Fernandel
May 8, 1903 (123 years old) in 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"). (Wikipedia)
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Les Rois de la comédie as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Phoney War as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 1966 · Father's Trip as Quantin, Jura farmer
- 1966 · Your Money or Your Life as Charles Migue
- 1964 · Relax Yourself Darling as François Faustin
- 1963 · The Trip to Biarritz as Guillaume Dodut
- 1962 · The Changing of the Guard as Attilio Capellaro
- 1961 · Dynamite Jack as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- 1957 · Sénéchal the Magnificent as François, Lucien Sénéchal
- 1955 · Spring, Autumn and Love as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- 1954 · Mademoiselle Nitouche as Célestin / Floridor
- 1953 · The Most Wanted Man as Joe Calvet
- 1951 · Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny as Adhémar Pomme
- 1951 · The Sleepwalker as Victor Boniface
- 1950 · Caught in the Foreign Legion as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
- 1950 · Tu m'as sauvé la vie as Fortuné Richard
- 1948 · Si ça peut vous faire plaisir as Martial Gonfaron
- 1947 · Escale au soleil as Guide
- 1945 · St. Val's Mystery as Désiré Le Sec
- 1945 · Hoboes in Paradise as Pons
- 1943 · Adrien as Adrien Moulinet
- 1943 · A Dog's Life as Gustave Bourdillon
- 1941 · The Suitors Club as Antoine Valoisir
- 1938 · Tricoche and Cacolet as Tricoche
- 1937 · Life Dances On as Fabien Coutissol
- 1937 · Ignace as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
- 1935 · Ferdinand the Roisterer as Ferdinand Piat
- 1934 · The Lafleur Cavalryman as Fernand Lafleur
- 1934 · The Free Trade Hotel as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
- 1934 · The Amorous Garrison as Frédéric, rider
- 1933 · La Terreur de la pampa as
- 1933 · The Rooster of the Regiment as Medard
- 1933 · Le Jugement de minuit as Sam Hackitt
- 1933 · Ça colle as
- 1932 · Fun in the Barracks as Vanderague
- 1932 · No Women as Casimir
- 1932 · Lilac as le garçon d'honneur
- 1932 · Par habitude as
- Future · Fernandel 3 films as
- 2020 · Le Petit Monde de Fernandel as
- 2018 · 1958: Those Who Said No as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Fernandel c'est moi as
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · Happy He Who Like Ulysses as Antonin
- 1968 · Stasera Fernandel as Monsieur Fernand
- 1968 · The Man in the Buick as Armand Favrot
- 1967 · L'Amateur as Fernand
- 1965 · Don Camillo in Moscow as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1964 · That Tender Age as Adolphe Lartigue
- 1963 · My Wife's Husband as Fernand Jouvin
- 1963 · Good King Dagobert as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
- 1963 · Blague dans le coin as Jeff Burlington
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Dieu / God
- 1962 · Assassin in the Phonebook as Albert Rimond
- 1961 · The Last Judgment as The widower
- 1961 · Don Camillo: Monsignor as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1961 · Cocagne as Marc-Antoine
- 1960 · Croesus as Crésus
- 1960 · The Boss as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
- 1959 · The Cow and I as Charles Bailly
- 1959 · The Woman's Confidant as Giuliano Goberti
- 1959 · Gangster Boss as Antoine Venturen
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1958 · Life Together as Marcel Caboufigue
- 1958 · The Law Is the Law as Ferdinand Pastorelli
- 1958 · Les Vignes du Seigneur as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
- 1958 · Paris Holiday as Fernydel
- 1957 · Easiest Profession as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
- 1957 · The Man in the Raincoat as Albert Constantin
- 1956 · The Virtuous Bigamist as Paul Verdier
- 1956 · Honoré de Marseille as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
- 1956 · Around the World in 80 Days as French Coachman
- 1956 · Don Juan as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
- 1956 · Fernandel the Dressmaker as Fernand Vignard
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · Don Camillo's Last Round as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1954 · Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Ali Baba
- 1954 · The Sheep Has Five Legs as Edouard de Saint-Forget
- 1953 · The Return of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1953 · Carnival as Dardamelle
- 1953 · The Wild Oat as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- 1952 · Forbidden Fruit as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
- 1952 · French Touch as Mario Marius
- 1952 · The Little World of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1951 · The Red Inn as The Monk
- 1951 · The Hunting Ground as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- 1951 · Topaze as Albert Topaze
- 1950 · Three Sinners as Noël Annequin
- 1950 · Three Feet in a Bed as Casimir
- 1950 · I'm in the Revue as Philippe, devout house painter
- 1949 · We Request an Assassin as Bob
- 1949 · The Heroic Mr. Boniface as Boniface
- 1948 · The Cupboard Was Bare as Alfred Puc
- 1948 · Emile the African as Emile Boulard
- 1947 · Irma la voyante as Irma / Le client
- 1946 · Rooster Heart as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
- 1946 · Pétrus as Pétrus
- 1946 · L'Aventure de Cabassou as Cabassou
- 1945 · Naïs as Toine
- 1943 · Love Around the Clock as Antonin
- 1943 · Don't Shout it from the Rooftops as Vincent Fleuret
- 1943 · The Lucky Star as Auguste
- 1942 · Simple-Minded as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
- 1941 · The Italian Straw Hat as Fadinard
- 1941 · The Acrobat as Ernest Sauce
- 1941 · Little Nothings as Astier
- 1940 · The Wonderful Night as le berger
- 1940 · The Well-Digger's Daughter as Félipe Rambert
- 1940 · Monsieur Hector as Hector
- 1940 · The Mondesir Heir as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
- 1939 · Fric-Frac as Marcel
- 1939 · Berlingot and Company as François Arnaud
- 1939 · The Five Cents of Lavarede as Armand Lavarède
- 1939 · Raphaël le tatoué as Modeste Manosque
- 1938 · Ernest the Rebel as Ernest Pic
- 1938 · Barnabé as Barnabé
- 1938 · Heartbeat as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- 1938 · Hercule as Hercule Maffre
- 1937 · Harvest as Urbain Gedemus
- 1937 · The Kings of Sport as Acteur
- 1937 · The Smart People of the 11th as The orderly Patard
- 1937 · Francis the First as Honorin
- 1937 · Josette as Albert Durandal
- 1936 · One of the Legion as Fernand Espitalion
- 1936 · Les Gaîtés de la finance as Marivol Lambinet
- 1936 · Une histoire pétillante as
- 1935 · Jim la houlette as Moluchet
- 1934 · I Have an Idea as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
- 1934 · Angele as Saturnin
- 1934 · Skylark as Michelet
- 1934 · Navy Blue as Lafraise
- 1934 · Le Chéri de sa concierge as
- 1934 · The Eight-Forty-Seven Train as Croquebol
- 1934 · A Night of Madness as Fernand
- 1934 · Maruche as Maruche
- 1934 · The Bread Peddler as Billenbuis
- 1933 · Love and Cool Water as Eloi, le chauffeur
- 1933 · The Orderly as Etienne
- 1933 · Le Gros Lot as
- 1933 · L'Ordonnance malgré lui as
- 1933 · Lidoire as Lidoire
- 1932 · Un homme sans nom as
- 1932 · Vive la classe as
- 1932 · He as Isidore
- 1932 · Sailor's Song as
- 1931 · Night attack as L'amant
- 1931 · Pas un mot à ma femme as
- 1931 · The Darling of Paris as
- 1931 · The End Combine as Joseph, le valet de chambre
- 1931 · Baby's Laxative as Truchet
- 1931 · Bric a Brac and Company as Fernand
- 1931 · Black and White as Le groom
- 1930 · The best hostess as Lucien Pivoine
- 1930 · I have something to tell you as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage



