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; 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.
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."
Filmography
all 210
Movies 195
TV Shows 15
Voice 8
self 6
Director 1
Narrator 1
Writer 1
![El Quijote desde la platea](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/274466-el-quijote-desde-la-platea.jpg)
El Quijote desde la platea (2019)
![Arnau](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Arnau (1994)
![Madregilda](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62183-madregilda.jpg)
Madregilda (1993)
![Mission of Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/658958-missione-d-amore.jpg)
Mission of Love (1993)
![The Sow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/149733-la-marrana.jpg)
The Sow (1992)
![L'Atlantide](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73253-l-atlantide.jpg)
L'Atlantide (1992)
![After the Dream](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/149616-after-the-dream.jpg)
After the Dream (1992)
![Don Quixote](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224310-don-quixote.jpg)
Don Quixote (1992)
![Don Quijote de la Mancha](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/217138-el-quijote-de-miguel-de-cervantes.jpg)
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1992)
![Imágenes perdidas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Imágenes perdidas (1991)
![Drums of Fire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37589-drums-of-fire.jpg)
Drums of Fire (1990)
![Breath of Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60225-breath-of-life.jpg)
Breath of Life (1990)
![Naked Tango](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/30548-naked-tango.jpg)
Naked Tango (1990)
![I promessi sposi](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51337-i-promessi-sposi.jpg)
I promessi sposi (1989)
![Il ricatto](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/766242-il-ricatto.jpg)
Il ricatto (1989)
![La moglie ingenua e il marito malato](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/253682-la-moglie-ingenua-e-il-marito-malato.jpg)
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (1989)
![Blaues Blut](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Blaues Blut (1989)
![Le Grand Secret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1037168-le-grand-secret.jpg)
Le Grand Secret (1989)
![Le Grand Secret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/611846-le-grand-secret.jpg)
Le Grand Secret (1989)
![Pasodoble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120145-pasodoble.jpg)
Pasodoble (1988)
![The Tunnel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50228-the-tunnel.jpg)
The Tunnel (1988)
![The Enchanted Forest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/147846-the-enchanted-forest.jpg)
The Enchanted Forest (1987)
![Mi general](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57342-mi-general.jpg)
Mi general (1987)
![Saving Grace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60215-saving-grace.jpg)
Saving Grace (1986)
![L'été 36](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
L'été 36 (1986)
![Star Knight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56535-el-caballero-del-dragon.jpg)
Star Knight (1985)
![The House of Ulloa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/687883-the-house-of-ulloa.jpg)
The House of Ulloa (1985)
![Los Pazos de Ulloa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/491246-los-pazos-de-ulloa.jpg)
Los Pazos de Ulloa (1985)
![Black Arrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60776-black-arrow.jpg)
Black Arrow (1985)
![Angel of Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224803-angel-of-death.jpg)
Angel of Death (1985)
![Rustlers' Rhapsody](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54795-rustlers-rhapsody.jpg)
Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
![Our Father](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25660-our-father.jpg)
Our Father (1985)
![A.D.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/35228-a-d.jpg)
A.D. (1985)
![The Hit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16105-the-hit.jpg)
The Hit (1984)
![Bearn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/146467-bearn.jpg)
Bearn (1983)
![Monsignor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22991-monsignor.jpg)
Monsignor (1982)
![Looking for Jesus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89065-looking-for-jesus.jpg)
Looking for Jesus (1982)
![Confessions of Felix Krull](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/385165-confessions-of-felix-krull.jpg)
Confessions of Felix Krull (1982)
![Chaste and Pure](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/78496-casta-e-pura.jpg)
Chaste and Pure (1981)
![The Crime of Cuenca](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/145257-the-cuenca-crime.jpg)
The Crime of Cuenca (1981)
![Honey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80914-honey.jpg)
Honey (1981)
![Lady of the Camelias](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42748-lady-of-the-camelias.jpg)
Lady of the Camelias (1981)
![Cabo Blanco](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18781-cabo-blanco.jpg)
Cabo Blanco (1980)
![Memorias de Leticia Valle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/145372-memorias-de-leticia-valle.jpg)
Memorias de Leticia Valle (1980)
![Quintet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47792-quintet.jpg)
Quintet (1979)
![Rebeldía](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/145081-rebeldia.jpg)
Rebeldía (1978)
![That Obscure Object of Desire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6748-that-obscure-object-of-desire.jpg)
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
![Voyage of the Damned](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13890-voyage-of-the-damned.jpg)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
![Origins of the Mafia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69731-origins-of-the-mafia.jpg)
Origins of the Mafia (1976)
![A Matter of Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62278-a-matter-of-time.jpg)
A Matter of Time (1976)
![Manuela](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/144441-manuela.jpg)
Manuela (1976)
![Illustrious Corpses](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42952-illustrious-corpses.jpg)
Illustrious Corpses (1976)
![El segundo poder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85736-el-segundo-poder.jpg)
El segundo poder (1976)
![Striptease](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/87862-striptease.jpg)
Striptease (1976)
![French Connection II](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/24597-french-connection-ii.jpg)
French Connection II (1975)
![Smiling Maniacs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60340-smiling-maniacs.jpg)
Smiling Maniacs (1975)
![The Murri Affair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34731-the-murri-affair.jpg)
The Murri Affair (1974)
![Say it with Flowers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121006-say-it-with-flowers.jpg)
Say it with Flowers (1974)
![¿... Y el prójimo?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1025925-y-el-projimo.jpg)
¿... Y el prójimo? (1974)
![White Fang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60204-white-fang.jpg)
White Fang (1973)
![Fall of a Body](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58256-fall-of-a-body.jpg)
Fall of a Body (1973)
![One Way](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91620-one-way.jpg)
One Way (1973)
![High Crime](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60296-high-crime.jpg)
High Crime (1973)
![Tarot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/143611-tarot.jpg)
Tarot (1973)
![The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6740-the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie.jpg)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
![La duda](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/143176-la-duda.jpg)
La duda (1972)
![Canticle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/142575-canticle.jpg)
Canticle (1972)
![White Sister](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67773-the-sin.jpg)
White Sister (1972)
![The Two Faces of Fear](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39959-the-two-faces-of-fear.jpg)
The Two Faces of Fear (1972)
![This Kind of Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41773-questa-specie-d-amore.jpg)
This Kind of Love (1972)
![A Town Called Hell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52994-a-town-called-hell.jpg)
A Town Called Hell (1971)
![The French Connection](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7456-the-french-connection.jpg)
The French Connection (1971)
![The Light at the Edge of the World](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68389-the-light-at-the-edge-of-the-world.jpg)
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
![Cold Eyes of Fear](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62908-cold-eyes-of-fear.jpg)
Cold Eyes of Fear (1971)
![Compañeros](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14256-companeros.jpg)
Compañeros (1970)
![Wrath of the Wind](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56881-the-wind-s-fierce.jpg)
Wrath of the Wind (1970)
![Tristana](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8872-tristana.jpg)
Tristana (1970)
![The Adventurers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64767-the-adventurers.jpg)
The Adventurers (1970)
![The Price of Power](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/126735-the-price-of-power.jpg)
The Price of Power (1969)
![A Candidate for a Killing](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90302-a-candidate-for-a-killing.jpg)
A Candidate for a Killing (1969)
![Land Raiders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52999-land-raiders.jpg)
Land Raiders (1969)
![The Immortal Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10978-the-immortal-story.jpg)
The Immortal Story (1968)
![Villa Rides](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45642-villa-rides.jpg)
Villa Rides (1968)
![Amor en el aire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/141603-amor-en-el-aire.jpg)
Amor en el aire (1967)
![Cervantes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41530-cervantes.jpg)
Cervantes (1967)
![Run Like a Thief](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/212829-run-like-a-thief.jpg)
Run Like a Thief (1967)
![The Viscount](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100118-le-vicomte-regle-ses-comptes.jpg)
The Viscount (1967)
![Navajo Joe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14255-navajo-joe.jpg)
Navajo Joe (1966)
![El Greco](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51711-el-greco.jpg)
El Greco (1966)
![Attack of the Robots](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224550-attack-of-the-robots.jpg)
Attack of the Robots (1966)
![Chimes at Midnight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10973-chimes-at-midnight.jpg)
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
![Espionage in Lisbon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58276-espionage-in-lisbon.jpg)
Espionage in Lisbon (1965)
![The Amazing Doctor G](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74159-the-amazing-doctor-g.jpg)
The Amazing Doctor G (1965)
![Don Quijote von der Mancha](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/385098-don-quijote-von-der-mancha.jpg)
Don Quijote von der Mancha (1965)
![Legacy of the Incas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41541-legacy-of-the-incas.jpg)
Legacy of the Incas (1965)
![Son of a Gunfighter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43959-son-of-a-gunfighter.jpg)
Son of a Gunfighter (1965)
![España insólita](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41598-espana-insolita.jpg)
España insólita (1965)
![The Devil Also Cries](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41540-the-devil-also-cries.jpg)
The Devil Also Cries (1965)
![Samson and Gideon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/274651-i-grandi-condottieri.jpg)
Samson and Gideon (1965)
![Don Quijote](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/141367-don-quijote.jpg)
Don Quijote (1965)
![La hora incógnita](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95425-la-hora-incognita.jpg)
La hora incógnita (1964)
![Fin de semana](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57352-fin-de-semana.jpg)
Fin de semana (1964)
![The Palomos](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57347-los-palomos.jpg)
The Palomos (1964)
![The New Cinderella](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/107977-la-nueva-cenicienta.jpg)
The New Cinderella (1964)
![The Rash One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/140778-the-rash-one.jpg)
The Rash One (1964)
![Backfire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68131-backfire.jpg)
Backfire (1964)
![El señor de La Salle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/140915-el-senor-de-la-salle.jpg)
El señor de La Salle (1964)
![The Ceremony](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111290-the-ceremony.jpg)
The Ceremony (1963)
![The Running Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/82060-the-running-man.jpg)
The Running Man (1963)
![Scheherazade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96611-sheherazade.jpg)
Scheherazade (1963)
![The Castilian](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69630-the-castilian.jpg)
The Castilian (1963)
![Face of Terror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/140248-face-of-terror.jpg)
Face of Terror (1962)
![My Son, the Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/26239-my-son-the-hero.jpg)
My Son, the Hero (1962)
![Viridiana](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8642-viridiana.jpg)
Viridiana (1962)
![Torerillos, 61](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Torerillos, 61 (1962)
![Rogelia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/309509-rogelia.jpg)
Rogelia (1962)
![The Savage Guns](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90566-the-savage-guns.jpg)
The Savage Guns (1961)
![Siempre es domingo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47530-siempre-es-domingo.jpg)
Siempre es domingo (1961)
![Fantasmas en la casa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139275-fantasmas-en-la-casa.jpg)
Fantasmas en la casa (1961)
![Goliath Against the Giants](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64679-goliath-against-the-giants.jpg)
Goliath Against the Giants (1961)
![Teresa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/160098-teresa.jpg)
Teresa (1961)
![Don Lucio and Brother Pío](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139759-don-lucio-and-brother-pio.jpg)
Don Lucio and Brother Pío (1960)
![The Last Days of Pompeii](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57950-the-last-days-of-pompeii.jpg)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
![Sonatas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41570-sonatas.jpg)
Sonatas (1959)
![Mission in Morocco](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/700141-mission-in-morocco.jpg)
Mission in Morocco (1959)
![Parque de Madrid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139393-parque-de-madrid.jpg)
Parque de Madrid (1959)
![¡Viva lo imposible!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64689-viva-lo-imposible.jpg)
¡Viva lo imposible! (1958)
![La Rana Verde](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91298-la-rana-verde.jpg)
La Rana Verde (1958)
![Revenge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97829-vengeance.jpg)
Revenge (1958)
![The Night Heaven Fell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69614-the-night-heaven-fell.jpg)
The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
![Madrugada](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57323-madrugada.jpg)
Madrugada (1957)
![Day of Fear](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/464076-horas-de-panico.jpg)
Day of Fear (1957)
![Faustina](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67876-faustina.jpg)
Faustina (1957)
![The Singer from Mexico](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15961-le-chanteur-de-mexico.jpg)
The Singer from Mexico (1957)
![Don Juan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138748-el-amor-de-don-juan.jpg)
Don Juan (1956)
![La vida en un bloc](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57387-la-vida-en-un-bloc.jpg)
La vida en un bloc (1956)
![The Miracle of Marcelino](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89532-the-miracle-of-marcelino.jpg)
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
![Comedians](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138155-comedians.jpg)
Comedians (1954)
![Airport](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67945-aeropuerto.jpg)
Airport (1953)
![Welcome Mr. Marshall!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91285-welcome-mr-marshall.jpg)
Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
![Cabaret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/387651-cabaret.jpg)
Cabaret (1953)
![La señora de Fátima](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137862-la-senora-de-fatima.jpg)
La señora de Fátima (1951)
![Black Sky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137750-black-sky.jpg)
Black Sky (1951)
![Agustina of Aragon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137529-agustina-de-aragon.jpg)
Agustina of Aragon (1950)
![Sabela De Cambados](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/389467-sabela-de-cambados.jpg)
Sabela De Cambados (1949)
![Aventuras de Juan Lucas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/336918-aventuras-de-juan-lucas.jpg)
Aventuras de Juan Lucas (1949)
![Mare nostrum](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137244-mare-nostrum.jpg)
Mare nostrum (1948)
![Locura de amor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137241-locura-de-amor.jpg)
Locura de amor (1948)
![Si te hubieses casado conmigo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/125187-si-te-hubieses-casado-conmigo.jpg)
Si te hubieses casado conmigo (1948)
![Fuenteovejuna](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136999-fuenteovejuna.jpg)
Fuenteovejuna (1947)
![Don Quixote](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136983-don-quixote.jpg)
Don Quixote (1947)
![Reina santa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137087-reina-santa.jpg)
Reina santa (1947)
![Los últimos de Filipinas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96908-los-ultimos-de-filipinas.jpg)
Los últimos de Filipinas (1945)
![Eugenia de Montijo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136435-eugenia-de-montijo.jpg)
Eugenia de Montijo (1944)
![Leyenda rota](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/479883-leyenda-rota.jpg)
Leyenda rota (1940)
![El rey que rabió](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/481739-el-rey-que-rabio.jpg)
El rey que rabió (1940)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-09-20
Deathday1994-03-09 (76 years old)
Birth NameFernando Casado Arambillet
Birth PlaceA Coruña, Spain
RelationshipsMabel Karr (1960-01-01 - 1994-03-09)
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsFernando Casado Arambillet, Фернандо Рей
AwardsGoya Award for Best Actor, Castelao Medal, Silver Shell for Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
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