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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-05-08

Day of Death

1971-02-26 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Also Known As

Фернандель

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin

Fernand Contandin

Fernandel

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

Acting

1958: Those Who Said No

2018

1958: Those Who Said No

as

Self (archive footage)

Les Rois de la comédie

2023

Les Rois de la comédie

as

Self (archive footage)

Ça colle

1933

Ça colle

as

Don Camillo: Monsignor

1961

Don Camillo: Monsignor

as

Don Camillo Tarocci

The Return of Don Camillo

1953

The Return of Don Camillo

as

Don Camillo Tarocci

Don Camillo's Last Round

1955

Don Camillo's Last Round

as

Don Camillo Tarocci

The Little World of Don Camillo

1952

The Little World of Don Camillo

as

Don Camillo Tarocci

Paris Holiday

1958

Paris Holiday

as

Fernydel

Escale au soleil

1947

Escale au soleil

as

Guide

The Red Inn

1951

The Red Inn

as

The Monk

The Sleepwalker

1951

The Sleepwalker

as

Victor Boniface

Harvest

1937

Harvest

as

Urbain Gedemus

Don Camillo in Moscow

1965

Don Camillo in Moscow

as

Don Camillo Tarocci

Angele

1934

Angele

as

Saturnin

Fric-Frac

1939

Fric-Frac

as

Marcel

Lilac

1932

Lilac

as

le garçon d'honneur

Black and White

1931

Black and White

as

Le groom

The Lucky Star

1943

The Lucky Star

as

Auguste

Josette

1937

Josette

as

Albert Durandal

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

1950

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

as

Fortuné Richard

Heartbeat

1938

Heartbeat

as

Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'

Topaze

1951

Topaze

as

Albert Topaze

The Wild Oat

1953

The Wild Oat

as

Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

Croesus

1960

Croesus

as

Crésus

My Wife's Husband

1963

My Wife's Husband

as

Fernand Jouvin

The Italian Straw Hat

1941

The Italian Straw Hat

as

Fadinard

Maruche

1934

Maruche

as

Maruche

Le Jugement de minuit

1933

Le Jugement de minuit

as

Sam Hackitt

The Smart People of the 11th

1937

The Smart People of the 11th

as

The orderly Patard

The Virtuous Bigamist

1956

The Virtuous Bigamist

as

Paul Verdier

Life Dances On

1937

Life Dances On

as

Fabien Coutissol

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

1951

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

as

Adhémar Pomme

Le Chômeur de Clochemerle

1957

Le Chômeur de Clochemerle

as

Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'

French Touch

1952

French Touch

as

Mario Marius

The Most Wanted Man

1953

The Most Wanted Man

as

Joe Calvet

Gangster Boss

1959

Gangster Boss

as

Antoine Venturen

Honoré de Marseille

1956

Honoré de Marseille

as

Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille

Caught in the Foreign Legion

1950

Caught in the Foreign Legion

as

Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"

The Sheep Has Five Legs

1954

The Sheep Has Five Legs

as

Edouard de Saint-Forget

The Law Is the Law

1958

The Law Is the Law

as

Ferdinand Pastorelli

Ignace

1937

Ignace

as

Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel

The Well-Digger's Daughter

1940

The Well-Digger's Daughter

as

Félipe Rambert

The Hunting Ground

1951

The Hunting Ground

as

Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal

Spring, Autumn and Love

1955

Spring, Autumn and Love

as

Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier

That Tender Age

1964

That Tender Age

as

Adolphe Lartigue

Simple-Minded

1942

Simple-Minded

as

Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'

The Last Judgment

1961

The Last Judgment

as

The widower

One of the Legion

1936

One of the Legion

as

Fernand Espitalion

Sénéchal the Magnificent

1957

Sénéchal the Magnificent

as

François, Lucien Sénéchal

Raphaël le tatoué

1939

Raphaël le tatoué

as

Modeste Manosque

Ernest the Rebel

1938

Ernest the Rebel

as

Ernest Pic

The Cow and I

1959

The Cow and I

as

Charles Bailly

The Five Cents of Lavarede

1939

The Five Cents of Lavarede

as

Armand Lavarède

Life Together

1958

Life Together

as

Marcel Caboufigue

Little Nothings

1942

Little Nothings

as

Astier

Relax Yourself Darling

1964

Relax Yourself Darling

as

François Faustin

Mademoiselle Nitouche

1954

Mademoiselle Nitouche

as

Célestin / Floridor

Blague dans le coin

1963

Blague dans le coin

as

Jeff Burlington

Adrien

1943

Adrien

as

Adrien Moulinet

Berlingot and Company

1939

Berlingot and Company

as

François Arnaud

Three Feet in a Bed

1950

Three Feet in a Bed

as

Casimir

Dynamite Jack

1961

Dynamite Jack

as

Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu

Assassin in the Phonebook

1962

Assassin in the Phonebook

as

Albert Rimond

Barnabé

1938

Barnabé

as

Barnabé

Ferdinand the Roisterer

1935

Ferdinand the Roisterer

as

Ferdinand Piat

Carnival

1953

Carnival

as

Dardamelle

Forbidden Fruit

1952

Forbidden Fruit

as

Dr. Charles Pellegrin

Fun in the Barracks

1932

Fun in the Barracks

as

Vanderague

Good King Dagobert

1963

Good King Dagobert

as

M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert

The Cupboard Was Bare

1948

The Cupboard Was Bare

as

Alfred Puc

Jim la houlette

1935

Jim la houlette

as

Moluchet

The Acrobat

1941

The Acrobat

as

Ernest Sauce

The Lafleur Cavalryman

1934

The Lafleur Cavalryman

as

Fernand Lafleur

Three Sinners

1950

Three Sinners

as

Noël Annequin

St. Val's Mystery

1945

St. Val's Mystery

as

Désiré Le Sec

Monsieur Hector

1940

Monsieur Hector

as

Hector

The Trip to Biarritz

1963

The Trip to Biarritz

as

Guillaume Dodut

The Man in the Raincoat

1957

The Man in the Raincoat

as

Albert Constantin

The Man in the Buick

1968

The Man in the Buick

as

Armand Favrot

The Woman's Confidant

1959

The Woman's Confidant

as

Giuliano Goberti

Fernandel the Dressmaker

1956

Fernandel the Dressmaker

as

Fernand Vignard

Your Money or Your Life

1966

Your Money or Your Life

as

Charles Migue

Father's Trip

1966

Father's Trip

as

Quantin, Jura farmer

Francis the First

1937

Francis the First

as

Honorin

Baby's Laxative

1931

Baby's Laxative

as

Truchet

Naïs

1945

Naïs

as

Toine

The Free Trade Hotel

1934

The Free Trade Hotel

as

Boulot, le garçon d'étage

Pétrus

1946

Pétrus

as

Pétrus

Rooster Heart

1946

Rooster Heart

as

Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur

The Mondesir Heir

1940

The Mondesir Heir

as

Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux

Les Vignes du Seigneur

1958

Les Vignes du Seigneur

as

Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne

Don Juan

1956

Don Juan

as

Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan

Cocagne

1961

Cocagne

as

Marc-Antoine

The Kings of Sport

1937

The Kings of Sport

as

Acteur

The Changing of the Guard

1962

The Changing of the Guard

as

Attilio Capellaro

The best hostess

1930

The best hostess

as

Lucien Pivoine

The Boss

1960

The Boss

as

Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as

Self (archive footage)

Tricoche and Cacolet

1938

Tricoche and Cacolet

as

Tricoche

I'm in the Revue

1950

I'm in the Revue

as

Philippe, devout house painter

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

1948

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

as

Martial Gonfaron

The Suitors Club

1941

The Suitors Club

as

Antoine Valoisir

Skylark

1934

Skylark

as

Michelet

Emile the African

1948

Emile the African

as

Emile Boulard

I have something to tell you

1930

I have something to tell you

as

l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage

The Wonderful Night

1940

The Wonderful Night

as

le berger

The Amorous Garrison

1934

The Amorous Garrison

as

Frédéric, rider

Hercule

1938

Hercule

as

Hercule Maffre

Love and Cool Water

1933

Love and Cool Water

as

Eloi, le chauffeur

He

1932

He

as

Isidore

Le train de 8 H 47

1934

Le train de 8 H 47

as

Croquebol

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

French Coachman

The Orderly

1933

The Orderly

as

Etienne

A Night of Madness

1934

A Night of Madness

as

Fernand

Les Gaîtés de la finance

1936

Les Gaîtés de la finance

as

Marivol Lambinet

No Women

1932

No Women

as

Casimir

Irma la voyante

1947

Irma la voyante

as

Irma / Le client

The end combine

1931

The end combine

as

Joseph, le valet de chambre

I Have an Idea

1934

I Have an Idea

as

Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)

A Dog's Life

1943

A Dog's Life

as

Gustave Bourdillon

Lidoire

1933

Lidoire

as

Lidoire

The Phoney War

2019

The Phoney War

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Night attack

1931

Night attack

as

L'amant

The Bread Peddler

1934

The Bread Peddler

as

Billenbuis

Allo ! Fernandel

Allo ! Fernandel

as

Monsieur Fernand

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self

L'Amateur

L'Amateur

as

Fernand

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self (archive footage)

Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

The Cat

1971

The Cat

as

Crew

Directing