Fernandel

Fernandel

Acting
🎂 1903-05-08 (67 years old at death)
✝️ 1971-02-26
📍 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
👤 Male
🎬 147 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 cinemati ...
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Filmography (147 movies)

L'Âge d'or de la pub
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
 The Phoney War
The Phoney War
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Fernandel c'est moi
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
 Happy He Who Like Ulysses
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
as Antonin
The Man in the Buick
The Man in the Buick
1968
as Armand Favrot
Father's Trip
Father's Trip
1966
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life
1966
as Charles Migue
Don Camillo in Moscow
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
That Tender Age
That Tender Age
1964
as Adolphe Lartigue
Relax Yourself Darling
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
as François Faustin
My Wife's Husband
My Wife's Husband
1963
as Fernand Jouvin
Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert
1963
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
Blague dans le coin
Blague dans le coin
1963
as Jeff Burlington
The Trip to Biarritz
The Trip to Biarritz
1963
as Guillaume Dodut
The Changing of the Guard
The Changing of the Guard
1962
as Attilio Capellaro
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
Assassin in the Phonebook
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
as Albert Rimond
Dynamite Jack
Dynamite Jack
1961
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
1961
as The widower
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Cocagne
Cocagne
1961
as Marc-Antoine
Croesus
Croesus
1960
as Crésus
The Boss
The Boss
1960
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
The Cow and I
The Cow and I
1959
as Charles Bailly
The Woman's Confidant
The Woman's Confidant
1959
as Giuliano Goberti
Gangster Boss
Gangster Boss
1959
as Antoine Venturen
Life Together
Life Together
1958
as Marcel Caboufigue
The Law Is the Law
The Law Is the Law
1958
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
Les Vignes du Seigneur
Les Vignes du Seigneur
1958
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
Paris Holiday
Paris Holiday
1958
as Fernydel
Easiest Profession
Easiest Profession
1957
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
Sénéchal the Magnificent
Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
The Man in the Raincoat
The Man in the Raincoat
1957
as Albert Constantin
The Virtuous Bigamist
The Virtuous Bigamist
1956
as Paul Verdier
Honoré de Marseille
Honoré de Marseille
1956
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as French Coachman
Don Juan
Don Juan
1956
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
Fernandel the Dressmaker
Fernandel the Dressmaker
1956
as Fernand Vignard
Don Camillo's Last Round
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Spring, Autumn and Love
Spring, Autumn and Love
1955
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
Mademoiselle Nitouche
Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954
as Célestin / Floridor
The Most Wanted Man
The Most Wanted Man
1953
as Joe Calvet
The Return of Don Camillo
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Carnival
Carnival
1953
as Dardamelle
The Wild Oat
The Wild Oat
1953
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
1952
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
French Touch
French Touch
1952
as Mario Marius
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Red Inn
The Red Inn
1951
as The Monk
The Hunting Ground
The Hunting Ground
1951
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951
as Adhémar Pomme
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker
1951
as Victor Boniface
Topaze
Topaze
1951
as Albert Topaze
Caught in the Foreign Legion
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
Three Sinners
Three Sinners
1950
as Noël Annequin
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950
as Fortuné Richard
Three Feet in a Bed
Three Feet in a Bed
1950
as Casimir
I'm in the Revue
I'm in the Revue
1950
as Philippe, devout house painter
We Request an Assassin
We Request an Assassin
1949
as Bob
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949
as Boniface
The Cupboard Was Bare
The Cupboard Was Bare
1948
as Alfred Puc
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948
as Martial Gonfaron
Emile the African
Emile the African
1948
as Emile Boulard
Escale au soleil
Escale au soleil
1947
as Guide
Irma la voyante
Irma la voyante
1947
as Irma / Le client
Rooster Heart
Rooster Heart
1946
as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
Pétrus
Pétrus
1946
as Pétrus
L'Aventure de Cabassou
L'Aventure de Cabassou
1946
as Cabassou
Naïs
Naïs
1945
as Toine
St. Val's Mystery
St. Val's Mystery
1945
as Désiré Le Sec
Hoboes in Paradise
Hoboes in Paradise
1945
as Pons
Adrien
Adrien
1943
as Adrien Moulinet
Love Around the Clock
Love Around the Clock
1943
as Antonin
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943
as Vincent Fleuret
A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life
1943
as Gustave Bourdillon
The Lucky Star
The Lucky Star
1943
as Auguste
Simple-Minded
Simple-Minded
1942
as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
The Suitors Club
The Suitors Club
1941
as Antoine Valoisir
The Italian Straw Hat
The Italian Straw Hat
1941
as Fadinard
The Acrobat
The Acrobat
1941
as Ernest Sauce
Little Nothings
Little Nothings
1941
as Astier
The Wonderful Night
The Wonderful Night
1940
as le berger
The Well-Digger's Daughter
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
as Félipe Rambert
Monsieur Hector
Monsieur Hector
1940
as Hector
The Mondesir Heir
The Mondesir Heir
1940
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
Fric-Frac
Fric-Frac
1939
as Marcel
Berlingot and Company
Berlingot and Company
1939
as François Arnaud
The Five Cents of Lavarede
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
as Armand Lavarède
Raphaël le tatoué
Raphaël le tatoué
1939
as Modeste Manosque
Ernest the Rebel
Ernest the Rebel
1938
as Ernest Pic
Tricoche and Cacolet
Tricoche and Cacolet
1938
as Tricoche
Barnabé
Barnabé
1938
as Barnabé
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1938
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Hercule
Hercule
1938
as Hercule Maffre
Harvest
Harvest
1937
as Urbain Gedemus
The Kings of Sport
The Kings of Sport
1937
as Acteur
Life Dances On
Life Dances On
1937
as Fabien Coutissol
Ignace
Ignace
1937
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
The Smart People of the 11th
The Smart People of the 11th
1937
as The orderly Patard
Francis the First
Francis the First
1937
as Honorin
Josette
Josette
1937
as Albert Durandal
One of the Legion
One of the Legion
1936
as Fernand Espitalion
Les Gaîtés de la finance
Les Gaîtés de la finance
1936
as Marivol Lambinet
Une histoire pétillante
Une histoire pétillante
1936
 Jim la houlette
Jim la houlette
1935
as Moluchet
Ferdinand the Roisterer
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935
as Ferdinand Piat
The Lafleur Cavalryman
The Lafleur Cavalryman
1934
as Fernand Lafleur
I Have an Idea
I Have an Idea
1934
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
The Free Trade Hotel
The Free Trade Hotel
1934
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
Angele
Angele
1934
as Saturnin
Skylark
Skylark
1934
as Michelet
Les Bleus de la marine
Les Bleus de la marine
1934
as Lafraise
Le train de 8 H 47
Le train de 8 H 47
1934
as Croquebol
A Night of Madness
A Night of Madness
1934
as Fernand
The Amorous Garrison
The Amorous Garrison
1934
as Frédéric, rider
Maruche
Maruche
1934
as Maruche
The Bread Peddler
The Bread Peddler
1934
as Billenbuis
Love and Cool Water
Love and Cool Water
1933
as Eloi, le chauffeur
La Terreur de la pampa
La Terreur de la pampa
1933
 The Orderly
The Orderly
1933
as Etienne
Le Gros Lot
Le Gros Lot
1933
 Le Coq du régiment
Le Coq du régiment
1933
as Medard
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
 Le Jugement de minuit
Le Jugement de minuit
1933
as Sam Hackitt
Ça colle
Ça colle
1933
 Lidoire
Lidoire
1933
as Lidoire
Fun in the Barracks
Fun in the Barracks
1932
as Vanderague
No Women
No Women
1932
as Casimir
Vive la classe
Vive la classe
1932
 Lilac
Lilac
1932
as le garçon d'honneur
Par habitude
Par habitude
1932
 He
He
1932
as Isidore
Sailor's Song
Sailor's Song
1932
 Pas un mot à ma femme
Pas un mot à ma femme
1931
 Night attack
Night attack
1931
as L'amant
The Darling of Paris
The Darling of Paris
1931
 The End Combine
The End Combine
1931
as Joseph, le valet de chambre
Baby's Laxative
Baby's Laxative
1931
as Truchet
Bric a Brac and Company
Bric a Brac and Company
1931
as Fernand
Black and White
Black and White
1931
as Le groom
The best hostess
The best hostess
1930
as Lucien Pivoine
I have something to tell you
I have something to tell you
1930
as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage