
Movie | Miracle of Marcellino | The prior | 1991-12-19 |
Series | Juncal | Domingo Camprecios | 1989-02-18 |
Movie | Esquilache | Esquilache | 1989-01-29 |
Movie | The Sea and the Weather | Eusebio | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Mnemos | 1988-01-06 | |
Movie | El gran Serafín | Padre Bellot | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Silver-beet Face | Madariaga | 1987-01-20 |
Movie | Moors and Christians | Don Fernando | 1987-10-28 |
Movie | Mi general | General Mario del Pozo | 1987-05-07 |
Movie | Mambru Went to War | Emiliano | 1986-05-16 |
Movie | La mitad del cielo | Don Pedro | 1986-10-09 |
Movie | Poor Butterfly | 1986-06-02 | |
Movie | Love Ravings | 1986-11-13 | |
Movie | Voyage to Nowhere | Don Arturo | 1986-10-15 |
Movie | Stico | Don Leopoldo Contreras de Tejada | 1985-03-04 |
Movie | Réquiem por un campesino español | Don Valeriano | 1985-08-29 |
Movie | Marbella | Germán | 1985-10-13 |
Movie | The Court of the Pharaoh | Roque | 1985-09-26 |
Movie | Ferocious | Luis | 1984-04-05 |
Movie | Los zancos | Ángel | 1984-10-10 |
Movie | The Most Beautiful Night | Luis | 1984-09-24 |
Movie | Interior roig | 1983-02-14 | |
Movie | Juana la Loca… de vez en cuando | Sir Henry | 1983-09-19 |
Movie | Soldados de plomo | Don Dimas | 1983-08-12 |
Series | Ramon y Cajal | Don Justo | 1982-02-02 |
Movie | Bésame, tonta | Director general | 1982-04-05 |
Movie | Maravillas | Fernando | 1981-02-26 |
Movie | Apaga... y vámonos | Prof. Benjamín Rodero | 1981-03-10 |
Movie | 127 millones libres de impuestos | Félix | 1981-07-31 |
Movie | Erotic Stories | Don Enrique (segment "Tiempos rotos") (voice) | 1980-03-13 |
Series | Fortunata and Jacinta | Evaristo Feijoo | 1980-05-07 |
Movie | Naked Madrid | Baltasar | 1979-03-05 |
Movie | Gulliver | Martín | 1979-04-17 |
Movie | Mama Turns 100 | Fernando | 1979-09-17 |
Movie | Más fina que las gallinas | Don Enrique | 1977-02-07 |
Movie | The Carrot Queen | J.J. | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Parranda | Escribiente | 1977-03-17 |
Movie | ¡Bruja, más que bruja! | Tío Justino | 1977-03-28 |
Movie | The Pyjama Girl Case | Forensics Detective | 1977-12-31 |
Movie | Chely | Nicolás | 1977-07-03 |
Movie | Las cuatro novias de Augusto Pérez | 1977-04-17 | |
Movie | Imposible para una solterona | Manuel | 1976-01-26 |
Movie | The Mistress | Eduardo | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | The Anchorite | Fernando Tobajas | 1976-10-27 |
Movie | Sensualidad | Carlos Baena | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | Ready, Aim, Fire! | Julio | 1975-09-05 |
Movie | ¡Jo, papá! | Julio | 1975-11-21 |
Movie | Yo soy fulana de tal | Rodolfo Pellejo | 1975-10-31 |
Movie | Vera, a Cruel Tale | Roger | 1974-06-05 |
Movie | I Saw Her First | Doctor | 1974-06-18 |
Movie | The Love of Captain Brando | Fernando | 1974-11-28 |
Series | El pícaro | Lucas Trapaza | 1974-10-16 |
Movie | Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo | Don Quijote / Alonso Quixano | 1973-03-09 |
Movie | Juan Soldado | 1973-03-26 | |
Movie | The Spirit of the Beehive | Fernando | 1973-10-08 |
Movie | La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea | Don Lope | 1973-04-13 |
Movie | Anna and the Wolves | Fernando | 1973-06-04 |
Movie | The Little Triangle | Lázaro López | 1972-06-05 |
Movie | Cómo casarse en siete días | 1971-06-14 | |
Movie | Los gallos de la madrugada | Afilador | 1971-11-25 |
Movie | The Ibéricas Football Club | Federico | 1971-10-07 |
Movie | ¿Por qué pecamos a los 40? | Dr. Alejandro Quesada | 1970-05-11 |
Movie | De profesión, sus labores | Federico | 1970-02-26 |
Movie | Crimen imperfecto | Salomón | 1970-08-24 |
Movie | Pierna creciente, falda menguante | Amadeo - Duque de Daroca | 1970-12-25 |
Movie | Carola de día, Carola de noche | Hombre del motocarro | 1969-07-29 |
Movie | Panthers Eat the Rich | José | 1969-01-01 |
Movie | Un adulterio decente | Doctor Leopoldo Cumberri | 1969-08-25 |
Movie | Furnished Studio 2.P. | Miguel Aguirreazalaba | 1969-10-17 |
Movie | La vil seducción | Ismael Bolante | 1968-09-14 |
Movie | Ninette and a Gentleman from Murcia | Andrés | 1966-01-17 |
Movie | Mayores con reparos | Fernando | 1966-11-12 |
Movie | Un vampiro para dos | Baron de Rosenthal | 1965-12-13 |
Movie | Rififi in the City | Sargento Detective Miguel Mora | 1964-12-07 |
Movie | Benigno, hermano mío | 1963-01-01 | |
Movie | La becerrada | Francisco Rodríguez 'Juncal' | 1963-05-27 |
Movie | Life Goes On | Faustino | 1963-04-06 |
Movie | ¿Dónde pongo este muerto? | Manuel Carrasco | 1962-06-18 |
Movie | La venganza de Don Mendo | Don Mendo Salazar - Marqués de Cabra | 1961-02-19 |
Movie | ¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón! | Heriberto Promenade | 1961-02-21 |
Movie | La vida privada de Fulano de Tal | 1961-06-13 | |
Movie | Crimen para recién casados | Antonio | 1960-03-07 |
Movie | For Men Only | Pablo Meléndez | 1960-10-27 |
Movie | Three Etc.'s and the Colonel | Le guérillo Lorenzo | 1960-08-26 |
Movie | Luna de verano | 1959-01-12 | |
Movie | La vida alrededor | Antonio Redondo | 1959-10-08 |
Movie | The Tenant | Evaristo González | 1958-02-24 |
Movie | Life Ahead | Antonio Redondo | 1958-09-14 |
Movie | The Irony of Money | Frasquito | 1957-03-05 |
Movie | Faustina | Mogon | 1957-05-13 |
Movie | Angels at the Wheel | Juanito | 1957-09-02 |
Movie | Un marido de ida y vuelta | Pepe López Garcerán | 1957-08-26 |
Movie | Las muchachas de azul | Juan Ferrandis | 1957-12-16 |
Movie | Los maridos no cenan en casa | Ramírez (uncredited) | 1956-04-19 |
Movie | La gran mentira | Self (uncredited) | 1956-04-01 |
Movie | The Wicked Carabel | Amaro Carabel | 1956-10-15 |
Movie | El fenómeno | Claudio Henkel | 1956-09-09 |
Movie | Viaje de novios | Juan Torregrosa Orózco | 1956-12-10 |
Movie | El guardián del paraíso | Manuel | 1955-05-23 |
Movie | The Other Life of Captain Contreras | Alonso Contreras | 1955-06-05 |
Movie | Congress in Seville | Dr. Guillermo Kroll | 1955-09-03 |
Movie | The Bachelor | Armando | 1955-12-30 |
Movie | El mensaje | 1954-05-03 | |
Movie | That Happy Couple | Juan | 1953-08-31 |
Movie | Voice of Silence | Fernando Layer | 1953-04-29 |
Movie | Nadie lo sabrá | Pedro Gutiérrez | 1953-12-07 |
Movie | Facultad de Letras | Fernando | 1952-05-12 |
Movie | El sistema Pelegrín | Héctor Pelegrín | 1952-06-23 |
Movie | The Eyes Leave a Trace | Agente Díaz (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez) | 1952-09-12 |
Movie | Reckless | Balarrasa | 1951-02-04 |
Movie | Air Lashings | 1951-09-24 | |
Movie | El capitán Veneno | 1950-10-12 | |
Movie | Tiempos felices | 1950-10-26 | |
Movie | La noche del sábado | Conductor | 1950-12-29 |
Movie | Living in Shadows | Carlos Durán | 1949-04-06 |
Movie | Noventa minutos | Mr. Marchand | 1949-10-13 |
Movie | Alas de juventud | Rodrigo | 1949-11-10 |
Movie | Pototo, Boliche y Compañía | 1948-01-01 | |
Movie | Botón de ancla | Enrique Tejada y Sandoval | 1948-01-13 |
Movie | La mies es mucha | Padre Santiago Hernández | 1948-01-01 |
Movie | La muralla feliz | Fulgencio Ríos | 1948-07-23 |
Movie | La sirena negra | 1948-08-07 | |
Movie | Embrujo | Mentor | 1948-04-29 |
Movie | Noche sin cielo | Emilio | 1947-09-25 |
Movie | Los habitantes de la casa deshabitada | Gregorio | 1946-01-16 |
Movie | El destino se disculpa | Teófilo Dueñas | 1945-01-29 |
Movie | El camino de Babel | Marcelino Pastor | 1945-02-19 |
Movie | Carnival Sunday | Matías | 1945-10-22 |
Movie | Bambú | Antonio | 1945-10-15 |
Movie | Mi enemigo y yo | Tony | 1944-01-01 |
Movie | Una chica de opereta | Salvador Viana | 1944-01-17 |
Movie | Autumn Roses | Adolfo Barona | 1943-01-01 |
Movie | Cristina Guzmán | Bob | 1943-05-24 |
Movie | La chica del gato | 1943-11-09 | |
Movie | Noche fantástica | Enamorado | 1943-09-06 |