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Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 20, 1917
Died Mar 09, 1994 (76)
Birthplace A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Fernando Rey  (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994) — best known as Fernando Rey — was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel (Tristana, 1970; Discree ... t Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972; That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as a drug lord in The French Connection (1971), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century. The debonair Rey was described by French Connection producer Philip D'Antoni as "the last of the Continental guys". He achieved his greatest notoriety after he turned 50: "Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life", he told The Times of Madrid in 1973. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobes in the bullring. Then your life is all before you to enjoy it."

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1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992

as Marchena

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1992

as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Naked Tango

Naked Tango

1990

as Judge Torres

Esmeralda Bay

Esmeralda Bay

1989

as Ramos

The Tunnel

The Tunnel

1988

as Allende

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

1986

as Cardinal Stefano Biondi

Angel of Death

Angel of Death

1985

as Ohmei Felsberg

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Rustlers' Rhapsody

1985

as Railroad Colonel

Black Arrow

Black Arrow

1985

as Warwick

The Hit

The Hit

1984

as Policeman

Monsignor

Monsignor

1982

as Cardinal Santoni

Honey

Honey

1981

as Editor

Cabo Blanco

Cabo Blanco

1980

as Police Captain Torredo

Quintet

Quintet

1979

as Grigor

That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire

1977

as Mathieu Faber

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

1976

as Charles Van Maar

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as President Bru

French Connection II

French Connection II

1975

as Alain Charnier

High Crime

High Crime

1973

as Cafiero

La duda

La duda

1972

as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1972

as Lepidus

The French Connection

The French Connection

1971

as Alain Charnier

A Town Called Hell

A Town Called Hell

1971

as Old Blind Man

The Light at the Edge of the World

The Light at the Edge of the World

1971

as Captain Moriz

Compañeros

Compañeros

1970

as Prof. Xantos

The Adventurers

The Adventurers

1970

as Jaime Xenos

Land Raiders

Land Raiders

1969

as Priest

The Immortal Story

The Immortal Story

1968

as Merchant

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968

as Fuentes

Run Like a Thief

Run Like a Thief

1967

as Col. Romero

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

1967

as Ibram

Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

1966

as Priest

Espionage in Lisbon

Espionage in Lisbon

1965

as Agent of the New World Organization

Son of a Gunfighter

Son of a Gunfighter

1965

as Don Pedro Fortuna

España insólita

España insólita

1965

as (voice)

Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

1965

as Worcester

Backfire

Backfire

1964

as Commissioner of Beirut harbor

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1963

as Sanchez

The Running Man

The Running Man

1963

as Police Official

The Savage Guns

The Savage Guns

1961

as Don Hernán

Mission in Morocco

Mission in Morocco

1959

as Princ Achmed

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Television Credits

Le Grand Secret

as Paul Corbet

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 06, 1989

Arnau

as Compte de Barcelona

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 17, 1994

I promessi sposi

as Conte zio

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 12, 1989

A.D.

as Seneca

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 31, 1985

Origins of the Mafia

as Baron Della Spina

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 19, 1976

Don Quijote de la Mancha

as Don Quijote

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 29, 1992

Jesus of Nazareth

as Gaspar

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1977

Los Pazos de Ulloa

as Sr. De La Lage

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 09, 1985

Don Quijote von der Mancha

as Der Herzog / le duc

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 08, 1965

Mission of Love

as Pacheco

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 09, 1993

Blaues Blut

as Dekker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1989

Il ricatto

as Magistrato Di Nola

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 1989

Imágenes perdidas

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1991

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