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").
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Filmography
all 160
Movies 154
self 11
TV Shows 6
Producer 1
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Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreams (2024)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
Movie
Lui-même (archives)
Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les Rois de la comédie (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage) / Self
Champs-Elysées (1982)
TV
Producer
The Cat (1971)
Movie
Fernando
Allo ! Fernandel (1968)
TV
Armand Favrot
The Man in the Buick (1968)
Movie
Quantin
Father's Trip (1966)
Movie
Charles Migue
Your Money or Your Life (1966)
Movie
Don Camillo
Don Camillo in Moscow (1965)
Movie
Adolphe Lartigue
That Tender Age (1964)
Movie
François Faustin
Relax Yourself Darling (1964)
Movie
Fernand Jouvin - un restaurateur marseillais
My Wife's Husband (1963)
Movie
Monsieur Pelletan
Good King Dagobert (1963)
Movie
Jeff Burlington
Blague dans le coin (1963)
Movie
Guillaume Dodut
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
Movie
Attilio Cappelaro
The Changing of the Guard (1962)
Movie
Albert Rimond
Assassin in the Phonebook (1962)
Movie
Dynamite Jack
Dynamite Jack (1961)
Movie
Il vedovo
The Last Judgment (1961)
Movie
Don Camillo
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
Movie
Marc-Antoine
Cocagne (1961)
Movie
Jules
Croesus (1960)
Movie
Justin Migonet
The Boss (1960)
Movie
Charles Bailly - prisonnier de guerre
The Cow and I (1959)
Movie
Le vétérinaire Giuliano Goberti
The Woman's Confidant (1959)
Movie
Antoine Venturen
Gangster Boss (1959)
Movie
Marcel Caboufigue
Life Together (1958)
Movie
Ferdinand Pastorelli
The Law Is the Law (1958)
Movie
Henri Lévrier
Les Vignes du Seigneur (1958)
Movie
Fernydel
Paris Holiday (1958)
Movie
Baptistin Lachaud dit Tistin
Le Chômeur de Clochemerle (1957)
Movie
François, Lucien Sénéchal
Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957)
Movie
Albert Constantin
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
Movie
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Paul Verdier
The Virtuous Bigamist (1956)
Movie
Honoré de Marseille
Honoré de Marseille (1956)
Movie
French Coachman
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Movie
4.67
Sganarelle
Don Juan (1956)
Movie
Fernand Vignard
Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956)
Movie
Don Camillo
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
Movie
Fernand 'Noël' Sarrazin
Spring, Autumn and Love (1955)
Movie
Édouard Saint-Forget
The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
Movie
Joe Calvet
The Most Wanted Man (1953)
Movie
Don Camillo
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
Movie
Dardamelle
Carnival (1953)
Movie
Félicien Hébrard - le boulanger
The Wild Oat (1953)
Movie
Le docteur Charles Pellegrin
Forbidden Fruit (1952)
Movie
Marius, dit Mario
French Touch (1952)
Movie
Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Movie
The Monk
The Red Inn (1951)
Movie
Urbain Coindet
The Hunting Ground (1951)
Movie
Adhémar Pomme
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny (1951)
Movie
Victor Boniface
The Sleepwalker (1951)
Movie
Albert Topaze
Topaze (1951)
Movie
Noël Annequin
Three Sinners (1950)
Movie
Fortuné Richard
Tu m'as sauvé la vie (1950)
Movie
Philippe - le peintre dévot
I'm in the Revue (1950)
Movie
Alfred Puc
The Cupboard Was Bare (1948)
Movie
Martial Gonfaron
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir (1948)
Movie
Émile Boulard
Emile the African (1948)
Movie
Le guide
Escale au soleil (1947)
Movie
Pétrus
Pétrus (1946)
Movie
Toine
Naïs (1945)
Movie
Le détective Désiré, Henri Le Sec
St. Val's Mystery (1945)
Movie
Adrien Moulinet
Adrien (1943)
Movie
Vincent Fleuret
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops (1943)
Movie
Gustave Bourdillon
A Dog's Life (1943)
Movie
Auguste
The Lucky Star (1943)
Movie
Simplet
Simple-Minded (1942)
Movie
Antoine Valoisir
The Suitors Club (1941)
Movie
Ernest Sauce
The Acrobat (1941)
Movie
Le berger
The Wonderful Night (1940)
Movie
Félipe Rambert
The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)
Movie
Bienaimé de Mondésir, le baron de Mondésir & ses aïeux
The Mondesir Heir (1940)
Movie
Marcel
Fric-Frac (1939)
Movie
François Arnaud
Berlingot and Company (1939)
Movie
Armand Lavarède
The Five Cents of Lavarede (1939)
Movie
Modeste Manosque, alias Raphaël
Raphaël le tatoué (1939)
Movie
Ernest Pic
Ernest the Rebel (1938)
Movie
Tricoche
Tricoche and Cacolet (1938)
Movie
Barnabé
Barnabé (1938)
Movie
Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Heartbeat (1938)
Movie
Hercule Maffre
Hercule (1938)
Movie
Urbain Gedemus
Harvest (1937)
Movie
Fabien Coutissol
Life Dances On (1937)
Movie
Le soldat Ignace Boitaclou
Ignace (1937)
Movie
L'ordonnance Patard
The Smart People of the 11th (1937)
Movie
Honorin
François 1er (1937)
Movie
Albert Durandal aka Albertal
Josette (1937)
Movie
Fernand Espitalion
One of the Legion (1936)
Movie
Marivol Lambinet
Les Gaîtés de la finance (1936)
Movie
Moluchet
Jim la houlette (1935)
Movie
Ferdinand Piat
Ferdinand the Roisterer (1935)
Movie
Fernand Lafleur
The Lafleur Cavalryman (1934)
Movie
Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
I Have an Idea (1934)
Movie
Saturnin
Angele (1934)
Movie
Méchelet
Skylark (1934)
Movie
Eugene Crochard
Le Chéri de sa concierge (1934)
Movie
Croquebol
Le train de 8 H 47 (1934)
Movie
Frédéric, un cavalier
The Amorous Garrison (1934)
Movie
Maruche
Maruche (1934)
Movie
Billenbuis
The Bread Peddler (1934)
Movie
Eloi, le chauffeur
Love and Cool Water (1933)
Movie
Billy Forster
La Terreur de la pampa (1933)
Movie
Etienne
The Orderly (1933)
Movie
Alfred Leveneux
L'Ordonnance malgré lui (1933)
Movie
Sam Hackitt
Le jugement de minuit (1933)
Movie
Actor
Ça colle (1933)
Movie
Lidoire
Lidoire (1933)
Movie
Vanderague
Fun in the Barracks (1932)
Movie
Casimir
No Women (1932)
Movie
Moussin
Vive la classe (1932)
Movie
le garçon d'honneur
Lilac (1932)
Movie
Valentin Bourgeasse
Par habitude (1932)
Movie
Isidore
He (1932)
Movie
Le commissaire
Night attack (1931)
Movie
Truchet
Baby's Laxative (1931)
Movie
Le groom vierge
Black and White (1931)
Movie
Lucien Pivoine
The best hostess (1930)
Movie
l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
I have something to tell you (1930)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1903-05-08
Deathday1971-02-26 (67 years old)
Birth NameFernand Joseph Désiré Contandin
Birth PlaceMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
ReligionCatholicism
SpouseHenriette-Félicie Manse
ChildrenFranck Fernandel
SiblingsFransined
RelativesJean Manse
CitizenshipsFrance
Residences12th arrondissement of Marseille · 16th arrondissement of Paris · Carry-le-Rouet · 9th arrondissement of Paris, France
Also Known AsФернандель, Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin, Fernand Contandin
AwardsKnight of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Golden Leopard, honorary citizenship, National Order of Merit, officier de l’Instruction publique, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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