Fernandel
Biography
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)
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
1958: Those Who Said No
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Ça colle
1933
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1961
The Return of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1953
Don Camillo's Last Round
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1955
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1952
Paris Holiday
as Fernydel
1958
Escale au soleil
as Guide
1947
The Red Inn
as The Monk
1951
The Sleepwalker
as Victor Boniface
1951
Harvest
as Urbain Gedemus
1937
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Don Camillo Tarocci
1965
Angele
as Saturnin
1934
Fric-Frac
as Marcel
1939
Lilac
as le garçon d'honneur
1932
Black and White
as Le groom
1931
The Lucky Star
as Auguste
1943
Josette
as Albert Durandal
1937
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Ali Baba
1954
