Directed credits
3
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Director
Fernandel
Acting
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 69958
IMDb ID: nm0272794
Known for: Acting
Born: May 8, 1903
Died: February 26, 1971
Age: 67
Place of birth: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1930 - 2023
Years active: 94
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q129092
Also known as
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin • Fernand Contandin • Фернан Жозеф Дезире Контанден
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Producer (1)
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)
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Fernandel.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Fernandel.
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952 • Movie
Producer
The Cat
1971 • Movie
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955 • Movie
as Don Camillo Tarocci
The Return of Don Camillo
1953 • Movie
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965 • Movie
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961 • Movie
as The Monk
The Red Inn
1951 • Movie
as Charles Bailly
The Cow and I
1959 • Movie
as French Coachman
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • Movie
as Fernand Jouvin
My Wife's Husband
1963 • Movie
as Ali Baba
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Fernandel.
as Charles Bailly
The Cow and I
1959 • Movie
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
I Have an Idea
1934 • Movie
as French Coachman
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • Movie
as Ernest Pic
Ernest the Rebel
1938 • Movie
as The orderly Patard
The Smart People of the 11th
1937 • Movie
as Ferdinand Piat
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935 • Movie
as Ernest Sauce
The Acrobat
1941 • Movie
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Heartbeat
1938 • Movie
as L'amant
Night attack
1931 • Movie
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954 • Movie
Director
Simple-Minded
1942 • Movie
as Fortuné Richard
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Fernandel.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Fernandel.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Fernandel.
as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
2023 • Movie
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Phoney War
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
2018 • Movie
Fernandel c'est moi
2000 • Movie
as Antonin
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970 • Movie
Fernandel 3 films
Movie
as Armand Favrot
The Man in the Buick
1968 • Movie
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Father's Trip
1966 • Movie
as Charles Migue
Your Money or Your Life
1966 • Movie
as Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Fernandel.
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
1987 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982 • Series
as Monsieur Fernand • 7 eps
Stasera Fernandel
1968 • Series
as Fernand • 7 eps
L'Amateur
1967 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Discorama
1959 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
Cinépanorama
1956 • Series