Fernandel
Acting·May 8, 1903·† February 26, 1971 — 67 years old·Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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
Around the World in 80 Days
1956·6.7
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952·7.6
The Return of Don Camillo
1953·7.2
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965·7.1
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955·7.3
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961·6.9
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954·6.2
The Cow and I
1959·6.7
The Cat
1971·7.4
My Wife's Husband
1963·6.6
The Red Inn
1951·6.8
The Law Is the Law
1958·7.2
Filmography · 158
—Fernandel 3 films2023L'Âge d'or de la pubSelf (archive footage)2023Les Rois de la comédieSelf (archive footage)2020Le Petit Monde de Fernandel2019The Phoney WarSelf - Actor (archive footage)20181958: Those Who Said NoSelf (archive footage)2000Fernandel c'est moi1987Sacrée soiréeTVSelf (archive footage)1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf · Self (archive footage)1971The CatProducer1970Happy He Who Like UlyssesAntonin1968Stasera FernandelTVMonsieur Fernand1968The Man in the BuickArmand Favrot1967L'AmateurTVFernand1966Father's TripQuantin, Jura farmer1966Your Money or Your LifeCharles Migue1965Don Camillo in MoscowDon Camillo Tarocci1964That Tender AgeAdolphe Lartigue1964Relax Yourself DarlingFrançois Faustin1963My Wife's HusbandFernand Jouvin1963Good King DagobertM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert1963Blague dans le coinJeff Burlington1963The Trip to BiarritzGuillaume Dodut1962The Changing of the GuardAttilio Capellaro1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsDieu / God1962Assassin in the PhonebookAlbert Rimond1961Dynamite JackDynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu1961The Last JudgmentThe widower1961Don Camillo: MonsignorDon Camillo Tarocci1961CocagneMarc-Antoine1960CroesusCrésus1960The BossJustin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles1959The Cow and ICharles Bailly1959The Woman's ConfidantGiuliano Goberti1959Gangster BossAntoine Venturen1959DiscoramaTVSelf1958Life TogetherMarcel Caboufigue1958The Law Is the LawFerdinand Pastorelli1958Les Vignes du SeigneurHenri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne1958Paris HolidayFernydel1957Easiest ProfessionBaptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'1957Sénéchal the MagnificentFrançois, Lucien Sénéchal1957The Man in the RaincoatAlbert Constantin1956The Virtuous BigamistPaul Verdier1956Honoré de MarseilleHonoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille1956Around the World in 80 DaysFrench Coachman1956Don JuanSganarelle / Falso Don Juan1956Fernandel the DressmakerFernand Vignard1956CinépanoramaTVSelf1955Don Camillo's Last RoundDon Camillo Tarocci1955Spring, Autumn and LoveFernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier1954Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba1954The Sheep Has Five LegsEdouard de Saint-Forget1954Mademoiselle NitoucheCélestin / Floridor1953The Most Wanted ManJoe Calvet1953The Return of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci1953CarnivalDardamelle1953The Wild OatFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker1952Forbidden FruitDr. Charles Pellegrin1952French TouchMario Marius1952The Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci1951The Red InnThe Monk1951The Hunting GroundUrbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal1951Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyAdhémar Pomme · Director1951The SleepwalkerVictor Boniface1951TopazeAlbert Topaze1950Caught in the Foreign LegionLuc, doorman of the "Miramar"1950Three SinnersNoël Annequin1950Tu m'as sauvé la vieFortuné Richard1950Three Feet in a BedCasimir1950I'm in the RevuePhilippe, devout house painter1949We Request an AssassinBob1949The Heroic Mr. BonifaceBoniface1948The Cupboard Was BareAlfred Puc1948Si ça peut vous faire plaisirMartial Gonfaron1948Emile the AfricanEmile Boulard1947Escale au soleilGuide1947Irma la voyanteIrma / Le client1946Rooster HeartTulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur1946PétrusPétrus1946L'Aventure de CabassouCabassou1945NaïsToine1945St. Val's MysteryDésiré Le Sec1945Hoboes in ParadisePons1943AdrienAdrien Moulinet · Director1943Love Around the ClockAntonin1943Don't Shout it from the RooftopsVincent Fleuret1943A Dog's LifeGustave Bourdillon1943The Lucky StarAuguste1942Simple-MindedSimplet, 'le fada de Miéjour' · Director1941The Suitors ClubAntoine Valoisir1941The Italian Straw HatFadinard1941The AcrobatErnest Sauce1941Little NothingsAstier1940The Wonderful Nightle berger1940The Well-Digger's DaughterFélipe Rambert1940Monsieur HectorHector1940The Mondesir HeirBien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux1939Fric-FracMarcel1939Berlingot and CompanyFrançois Arnaud1939The Five Cents of LavaredeArmand Lavarède1939Raphaël le tatouéModeste Manosque1938Ernest the RebelErnest Pic1938Tricoche and CacoletTricoche1938BarnabéBarnabé1938HeartbeatIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'1938HerculeHercule Maffre1937HarvestUrbain Gedemus1937The Kings of SportActeur1937Life Dances OnFabien Coutissol1937IgnaceIgnace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel1937The Smart People of the 11thThe orderly Patard1937Francis the FirstHonorin1937JosetteAlbert Durandal1936One of the LegionFernand Espitalion1936Les Gaîtés de la financeMarivol Lambinet1936Une histoire pétillante1935Jim la houletteMoluchet1935Ferdinand the RoistererFerdinand Piat1934The Lafleur CavalrymanFernand Lafleur1934I Have an IdeaUn passant dans la rue (uncredited)1934The Free Trade HotelBoulot, le garçon d'étage1934AngeleSaturnin1934SkylarkMichelet1934Navy BlueLafraise1934Le Chéri de sa concierge1934The Eight-Forty-Seven TrainCroquebol1934A Night of MadnessFernand1934The Amorous GarrisonFrédéric, rider1934MarucheMaruche1934The Bread PeddlerBillenbuis1933Love and Cool WaterEloi, le chauffeur1933La Terreur de la pampa1933The OrderlyEtienne1933Le Gros Lot1933The Rooster of the RegimentMedard1933L'Ordonnance malgré lui1933Le Jugement de minuitSam Hackitt1933Ça colle1933LidoireLidoire1932Un homme sans nom1932Fun in the BarracksVanderague1932No WomenCasimir1932Vive la classe1932Lilacle garçon d'honneur1932Par habitude1932HeIsidore1932Sailor's Song1931Pas un mot à ma femme1931Night attackL'amant1931The Darling of Paris1931The End CombineJoseph, le valet de chambre1931Baby's LaxativeTruchet1931Bric a Brac and CompanyFernand1931Black and WhiteLe groom1930The best hostessLucien Pivoine1930I have something to tell youl'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage