Person
Fernandel
Acting · 1903–1971 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Biography
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)
Known for
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Discorama
Self
Cinépanorama
Self
Around the World in 80 Days
French Coachman
The Cat
Producer
Pétrus
Pétrus
Don Juan
Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
The Return of Don Camillo
Don Camillo Tarocci
Filmography
- 2023L'Âge d'or de la pubSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Les Rois de la comédieSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
- 2019The Phoney WarSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 20181958: Those Who Said NoSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Fernandel c'est moi
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelf (archive footage)
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
- 1971The CatProducer
- 1970Happy He Who Like UlyssesAntonin
- 1968Stasera FernandelMonsieur Fernand
- 1968The Man in the BuickArmand Favrot
- 1967L'AmateurFernand
- 1966Father's TripQuantin, Jura farmer
- 1966Your Money or Your LifeCharles Migue
- 1965Don Camillo in MoscowDon Camillo Tarocci
- 1964That Tender AgeAdolphe Lartigue
- 1964Relax Yourself DarlingFrançois Faustin
- 1963My Wife's HusbandFernand Jouvin
- 1963Good King DagobertM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
- 1963Blague dans le coinJeff Burlington
- 1963The Trip to BiarritzGuillaume Dodut
- 1962The Changing of the GuardAttilio Capellaro
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsDieu / God
- 1962Assassin in the PhonebookAlbert Rimond
- 1961Dynamite JackDynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- 1961The Last JudgmentThe widower
- 1961Don Camillo: MonsignorDon Camillo Tarocci
- 1961CocagneMarc-Antoine
- 1960CroesusCrésus
- 1960The BossJustin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
- 1959The Cow and ICharles Bailly
- 1959The Woman's ConfidantGiuliano Goberti
- 1959Gangster BossAntoine Venturen
- 1959DiscoramaSelf
- 1958Life TogetherMarcel Caboufigue
- 1958The Law Is the LawFerdinand Pastorelli
- 1958Les Vignes du SeigneurHenri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
- 1958Paris HolidayFernydel
- 1957Easiest ProfessionBaptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
- 1957Sénéchal the MagnificentFrançois, Lucien Sénéchal
- 1957The Man in the RaincoatAlbert Constantin
- 1956The Virtuous BigamistPaul Verdier
- 1956Honoré de MarseilleHonoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysFrench Coachman
- 1956Don JuanSganarelle / Falso Don Juan
- 1956Fernandel the DressmakerFernand Vignard
- 1956CinépanoramaSelf
- 1955Don Camillo's Last RoundDon Camillo Tarocci
- 1955Spring, Autumn and LoveFernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- 1954Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba
- 1954The Sheep Has Five LegsEdouard de Saint-Forget
- 1954Mademoiselle NitoucheCélestin / Floridor
- 1953The Most Wanted ManJoe Calvet
- 1953The Return of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci
- 1953CarnivalDardamelle
- 1953The Wild OatFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- 1952Forbidden FruitDr. Charles Pellegrin
- 1952French TouchMario Marius
- 1952The Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo Tarocci
- 1951The Red InnThe Monk
- 1951The Hunting GroundUrbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- 1951Adhémar or the Toy of DestinyAdhémar Pomme
- 1951The SleepwalkerVictor Boniface
- 1951TopazeAlbert Topaze
- 1950Caught in the Foreign LegionLuc, doorman of the "Miramar"
- 1950Three SinnersNoël Annequin
- 1950Tu m'as sauvé la vieFortuné Richard
- 1950Three Feet in a BedCasimir
- 1950I'm in the RevuePhilippe, devout house painter
- 1949We Request an AssassinBob
- 1949The Heroic Mr. BonifaceBoniface
- 1948The Cupboard Was BareAlfred Puc
- 1948Si ça peut vous faire plaisirMartial Gonfaron
- 1948Emile the AfricanEmile Boulard
- 1947Escale au soleilGuide
- 1947Irma la voyanteIrma / Le client
- 1946Rooster HeartTulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
- 1946PétrusPétrus
- 1946L'Aventure de CabassouCabassou
- 1945NaïsToine
- 1945St. Val's MysteryDésiré Le Sec
- 1945Hoboes in ParadisePons
- 1943AdrienAdrien Moulinet
- 1943Love Around the ClockAntonin
- 1943Don't Shout it from the RooftopsVincent Fleuret
- 1943A Dog's LifeGustave Bourdillon
- 1943The Lucky StarAuguste
- 1942Simple-MindedSimplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
- 1941The Suitors ClubAntoine Valoisir
- 1941The Italian Straw HatFadinard
- 1941The AcrobatErnest Sauce
- 1941Little NothingsAstier
- 1940The Wonderful Nightle berger
- 1940The Well-Digger's DaughterFélipe Rambert
- 1940Monsieur HectorHector
- 1940The Mondesir HeirBien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
- 1939Fric-FracMarcel
- 1939Berlingot and CompanyFrançois Arnaud
- 1939The Five Cents of LavaredeArmand Lavarède
- 1939Raphaël le tatouéModeste Manosque
- 1938Ernest the RebelErnest Pic
- 1938Tricoche and CacoletTricoche
- 1938BarnabéBarnabé
- 1938HeartbeatIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- 1938HerculeHercule Maffre
- 1937HarvestUrbain Gedemus
- 1937The Kings of SportActeur
- 1937Life Dances OnFabien Coutissol
- 1937IgnaceIgnace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
- 1937The Smart People of the 11thThe orderly Patard
- 1937Francis the FirstHonorin
- 1937JosetteAlbert Durandal
- 1936One of the LegionFernand Espitalion
- 1936Les Gaîtés de la financeMarivol Lambinet
- 1936Une histoire pétillante
- 1935Jim la houletteMoluchet
- 1935Ferdinand the RoistererFerdinand Piat
- 1934The Lafleur CavalrymanFernand Lafleur
- 1934I Have an IdeaUn passant dans la rue (uncredited)
- 1934The Free Trade HotelBoulot, le garçon d'étage
- 1934AngeleSaturnin
- 1934SkylarkMichelet
- 1934Navy BlueLafraise
- 1934Le Chéri de sa concierge
- 1934The Eight-Forty-Seven TrainCroquebol
- 1934A Night of MadnessFernand
- 1934The Amorous GarrisonFrédéric, rider
- 1934MarucheMaruche
- 1934The Bread PeddlerBillenbuis
- 1933Love and Cool WaterEloi, le chauffeur
- 1933La Terreur de la pampa
- 1933The OrderlyEtienne
- 1933Le Gros Lot
- 1933The Rooster of the RegimentMedard
- 1933L'Ordonnance malgré lui
- 1933Le Jugement de minuitSam Hackitt
- 1933Ça colle
- 1933LidoireLidoire
- 1932Un homme sans nom
- 1932Fun in the BarracksVanderague
- 1932No WomenCasimir
- 1932Vive la classe
- 1932Lilacle garçon d'honneur
- 1932Par habitude
- 1932HeIsidore
- 1932Sailor's Song
- 1931Pas un mot à ma femme
- 1931Night attackL'amant
- 1931The Darling of Paris
- 1931The End CombineJoseph, le valet de chambre
- 1931Baby's LaxativeTruchet
- 1931Bric a Brac and CompanyFernand
- 1931Black and WhiteLe groom
- 1930The best hostessLucien Pivoine
- 1930I have something to tell youl'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
- —Fernandel 3 films
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