Fernandel
May 8, 1903 (122 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)
- 2018 · 1958: Those Who Said No as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · Happy He Who Like Ulysses as Antonin
- 1966 · Your Money or Your Life as Charles Migue
- 1964 · That Tender Age as Adolphe Lartigue
- 1962 · The Changing of the Guard as Attilio Capellaro
- 1962 · Assassin in the Phonebook as Albert Rimond
- 1959 · The Cow and I as Charles Bailly
- 1958 · The Law Is the Law as Ferdinand Pastorelli
- 1957 · The Man in the Raincoat as Albert Constantin
- 1956 · Honoré de Marseille as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
- 1956 · Fernandel the Dressmaker as Fernand Vignard
- 1955 · Spring, Autumn and Love as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- 1954 · Mademoiselle Nitouche as Célestin / Floridor
- 1953 · The Wild Oat as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- 1951 · The Hunting Ground as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- 1951 · Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny as Adhémar Pomme
- 1950 · Caught in the Foreign Legion as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
- 1948 · Emile the African as Emile Boulard
- 1946 · Rooster Heart as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
- 1943 · The Lucky Star as Auguste
- 1941 · The Suitors Club as Antoine Valoisir
- 1941 · Little Nothings as Astier
- 1939 · Berlingot and Company as François Arnaud
- 1939 · Raphaël le tatoué as Modeste Manosque
- 1938 · Ernest the Rebel as Ernest Pic
- 1938 · Tricoche and Cacolet as Tricoche
- 1937 · The Kings of Sport as Acteur
- 1934 · The Free Trade Hotel as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
- 1934 · A Night of Madness as Fernand
- 1934 · The Amorous Garrison as Frédéric, rider
- 1933 · The Orderly as Etienne
- 1933 · Le Jugement de minuit as Sam Hackitt
- 1933 · Ça colle as
- 1932 · No Women as Casimir
- 1932 · Par habitude as
- 1931 · Night attack as L'amant
- Future · Fernandel 3 films as
- 2020 · Le Petit Monde de Fernandel as
- 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)
- 1968 · Stasera Fernandel as Monsieur Fernand
- 1968 · The Man in the Buick as Armand Favrot
- 1967 · L'Amateur as Fernand
- 1966 · Father's Trip as Quantin, Jura farmer
- 1965 · Don Camillo in Moscow as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1964 · Relax Yourself Darling as François Faustin
- 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
- 1963 · The Trip to Biarritz as Guillaume Dodut
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Dieu / God
- 1961 · Dynamite Jack as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- 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 Woman's Confidant as Giuliano Goberti
- 1959 · Gangster Boss as Antoine Venturen
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1958 · Life Together as Marcel Caboufigue
- 1958 · Les Vignes du Seigneur as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
- 1958 · Paris Holiday as Fernydel
- 1957 · Le Chômeur de Clochemerle as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
- 1957 · Sénéchal the Magnificent as François, Lucien Sénéchal
- 1956 · The Virtuous Bigamist as Paul Verdier
- 1956 · Around the World in 80 Days as French Coachman
- 1956 · Don Juan as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
- 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 Most Wanted Man as Joe Calvet
- 1953 · The Return of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1953 · Carnival as Dardamelle
- 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 Sleepwalker as Victor Boniface
- 1951 · Topaze as Albert Topaze
- 1950 · Three Sinners as Noël Annequin
- 1950 · Tu m'as sauvé la vie as Fortuné Richard
- 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 · Si ça peut vous faire plaisir as Martial Gonfaron
- 1947 · Escale au soleil as Guide
- 1947 · Irma la voyante as Irma / Le client
- 1946 · Pétrus as Pétrus
- 1946 · L'Aventure de Cabassou as Cabassou
- 1945 · Naïs as Toine
- 1945 · St. Val's Mystery as Désiré Le Sec
- 1945 · Hoboes in Paradise as Pons
- 1943 · Adrien as Adrien Moulinet
- 1943 · Love Around the Clock as Antonin
- 1943 · Don't Shout it from the Rooftops as Vincent Fleuret
- 1943 · A Dog's Life as Gustave Bourdillon
- 1942 · Simple-Minded as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
- 1941 · The Italian Straw Hat as Fadinard
- 1941 · The Acrobat as Ernest Sauce
- 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 · The Five Cents of Lavarede as Armand Lavarède
- 1938 · Barnabé as Barnabé
- 1938 · Heartbeat as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- 1938 · Hercule as Hercule Maffre
- 1937 · Harvest as Urbain Gedemus
- 1937 · Life Dances On as Fabien Coutissol
- 1937 · Ignace as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
- 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
- 1935 · Ferdinand the Roisterer as Ferdinand Piat
- 1934 · The Lafleur Cavalryman as Fernand Lafleur
- 1934 · I Have an Idea as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
- 1934 · Angele as Saturnin
- 1934 · Skylark as Michelet
- 1934 · Les Bleus de la marine as Lafraise
- 1934 · Le Chéri de sa concierge as
- 1934 · Le train de 8 H 47 as Croquebol
- 1934 · Maruche as Maruche
- 1934 · The Bread Peddler as Billenbuis
- 1933 · Love and Cool Water as Eloi, le chauffeur
- 1933 · La Terreur de la pampa as
- 1933 · Le Gros Lot as
- 1933 · Le Coq du régiment as Medard
- 1933 · L'Ordonnance malgré lui as
- 1933 · Lidoire as Lidoire
- 1932 · Un homme sans nom as
- 1932 · Fun in the Barracks as Vanderague
- 1932 · Vive la classe as
- 1932 · Lilac as le garçon d'honneur
- 1932 · He as Isidore
- 1932 · Sailor's Song as
- 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



