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Actor
Fernando Rey
- Born September 20, 1917 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
- Died March 9, 1994
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; Discreet 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.
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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."
Known for
The French Connection1971
1492: Conquest of Paradise1992
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie1972
Jesus of Nazareth1977
Viridiana1962
French Connection II1975
That Obscure Object of Desire1977
Return of the Seven1966
Filmography
- TBASeñores del espacioFilm
- 2019El Quijote desde la plateaFilmSelf - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
- 2000Speaking of BuñuelFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1998Les paradoxes de BuñuelFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1994On the Far Side of the TunnelFilmMiguel
- 1994El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?FilmGregorio
- 1994ArnauSeriesCompte de Barcelona
- 1993MadregildaFilmFranco's Father
- 1993Mission of LoveSeriesPacheco
- 19921492: Conquest of ParadiseFilmMarchena
- 1992Don QuixoteFilmClosing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1992The SowFilmFray Juan
- 1992El Quijote de Miguel de CervantesFilmDon Quijote
- 1992Don Quijote de la ManchaSeriesDon Quijote
- 1992After the DreamFilmRamiro Lanza
- 1992L'AtlantideFilmFather Mauritius
- 1992Blood and DustFilmSultan Saladin
- 1992Paco, mi padreFilm
- 1991Imágenes perdidasSeriesHimself - Narrator
- 1990Naked TangoFilmJudge Torres
- 1990Drums of FireFilmPapa Pablo V
- 1990Breath of LifeFilmGran Magno
- 1990Pictures of EuropeFilmSelf
- 1989Esmeralda BayFilmRamos
- 1989I promessi sposiSeriesConte zio
- 1989La moglie ingenua e il marito malatoFilmIl professor Rune
- 1989Blaues BlutSeriesDekker
- 1989Le Grand SecretSeriesPaul Corbet
- 1989Il ricattoSeriesMagistrato Di Nola
- 1989Le Grand SecretFilmPaul Corbet
- 1989BuñuelFilmSelf
- 1988The TunnelFilmAllende
- 1988PasodobleFilmDon Nuño
- 1988Scent of a CrimeFilmFayón
- 1988Winter DiaryFilmPadre
- 1987The Enchanted ForestFilmMr. D'Abondo
- 1987Mi generalFilmDirector Almirante
- 1986Saving GraceFilmCardinal Stefano Biondi
- 1986Paradise HotelFilmJoseph
- 1986Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernosFilmSelf
- 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyFilmRailroad Colonel
- 1985Star KnightFilmFray Lupo
- 1985Angel of DeathFilmOhmei Felsberg
- 1985Our FatherFilmCardinal
- 1985A.D.SeriesSeneca
- 1985Black ArrowFilmWarwick
- 1985The House of UlloaSeriesSr. De La Lage
- 1984The HitFilmPoliceman
- 1984A Strange PassionFilmPiacchi
- 1984The Life and Times of Don Luis BuñuelFilmSelf
- 1983BearnFilmDon Antonio
- 1982MonsignorFilmCardinal Santoni
- 1982Looking for JesusFilmDon Filippo
- 1982A EstrangeiraFilmAndré
- 1981The Crime of CuencaFilmContreras
- 1981Lady of the CameliasFilmCount Stackelberg
- 1981HoneyFilmEditor
- 1981Chaste and PureFilmAntonio Di Maggio
- 1981Trágala, perroFilmJuez
- 1980CaboblancoFilmPolice Captain Torredo
- 1980Memorias de Leticia ValleFilmDon Fernando Valle
- 1979QuintetFilmGrigor
- 1979Traffic JamFilmCarlo
- 1978The Last Romantic LoverFilmMax
- 1978RebeldíaFilmDon Luis
- 1978Ciné regardsSeriesSelf
- 1977Jesus of NazarethSeriesGaspar
- 1977That Obscure Object of DesireFilmMathieu Faber
- 1977Elisa, My LifeFilmLuis
- 1977Eyes Behind the WallFilmIvano
- 1977The AssignmentFilmBidara
- 1976Illustrious CorpsesFilmSecurity Minister
- 1976The Desert of the TartarsFilmNathanson
- 1976Voyage of the DamnedFilmPresident Bru
- 1976A Matter of TimeFilmCharles Van Maar
- 1976ManuelaFilmDon Ramón
- 1976StripteaseFilmAlfonso
- 1976El segundo poderFilmCardenal
- 1976Origins of the MafiaSeriesBaron Della Spina
- 1975French Connection IIFilmAlain Charnier