Fernando Rey
Birthdate: Sep 20, 1917
Birthplace: A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Died: Mar 9, 1994
Fernando Rey, the great Spanish movie actor primarily known in the United States for his role as "Frog One" in The French Connection (1971) and its sequel, was born Fernando Casado D'Arambillet on September 20 1917, in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, the son of Colonel Casado Veiga. Originally, the young Fernando intended to become an architect. However, when the Spanish Civil War erupted in 1936, his architectural studies were interrupted, and he gained employment as a movie extra. He took the stage name "Fernando Rey" at the beginning of his career, equivalent, in English, to "Fernando King". Eight years after his movie debut, he was cast in his first major speaking role, as the Duke de Alba in José López Rubio's 1944 movie "Eugenia de Montijo".
Rey enjoyed a long and prosperous career as an actor in movies, the theater, radio, and television. He also was a major voice-over artist in Spain, narrating films and dubbing the voices of actors in foreign films. Rey's most fruitful collaboration was with the great director Luis Buñuel, which began during the 1960s and continued thought the 1970s. The films that Rey appeared in for Buñuel' made him an international star, the first produced by the Spanish cinema. By the early 1970s, Rey's career reached its high point, with his co-starring role in "The French Connection" (Best Picture Oscar Winner for 1971) and his starring role in Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) ("The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner for 1972). Rey followed up these successes by appearing in The French Connection (1971) in 1974, and Buñuel's tandem That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) ("That Obscure Object of Desire"), an art-house hit that was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Ironically, in the film, Rey's voice was dubbed into French by Michel Piccoli. That same year, he won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for Carlos Saura' Elisa, My Life (1977).
Many honors came to Rey in the twilight of his career, during the 1980s and 1990s. He was awarded at San Sebastián and Cannes, and was presented with the gold medal of the Spanish Art and Movie Sciences Academy. He became the president of that Academy from 1992 till his death from cancer two years later.
Known For
Tristana
(1970)
That Obscure Object of Desire
(1977)
Fernando Rey Movies
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- 2025 |
The Running Man
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A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to flee anywhere in the world, are pursued by "hunters" hired to kill them.
- 2017 |
Seven Beauties
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The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and its effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.
- 1970 | Tristanaas Don Lope
- 1997 | Les paradoxes de Buñuel
- 1994 | Al otro lado del túnelas Miguel
- 1994 | El cianuro... ¿solo o con leche?as Gregorio
- 1993 | Madregildaas Padre de Franco
- 1992 | La marranaas Fray Juan
- 1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradiseas Marchena
- 1990 | Naked Tangoas Judge Torres
- 1990 | Breath of Lifeas Dottor Grifeo detto Gran Magro
- 1990 | Countdown to Esmeralda Bayas Ramos
- 1990 | La batalla de los Tres Reyesas Papa Pablo V
- 1988 | Diario de inviernoas Padre
- 1988 | Pasodobleas Don Nuño
- 1988 | The Tunnelas Allende
- 1988 | Moon Over Paradoras Alejandro
- 1987 | Mi generalas Director Almirante
- 1987 | The Enchanted Forestas Sr. D'Abondo
- 1986 | Elogio della pazzia
- 1986 | Hôtel du Paradisas Joseph
- 1986 | Saving Graceas Cardinal Stefano Biondi
- 1985 | Angel of Deathas Ohmei Felsberg
- 1985 | Padre nuestroas Cardenal
- 1985 | Star Knightas Fray Lupo
- 1985 | Rustlers' Rhapsodyas Railroad Colonel
- 1984 | Un amour interditas Piacchi
- 1983 | Bearn o la sala de las muñecasas Don Antonio
- 1982 | A Estrangeiraas André
- 1982 | Looking for Jesusas Don Filippo
- 1982 | Monsignoras Santoni
- 1981 | Chaste and Pureas Antonio Di Maggio
- 1981 | Honeyas Editor
- 1981 | Pablo Picasso Painteras Narrator (Spanish version)
- 1981 | Trágala, perroas Juez
- 1980 | Cabo Blancoas Terredo
- 1979 | Memoirs of Leticia Valleas Don Fernando Valle
- 1979 | Traffic Jamas Carlo
- 1979 | Quintetas Grigor
- 1978 | Rebeldíaas Don Luis
- 1978 | The Last Romantic Loveras Max
- 1977 | Elisa, My Lifeas Luis
- 1977 | Existió otra humanidadas Presenter
- 1977 | Eyes Behind the Wallas Ivano
- 1977 | Stripteaseas Alfonso
- 1977 | That Obscure Object of Desireas Mathieu Faber
- 1977 | The Assignmentas Roberto Bidara
- 1976 | A Matter of Timeas Charles Van Maar
- 1976 | Manuelaas Don Ramón
- 1976 | The Desert of the Tartarsas Il collonnelo Nathanson
- 1976 | The Second Poweras Cardenal
- 1975 | Smiling Maniacsas Judge Vanini
- 1975 | French Connection IIas Alain Charnier
- 1974 | Say It with Flowersas Jacques Berger
- 1974 | The Murri Affairas Il professore Augusto Murri
- 1974 | The Woman in Red Bootsas Perrot
- 1974 | Violent Blood Bathas Oscar Bataille
- 1974 | ¿... Y el prójimo?as Luis Ignacio
- 1973 | Fall of a Bodyas M. Nansoit
- 1973 | Game of Murderas Arthur
- 1973 | High Crimeas Cafiero
- 1973 | One Wayas Mr. David
- 1973 | White Fangas Father Oatley
- 1972 | Antony and Cleopatraas Lepidus
- 1972 | La dudaas Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
- 1972 | The Two Faces of Fearas Inspector Nardi
- 1972 | White Sisteras Primario
- 1972 |
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
asDon Rafael Acosta
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
- 1971 | A Town Called Hellas Old blind man
- 1971 | Cold Eyes of Fearas Judge Bedell
- 1971 | The Great Swindleas Luis
- 1971 | The Light at the Edge of the Worldas Captain Moriz
- 1971 |
The French Connection
asAlain Charnier
A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
- 1970 | Compañerosas Prof. Vitaliano Xantos
- 1969 | A Candidate for a Killingas Marco Augusto
- 1969 | Land Raidersas Priest
- 1969 | The Price of Poweras Pinkerton
- 1967 | Beyond the Mountainsas Ibram
- 1967 | Love in Flightas Carlos Mª Saldiez
- 1967 | Run Like a Thiefas Col. Romero
- 1967 | The Viscountas Marco Demoygne
- 1966 | Cartes sur tableas Sir Percy
- 1966 | Navajo Joeas Rev. Rattigan
- 1966 | Return of the Sevenas Priest
- 1965 | El marquésas Publisher Ramos
- 1965 | España insólita
- 1965 | Espionage in Lisbonas Agent of the New World Organization
- 1965 | I grandi condottierias Lo straniero
- 1965 | Legacy of the Incasas President Castillo
- 1965 | Son of a Gunfighteras Don Pedro Fortuna
- 1965 | The Amazing Doctor Gas Goldginger
- 1964 | Backfireas Commissioner of Beirut harbor
- 1964 | La nueva Cenicientaas Juan Echarre
- 1964 | Los Palomosas Don Alberto
- 1963 | El diablo también lloraas Ramòn Quiroga
- 1963 | Scorching Sandsas Al-Fahki
- 1963 | The Castilianas Ramiro II, rey de León
- 1963 | Wounds of Hungeras Don Paco
- 1962 | Face of Terroras Dr. Charles Taylor
- 1962 | Rogeliaas Máximo García
- 1962 |
- 1961 | Fantasmas en la casaas Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
- 1961 | Goliath Against the Giantsas Bokan, i usurpario
- 1961 | Teresaas Prof. Héctor de la Barrera
- 1961 | The Savage Gunsas Don Hernán
- 1961 | Viridianaas Don Jaime
- 1960 | Culpablesas Mario
- 1960 | The Revolt of the Slavesas Valerio
- 1960 | Vida sin risas
- 1959 | Mission in Moroccoas Princ Achmed
- 1959 | Poison at 2:30as Ramón
- 1959 | Retiro Parkas Don Luis
- 1959 | Sonatasas Capitán Casares
- 1959 | The Last Days of Pompeiias Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
- 1958 | The Night Heaven Fellas Tío (alternate version)
- 1957 | Day of Fearas Inspector Alfonso Martínez
- 1957 | El andénas Don Enrique
- 1957 | Faustinaas Valentín
- 1957 | Un marido de ida y vueltaas Paco
- 1956 | Playa prohibida
- 1956 | The Adventures of Gil Blasas Capitaine Rolando
- 1955 | Billete para Tángeras Inspector
- 1954 | Cristo
- 1954 | Cómicosas Miguel Solís
- 1953 | Aeropuertoas Fernando
- 1953 | Cabaretas Carlos Jiménez
- 1952 | La laguna negraas Miguel
- 1951 | Cielo Negroas Ángel López Veiga
- 1951 | La señora de Fátimaas Lorenzo Duarte
- 1950 | The Siegeas General Palafox
- 1949 | Aventuras de Juan Lucasas Juan Lucas
- 1949 | Estaba escrito
- 1949 | Noche de Reyes
- 1949 | Si te hubieses casado conmigoas Enrique Marín Rubio
- 1948 | La próxima vez que vivamosas Óscar Mulden
- 1948 | Madness of Loveas Felipe el Hermoso
- 1948 | Mare nostrumas Ulises
- 1947 | Don Quijote de la Manchaas Sansón Carrasco
- 1947 | Fuenteovejunaas Frondoso
- 1947 | Princess of the Ursinosas Felipe V
- 1947 | The Holy Queenas Infante Alfonso
- 1946 | The Prodigal Womanas José
- 1945 | Los últimos de Filipinasas Juan Chamizo
- 1945 | Tierra sedientaas Carlos
- 1944 | Eugenia de Montijoas Duque de Alba
- 1941 | ¡A mí no me mire usted!as Viajero
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