Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-08-25

Day of Death

2008-06-02 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Elberon, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Melchor Gastón Ferrer O’Donohue

Mel Ferrer

Biography

Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with Scaramouche, Lili, and Knights of the Round Table. He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace and produced her film Wait Until Dark. He also acted extensively in European films and appeared in several cult hits, including The Antichrist (1974), The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975), The Black Corsair (1976), and Nightmare City (1980). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Ferrer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

El señor de La Salle

El señor de La Salle

Audrey

Audrey

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Acting

Lili Marleen

1981

Lili Marleen

as

David Mendelssohn

The Amazing Captain Nemo

1978

The Amazing Captain Nemo

as

Dr. Robert Cook

A Thousand Billion Dollars

1982

A Thousand Billion Dollars

as

Cornelius A. Woaegen, president of GTI

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

1959

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

as

Benson Thacker

Wait Until Dark

1967

Wait Until Dark

as

French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Eaten Alive

1976

Eaten Alive

as

Harvey Wood

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

Paris When It Sizzles

as

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (uncredited)

War and Peace

1956

War and Peace

as

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Eaten Alive!

1980

Eaten Alive!

as

Professor Carter

The Sun Also Rises

1957

The Sun Also Rises

as

Robert Cohn

The Longest Day

1962

The Longest Day

as

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Scaramouche

1952

Scaramouche

as

Noel, Marquis de Maynes

Sex and the Single Girl

1964

Sex and the Single Girl

as

Rudy DeMeyer

Brannigan

1975

Brannigan

as

Mel Fields

Island of the Fishmen

1979

Island of the Fishmen

as

Radcliffe (US version)

Rancho Notorious

1952

Rancho Notorious

as

Frenchy Fairmont

Ladies Man

1960

Ladies Man

as

Georges Gauthier

Lili

1953

Lili

as

Paul Berthalet

Born to Be Bad

1950

Born to Be Bad

as

Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome

The Pyjama Girl Case

1977

The Pyjama Girl Case

as

Professor Henry Douglas

El señor de La Salle

1964

El señor de La Salle

as

Juan Bautista de La Salle

The Norseman

1978

The Norseman

as

King Eurich

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as

Cleander

The Great Alligator

1979

The Great Alligator

as

Joshua

The Suspicious Death of a Minor

1975

The Suspicious Death of a Minor

as

Police superintendent

Knights of the Round Table

1953

Knights of the Round Table

as

Arthur

The Hands of Orlac

1960

The Hands of Orlac

as

Stephen Orlac

L'immoralità

1978

L'immoralità

as

Vera Husband

Elena and Her Men

1956

Elena and Her Men

as

Le comte Henri de Chevincourt

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as

Philip Allan

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

2005

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

as

Self (archive footage)

The Visitor

1979

The Visitor

as

Dr. Walker

Silent Action

1975

Silent Action

as

District Attorney Mannino

Blood and Roses

1960

Blood and Roses

as

Leopoldo De Karnstein

The Antichrist

1974

The Antichrist

as

Massimo Oderisi

The Black Corsair

1976

The Black Corsair

as

Van Gould

Saadia

1953

Saadia

as

Henrik

Seagulls Fly Low

1978

Seagulls Fly Low

as

Roberto Micheli

Lost Boundaries

1949

Lost Boundaries

as

Dr. Scott Mason Carter

The Net

1975

The Net

as

Aurelio Morelli

The Laws of War

1961

The Laws of War

as

Marco

Mayerling

1957

Mayerling

as

Crown Prince Rudolph

The Vintage

1957

The Vintage

as

Giancarlo Barandero

Oh... Rosalinda!!

1955

Oh... Rosalinda!!

as

Capt. Alfred Westerman

Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress

1977

Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress

as

David

El Greco

1966

El Greco

as

El Greco (Domenico Teotocopulo)

The Girl from the Red Cabaret

1973

The Girl from the Red Cabaret

as

Dalton Harvey

Forbidden

1955

Forbidden

as

Don Paolo Salinas

Fraulein

1958

Fraulein

as

Maj. Foster MacLain

Gangbusters

1977

Gangbusters

as

Peseti

Eye of the Widow

1991

Eye of the Widow

as

CIA Chief Frankenheimer

Audrey

2020

Audrey

as

Self - Actor / 1st Husband (archive footage)

Hi-Riders

1978

Hi-Riders

as

Sheriff

Seduced

1985

Seduced

as

Arthur Orloff

Saint John Baptist De La Salle: Patron Saint of Teachers

2010

Saint John Baptist De La Salle: Patron Saint of Teachers

as

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as

Self

Charge of the Black Lancers

1962

Charge of the Black Lancers

as

Andrea Di Tula

Yesterday's Tomorrow

1978

Yesterday's Tomorrow

as

Colonel Stone

A Time for Loving

1972

A Time for Loving

as

Doctor Harrison

Vultures Over the City

1980

Vultures Over the City

as

Sheriff

The Fugitive

1947

The Fugitive

as

Father Serra (uncredited)

Catherine the Great

1996

Catherine the Great

as

Patriarch

The Fifth Floor

1978

The Fifth Floor

as

Dr. Sidney Coleman

Deadly Game

1982

Deadly Game

as

Stephan Mathiesen

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

The Memory of Eva Ryker

as

Dr. Sanford

Carola

1973

Carola

as

Gen. Franz von Clodius

The Brave Bulls

1951

The Brave Bulls

as

Luís Bello

The Top of the Hill

1980

The Top of the Hill

as

Andreas Heggener

Fugitive Family

1980

Fugitive Family

as

Anthony Durano

Outrage!

1986

Outrage!

as

Judge Michael Lengel

One Shoe Makes it Murder

1982

One Shoe Makes it Murder

as

Carl Charnock

Nightmare City

1980

Nightmare City

as

General Murchison

A Tender Sunset

1984

A Tender Sunset

as

Franz Bollenstein

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Phillip Erickson

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Eric Brahm

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Father Neill

Hotel

Hotel

as

Anthony Palandrini

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as

Fritz Gerlich

Dallas

Dallas

as

Harrison Page

Police Story

Police Story

as

Dr. Ross

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

as

Appolonius

Search

as

John Rickman

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Peter Carrington

Eischied

Eischied

as

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Logan's Run

Logan's Run

as

Analog

Columbo

Columbo

as

Jerry Parks

Stars in the Ring

Stars in the Ring

as

Self

Peter the Great

Peter the Great

as

Frederick

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

as

Dr. Paolo Brogli

Origins of the Mafia

Origins of the Mafia

as

Armando Della Morra

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

as

Nicholas Skinner

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Emil Radick

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

as

George Matthews

Apropos Film

Apropos Film

as

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Miles Austin

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as

Hale Burton

Hotel

Hotel

as

Garrett Hardy

Christine Cromwell

Christine Cromwell

as

Production

Wait Until Dark

1967

Wait Until Dark

as

A Time for Loving

1972

A Time for Loving

as

El Greco

1966

El Greco

as

One Shoe Makes it Murder

1982

One Shoe Makes it Murder

as

1974

W

as

The Thanksgiving Promise

1986

The Thanksgiving Promise

as

The Night Visitor

1971

The Night Visitor

as

Embassy

1972

Embassy

as

Crew

Directing

Green Mansions

1959

Green Mansions

as

The Secret Fury

1950

The Secret Fury

as

Vendetta

1950

Vendetta

as

Every Day Is a Holiday

1965

Every Day Is a Holiday

as

Macao

1952

Macao

as

The Girl of the Limberlost

1945

The Girl of the Limberlost

as

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

as