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Fernando Rey (I) (1917–1994)


Fernando Rey, the great Spanish movie actor primarily known in the United States for his role as "Frog One" in The French Connection 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... See full bio »

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(age 76) in Madrid, Spain

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Filmography

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1994 Al otro lado del túnel
Miguel
 
1994 Arnau (TV mini-series)
Comte de Barcelona
Episode #1.3 (1994) … Comte de Barcelona
Episode #1.2 (1994) … Comte de Barcelona
Episode #1.1 (1994) … Comte de Barcelona
 
1993 Madregilda
Padre de Franco
 
1992 L'Atlantide
Father Mauritius
 
1992 La marrana
Fray Juan
 
1992 Después del sueño
Ramiro Lanza
 
1992 Fantômes en héritage (TV mini-series)
Sir Edwards
 
1992 Blood and Dust (TV movie)
Sahaladin / Sultan Saladin
 
1992 Don Quixote
Closing Scene Narrator (in new version) (voice)
 
1992 Missione d'amore (TV mini-series)
 
1991 Don Quijote de la Mancha (TV series)
Don Quijote
Episode #1.1 (1991) … Don Quijote
Episode #1.2 (1991) … Don Quijote
Episode #1.3 (1991) … Don Quijote
Episode #1.4 (1991) … Don Quijote
Episode #1.5 (1991) … Don Quijote
 
1990 La batalla de los Tres Reyes
Papa Pablo V
 
1990 Breath of Life
Doctor
 
1990 Naked Tango
Judge Torres
 
1990 Blaues Blut (TV mini-series)
Dekker
Wo der Teufel wacht (1990) … Dekker
 
1989 Le grand secret (TV mini-series)
Monsieur Corbet
 
1989 The Betrothed (TV mini-series)
Attilio's Uncle
 
1989 Il ricatto (TV series)
Magistrato Di Nola
 
1989 La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (TV movie)
Il professor Rune
 
1989 Esmeralda Bay
Ramos
 
1988 Scent of a Crime
Fayón
 
1988 Diario de invierno
Padre
 
1988 Moon Over Parador
Alejandro
 
1988 Pasodoble
Don Nuño
 
1988 The Tunnel
Allende
 
1987 Commando Mengele
Ohmei Felsberg
 
1987 El bosque animado
Sr. D'Abondo
 
1987 Mi general
Director Almirante
 
1987 Captain James Cook (TV mini-series)
Adm. Sir Edward Hawke
 
1986 Una donna a Venezia (TV mini-series)
 
1986 Saving Grace
Cardinal Stefano Biondi
 
1986 L'été 36 (TV movie)
Le général/The General
 
1986 Hôtel du Paradis
Joseph
 
1985 Los pazos de Ulloa (TV mini-series)
Sr. De La Lage
Episode #1.4 (1985) … Sr. De La Lage
Episode #1.3 (1985) … Sr. De La Lage
Episode #1.2 (1985) … Sr. De La Lage
Episode #1.1 (1985) … Sr. De La Lage
 
1985 El caballero del dragón
Fray Lupo
 
1985 Padre nuestro
Cardenal
 
1985 Rustlers' Rhapsody
Railroad Colonel
 
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series)
Seneca
Part 5 (1985) … Seneca
Part 4 (1985) … Seneca
Part 3 (1985) … Seneca
Part 2 (1985) … Seneca
Part 1 (1985) … Seneca
 
1985 Black Arrow (TV movie)
Warwick
 
1984 Un amour interdit
Piacchi
 
1984 The Hit
Senior Policeman
 
1983 Arabesque (TV mini-series)
(1983)
 
1983 Bearn o la sala de las muñecas
Don Antonio
 
1983 A Estrangeira
André
 
1982 Monsignor
Cardinal Santoni
 
1982 Looking for Jesus
Don Filippo
 
1981 Trágala, perro
Juez
 
1981 Honey
Editor
 
1981 Le bouffon (TV movie)
M. Georges
 
1981 Lady of the Camelias
Count Stackelberg
 
1981 Casta e pura
Antonio Di Maggio
 
1980 Racconto d'autunno (TV movie)
 
1980 The Cuenca Crime
Contreras
 
1979 Vestire gli ignudi (TV movie)
Nota
 
1979 Quintet
Grigor
 
1979 Traffic Jam
Carlo
 
1978 I problemi di Don Isidro Parodi (TV series)
Don Isidro Parodi
 
1978 Rebeldía
Don Luis
 
1977 The Assignment
Roberto Bidara
 
1977 Eyes Behind the Wall
Ivano
 
1977 Elisa, My Life
Luis
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Gaspar
Part 1 (1977) … Gaspar
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
President Bru
 
1976 Il deserto dei tartari
Nathanson
 
1976 A Matter of Time
Charles Van Maar
 
1976 Origins of the Mafia (TV mini-series)
Baron Della Spina
Gli sciacalli (1976) … Baron Della Spina
 
1976 Manuela
Don Ramón
 
1976 Cadaveri eccellenti
Security Minister
 
1976 Striptease
Alfonso
 
1976 The Second Power
Cardenal
 
1975 Seven Beauties
Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
 
1975 Smiling Maniacs
Judge Vanini
 
1974 The Murri Affair
Prof. Murri
 
1974 Say It with Flowers
Jacques Berger
 
1974 ¿... Y el prójimo?
Luis Ignacio
 
1974 Noche de teatro (TV series)
Juan Manuel de Montenegro
Águila de blasón (1974) … Juan Manuel de Montenegro
 
1973 Zanna Bianca
Father Oatley
 
1973 Fall of a Body
M. Nansoit
 
1973 One Way
Mr. David
 
1973 Tarot
Arthur
 
1973 Pena de muerte
Oscar Bataille
 
1972 La duda
Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
 
1972 The Sin
Jefe médico
 
1972 The Two Faces of Fear
Inspector Nardi
 
1972 Questa specie d'amore
Giovanna's father
 
1971 The Light at the Edge of the World
Captain Moriz
 
1971 A Town Called Hell
Old blind man
 
1971 Cold Eyes of Fear
Juez Flower
 
1970 Companeros
Prof. Xantos
 
1970 The Wind's Fierce
Don Antonio
 
1970 Canticle
Padrino Elisa
 
1970 Tristana
Don Lope
 
1970 Aoom
 
1969 The Price of Power
Pinkerton
 
1969 A Candidate for a Killing
Marco Augusto
 
1969 The Adventurers
Jaime Xenos
 
1969 Land Raiders
Priest
 
1968 Cuentos y leyendas (TV series)
Timoteo
Timoteo, el incomprendido (1968) … Timoteo
 
1968 Villa Rides
Fuentes
 
1968 The Immortal Story (TV movie)
Merchant (uncredited)
 
1968 Fábulas (TV series)
 
1966-1968 La pequeña comedia (TV series)
Velada sentimental (1968)
Tú y yo (1968)
 
1968 El príncipe y la huerfanita (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1968 Los preparativos (short)
 
1968 Run Like a Thief
Col. Romero
 
1967 Love in Flight
Carlos Mª Saldiez
 
1967 Novela (TV series)
 
1967 Estudio 1 (TV series)
Boris Trigorin
La gaviota (1967) … Boris Trigorin
 
1967 The Viscount
Marco Demoygne
 
1967 Beyond the Mountains
Ibram
 
1967 Historia de la frivolidad (TV movie)
 
1966 Navajo Joe
Father Rattigan
 
1965-1966 Tiempo y hora (TV series)
El señor Taylor (1966)
Viejas cartas (1966)
El último toro (1966)
Farsa de la escoba (1966)
 
1966 Return of the Seven
Priest
 
1966 Zampo y yo
Luis 'Zampo'
 
1966 Cartes sur table
Sir Percy
 
1965 Chimes at Midnight
Worcester
 
1965 El marqués
Publisher Ramos
 
1965 Don Quijote von der Mancha (TV mini-series)
Der Herzog
Teil 4 (1965) … Der Herzog
Teil 3 (1965) … Der Herzog
Teil 2 (1965) … Der Herzog
Teil 1 (1965) … Der Herzog
 
1965 The Amazing Doctor G
Goldginger / Dr. G / Dr. Goldginger
 
1965 I grandi condottieri
Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
 
1965 Legacy of the Incas
President Castillo
 
1965 Son of a Gunfighter
Don Pedro Fortuna
 
1964-1965 Primera fila (TV series)
Andrew Crocker-Harris / Sisson
Tea Party (1965) … Sisson
Siegfrief (1964)
La loba (1964)
Eran tres (1964) … Andrew Crocker-Harris
 
1965 El diablo también llora
Ramòn Quiroga
 
1965 Confidencias (TV series)
Las razones (1965)
¿Por qué? (1965)
 
1965 Tras la puerta cerrada (TV series)
La mujer fantasma (1965)
 
1965 La isla del tesoro (short)
 
1965 Treasure Island (short)
 
1964 Weekend
Entrevistador
 
1964 Escuela de maridos (TV series)
Un marido frivolón (1964)
 
1964 La nueva Cenicienta
Juan Echarre
 
1964 The Rash One
El Rico Pintor
 
1964 Backfire
Commissioner of Beirut harbor
 
1964 Gran teatro (TV series)
 
1964 La noche al hablar (TV series)
Proyecto para matar (1964)
 
1964 El señor de La Salle
Luis XIV
 
1964 Los palomos
Don Alberto
 
1963 The Ceremony
Sanchez
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man
Police Official
 
1963 Scheherazade
 
1963 The Castilian
Ramiro II, rey de León
 
1963 Platea (TV series)
 
1963 La hora incógnita
Sacerdote
 
1962 Face of Terror
Dr. Charles Taylor
 
1962 The Savage Guns
Don Hernan
 
1962 My Son, the Hero
Sumo Sacerdote/High Priest
 
1962 Rogelia
Máximo García
 
1961 Fantasmas en la casa
Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
 
1961 Goliath Against the Giants
Bokan, i usurpario
 
1961 Teresa
Profesor Hector de la Barrera
 
1961 Siempre es domingo
Juez Andonelli
 
1960 La rivolta degli schiavi
Valerio
 
1960 Don Lucio y el hermano pío
Señor Aguilar
 
1960 Culpables
Mario
 
1960 La rana verde
Narrator (voice)
 
1960 Pension de mujeres (TV series)
 
1959 Poison at 2:30
Ramón
 
1959 The Last Days of Pompeii
Arbacès, high priest
 
1959 Sonatas
Captain Casares
 
1959 Retiro Park
Don Luis
 
1959 Vida sin risas
 
1959 Mission in Morocco
Princ Achmed
 
1958 ¡Viva lo imposible!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1958 La venganza
Escritor
 
1958 The Night Heaven Fell
Uncle
 
1957 El andén
Don Enrique
 
1957 Faustina
Valentín
 
1957 Day of Fear
 
1956 Le chanteur de Mexico
Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
 
1956 Don Juan
Don Iñigo
 
1956 Playa prohibida
 
1956 The Adventures of Gil Blas
Capitaine Rolando
 
1956 La vida en un bloc (voice - uncredited)
 
1955 Billete para Tánger
Inspector
 
1955 Miracle of Marcelino
Narrator Monk
 
1954 Cómicos
Miguel
 
1954 Rebeldía
Capellán
 
1953 Aeropuerto
Fernando
 
1953 Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Narrador (voice)
 
1953 Cabaret
 
1953 The Lovers of Toledo (voice)
 
1952 La laguna negra
Miguel
 
1952 El cerco del diablo
Atracador
 
1951 La señora de Fátima
Lorenzo Duarte
 
1951 La trinca del aire (voice)
 
1951 Cielo negro
Ángel López Veiga
 
1950 The Siege
General Palafox
 
1949 Aventuras de Juan Lucas
Juan Lucas
 
1948 Mare nostrum
Ulises
 
1948 Si te hubieses casado conmigo
Enrique Marín
 
1947 La princesa de los ursinos
Felipe V
 
1947 Reina santa
Infante Alfonso
 
1947 Noche de reyes
 
1946 The Prodigal Woman
José
 
1946 Misión blanca
Carlos
 
1945 Los últimos de Filipinas
Juan Chamizo
 
1945 Tierra sedienta
 
1945 Estaba escrito
 
1944 Eugenia de Montijo
Duque de Alba
 
1941 Escuadrilla
Extra (uncredited)
 
1941 A mí no me mire usted
Extra
 
1940 La Dolores
Extra (uncredited)
 
1940 El rey que rabió
Extra (uncredited)
 
1940 La gitanilla
Extra (uncredited)
 
1939 Leyenda rota
Extra (uncredited)
 
1936 Nuestra Natacha
 
1935 Fazendo Fitas
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
1492: La conquista del paraíso (2012) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (54 titles)
1997 Les paradoxes de Buñuel (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Informe semanal (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 12 March 1994 (1994) … Himself - Host
 
1993 Fotogramas de Plata 92 (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Noche, noche (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 February 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 De tú a tú (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 November 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 VI premios Goya (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award
 
1992 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
17ème nuit des Césars (1992) … Himself
 
1992 El programa de Hermida (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Queridos cómicos (TV series documentary)
Himself
Fernando Rey (1992) … Himself
 
1991 V premios Goya (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
 
1991 Imágenes perdidas (TV series documentary)
Himself
Las primeras palabras (1991) … Himself (voice)
 
1990 IV premios Goya (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Lead Actor
 
1989 III premios Goya (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor
 
1988 The European Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 II premios Goya (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 De película (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 August 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 I premios Goya (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1986 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1986 La memoria fértil (TV series)
Himself
 
1986 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV series)
Himself - Winner
3rd edition (1986) … Himself - Winner
 
1984-1985 La noche del cine español (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 11 March 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 28 May 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 30 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1982 Pablo Picasso Painter (documentary)
Narrator (Spanish version) (voice)
 
1981 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 January 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Feliz nochebuena (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 De cerca (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 November 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Memorias del cine español (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Existió otra humanidad (documentary)
Presenter
 
1976 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 May 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1970 Retorno a San Juan (documentary short) (voice)
 
1970 R de REPSOL (documentary short) (voice)
 
1968 Ésta es su vida (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 May 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 El libro del buen amor (documentary short) (voice)
 
1967 La Andalucía de Juan Ramón (TV documentary short) (voice)
 
1967 El País Vasco de Pío Baroja (TV documentary short) (voice)
 
1967 Fiestas vascas (documentary short) (voice)
 
1965 España insólita (documentary) (voice)
 
1965 Señores del espacio (documentary short) (voice)
 
1964 Vivir en Castilla (documentary short) (voice)
 
1964 El escorial, piedra de España (documentary short) (voice)
 
1964 Los diablos danzantes (documentary short) (voice)
 
1964 La aventura de Api (documentary short) (voice)
 
1962 Sacromonte (Granada) (documentary short) (voice)
 
1961 Velázquez y lo velazqueño (documentary short) (voice)
 
1960 El monasterio de Piedra (documentary short) (voice)
 
1960 Medio siglo en un pincel (documentary short) (voice)
 
1960 Día de muertos (documentary short) (voice)
 
1959 El entierro del conde de Orgaz (documentary short) (voice)
 
1959 El Greco en Toledo (documentary short) (voice)
 
1959 Carlos V, defensor de Occidente (documentary short) (voice)
 
1958 Sevilla penitente (documentary short) (voice)
 
1956 Reales sitios (documentary short) (voice)
 
1956 Madrid en diez minutos (documentary short) (voice)
 
1954 Cristo (documentary) (voice)
 
1952 Flamenco (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2010 Spanish Hollywood (documentary)
 
2009 La mandrágora (TV series)
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Alain Charnier (uncredited)
 
2007 Rafael Azcona, oficio de guionista (TV movie)
Sr. D'Abondo
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 La televisión cumple contigo (TV movie)
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 XX premios Goya (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 50 y más (TV movie)
Don Quijote
 
2005 El cine en las venas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Alain Charnier
 
1995 Un sueño de cine. Homenaje a Ana Belén (TV documentary)
Zampo (uncredited)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1993 Queridos cómicos (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1991) TV commercial (Italy): Banca di Roma. Directed by Federico Fellini

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

Studied architecture. See more »

Trademark:

Eloquence in both Spanish and French See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo