Fernandel

Fernandel

Acting • Born 1903-05-08 – Died 1971-02-26

Acting1Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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)

Filmography

158 credits
1958: Those Who Said No

1958: Those Who Said No

Movie • 2018

Self (archive footage)

Les Rois de la comédie

Les Rois de la comédie

Movie • 2023

Self (archive footage)

Ça colle

Ça colle

Movie • 1933

The Return of Don Camillo

The Return of Don Camillo

Movie • 1953

Don Camillo Tarocci

Don Camillo's Last Round

Don Camillo's Last Round

Movie • 1955

Don Camillo Tarocci

Don Camillo: Monsignor

Don Camillo: Monsignor

Movie • 1961

Don Camillo Tarocci

The Little World of Don Camillo

The Little World of Don Camillo

Movie • 1952

Don Camillo Tarocci

Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

Movie • 1958

Fernydel

Escale au soleil

Escale au soleil

Movie • 1947

Guide

The Red Inn

The Red Inn

Movie • 1951

The Monk

The Sleepwalker

The Sleepwalker

Movie • 1951

Victor Boniface

Harvest

Harvest

Movie • 1937

Urbain Gedemus

Don Camillo in Moscow

Don Camillo in Moscow

Movie • 1965

Don Camillo Tarocci

Angele

Angele

Movie • 1934

Saturnin

Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac

Movie • 1939

Marcel

Lilac

Lilac

Movie • 1932

le garçon d'honneur

Black and White

Black and White

Movie • 1931

Le groom

The Lucky Star

The Lucky Star

Movie • 1943

Auguste

Josette

Josette

Movie • 1937

Albert Durandal

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Movie • 1954

Ali Baba

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

Movie • 1950

Fortuné Richard

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Movie • 1938

Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'

Topaze

Topaze

Movie • 1951

Albert Topaze

The Wild Oat

The Wild Oat

Movie • 1953

Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

Croesus

Croesus

Movie • 1960

Crésus

My Wife's Husband

My Wife's Husband

Movie • 1963

Fernand Jouvin

Sailor's Song

Sailor's Song

Movie • 1932

Vive la classe

Vive la classe

Movie • 1932

The Italian Straw Hat

The Italian Straw Hat

Movie • 1941

Fadinard

Maruche

Maruche

Movie • 1934

Maruche

L'Ordonnance malgré lui

L'Ordonnance malgré lui

Movie • 1933

La Terreur de la pampa

La Terreur de la pampa

Movie • 1933

Le Jugement de minuit

Le Jugement de minuit

Movie • 1933

Sam Hackitt

The Darling of Paris

The Darling of Paris

Movie • 1931

Le Gros Lot

Le Gros Lot

Movie • 1933

Le Chéri de sa concierge

Le Chéri de sa concierge

Movie • 1934

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Movie • 1962

Dieu / God

The Smart People of the 11th

The Smart People of the 11th

Movie • 1937

The orderly Patard

The Virtuous Bigamist

The Virtuous Bigamist

Movie • 1956

Paul Verdier

Life Dances On

Life Dances On

Movie • 1937

Fabien Coutissol

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Movie • 1951

Adhémar Pomme

Easiest Profession

Easiest Profession

Movie • 1957

Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'

French Touch

French Touch

Movie • 1952

Mario Marius

The Most Wanted Man

The Most Wanted Man

Movie • 1953

Joe Calvet

Gangster Boss

Gangster Boss

Movie • 1959

Antoine Venturen

Honoré de Marseille

Honoré de Marseille

Movie • 1956

Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille

Caught in the Foreign Legion

Caught in the Foreign Legion

Movie • 1950

Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"

The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs

Movie • 1954

Edouard de Saint-Forget

The Law Is the Law

The Law Is the Law

Movie • 1958

Ferdinand Pastorelli

Ignace

Ignace

Movie • 1937

Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel

The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter

Movie • 1940

Félipe Rambert

The Hunting Ground

The Hunting Ground

Movie • 1951

Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal

L'Aventure de Cabassou

L'Aventure de Cabassou

Movie • 1946

Cabassou

Spring, Autumn and Love

Spring, Autumn and Love

Movie • 1955

Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier

That Tender Age

That Tender Age

Movie • 1964

Adolphe Lartigue

Simple-Minded

Simple-Minded

Movie • 1942

Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Movie • 1961

The widower

Sénéchal the Magnificent

Sénéchal the Magnificent

Movie • 1957

François, Lucien Sénéchal

One of the Legion

One of the Legion

Movie • 1936

Fernand Espitalion

Raphaël le tatoué

Raphaël le tatoué

Movie • 1939

Modeste Manosque

Ernest the Rebel

Ernest the Rebel

Movie • 1938

Ernest Pic

The Cow and I

The Cow and I

Movie • 1959

Charles Bailly

The Five Cents of Lavarede

The Five Cents of Lavarede

Movie • 1939

Armand Lavarède

Life Together

Life Together

Movie • 1958

Marcel Caboufigue

Mademoiselle Nitouche

Mademoiselle Nitouche

Movie • 1954

Célestin / Floridor

Relax Yourself Darling

Relax Yourself Darling

Movie • 1964

François Faustin

Little Nothings

Little Nothings

Movie • 1941

Astier

Adrien

Adrien

Movie • 1943

Adrien Moulinet

Assassin in the Phonebook

Assassin in the Phonebook

Movie • 1962

Albert Rimond

Barnabé

Barnabé

Movie • 1938

Barnabé

Berlingot and Company

Berlingot and Company

Movie • 1939

François Arnaud

Blague dans le coin

Blague dans le coin

Movie • 1963

Jeff Burlington

Three Feet in a Bed

Three Feet in a Bed

Movie • 1950

Casimir

Dynamite Jack

Dynamite Jack

Movie • 1961

Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu

Ferdinand the Roisterer

Ferdinand the Roisterer

Movie • 1935

Ferdinand Piat

Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

Movie • 1952

Dr. Charles Pellegrin

Fun in the Barracks

Fun in the Barracks

Movie • 1932

Vanderague

Good King Dagobert

Good King Dagobert

Movie • 1963

M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert

Carnival

Carnival

Movie • 1953

Dardamelle

The Lafleur Cavalryman

The Lafleur Cavalryman

Movie • 1934

Fernand Lafleur

Three Sinners

Three Sinners

Movie • 1950

Noël Annequin

Jim la houlette

Jim la houlette

Movie • 1935

Moluchet

The Acrobat

The Acrobat

Movie • 1941

Ernest Sauce

The Cupboard Was Bare

The Cupboard Was Bare

Movie • 1948

Alfred Puc

St. Val's Mystery

St. Val's Mystery

Movie • 1945

Désiré Le Sec

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

Movie • 1970

Antonin

The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz

Movie • 1963

Guillaume Dodut

Les Bleus de la marine

Les Bleus de la marine

Movie • 1934

Lafraise

Love Around the Clock

Love Around the Clock

Movie • 1943

Antonin

The Man in the Raincoat

The Man in the Raincoat

Movie • 1957

Albert Constantin

Monsieur Hector

Monsieur Hector

Movie • 1940

Hector

The Man in the Buick

The Man in the Buick

Movie • 1968

Armand Favrot

The Woman's Confidant

The Woman's Confidant

Movie • 1959

Giuliano Goberti

Fernandel the Dressmaker

Fernandel the Dressmaker

Movie • 1956

Fernand Vignard

Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

Movie • 1966

Charles Migue

The Heroic Mr. Boniface

The Heroic Mr. Boniface

Movie • 1949

Boniface

Le Coq du régiment

Le Coq du régiment

Movie • 1933

Medard

Father's Trip

Father's Trip

Movie • 1966

Quantin, Jura farmer

Francis the First

Francis the First

Movie • 1937

Honorin

Baby's Laxative

Baby's Laxative

Movie • 1931

Truchet

Fernandel 3 films

Fernandel 3 films

Movie

Naïs

Naïs

Movie • 1945

Toine

The Free Trade Hotel

The Free Trade Hotel

Movie • 1934

Boulot, le garçon d'étage

Pétrus

Pétrus

Movie • 1946

Pétrus

The Mondesir Heir

The Mondesir Heir

Movie • 1940

Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux

Rooster Heart

Rooster Heart

Movie • 1946

Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur

Les Vignes du Seigneur

Les Vignes du Seigneur

Movie • 1958

Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne

Don Juan

Don Juan

Movie • 1956

Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan

Cocagne

Cocagne

Movie • 1961

Marc-Antoine

The Kings of Sport

The Kings of Sport

Movie • 1937

Acteur

The Changing of the Guard

The Changing of the Guard

Movie • 1962

Attilio Capellaro

The best hostess

The best hostess

Movie • 1930

Lucien Pivoine

The Boss

The Boss

Movie • 1960

Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles

L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Movie • 2023

Self (archive footage)

Tricoche and Cacolet

Tricoche and Cacolet

Movie • 1938

Tricoche

I'm in the Revue

I'm in the Revue

Movie • 1950

Philippe, devout house painter

Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

Movie • 2020

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

Movie • 1948

Martial Gonfaron

The Suitors Club

The Suitors Club

Movie • 1941

Antoine Valoisir

Skylark

Skylark

Movie • 1934

Michelet

Par habitude

Par habitude

Movie • 1932

Pas un mot à ma femme

Pas un mot à ma femme

Movie • 1931

Emile the African

Emile the African

Movie • 1948

Emile Boulard

I have something to tell you

I have something to tell you

Movie • 1930

l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage

Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

Movie • 1943

Vincent Fleuret

The Amorous Garrison

The Amorous Garrison

Movie • 1934

Frédéric, rider

The Wonderful Night

The Wonderful Night

Movie • 1940

le berger

Hercule

Hercule

Movie • 1938

Hercule Maffre

Love and Cool Water

Love and Cool Water

Movie • 1933

Eloi, le chauffeur

He

He

Movie • 1932

Isidore

Le train de 8 H 47

Le train de 8 H 47

Movie • 1934

Croquebol

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie • 1956

French Coachman

Une histoire pétillante

Une histoire pétillante

Movie • 1936

Bric a Brac and Company

Bric a Brac and Company

Movie • 1931

Fernand

The Orderly

The Orderly

Movie • 1933

Etienne

A Night of Madness

A Night of Madness

Movie • 1934

Fernand

Les Gaîtés de la finance

Les Gaîtés de la finance

Movie • 1936

Marivol Lambinet

We Request an Assassin

We Request an Assassin

Movie • 1949

Bob

No Women

No Women

Movie • 1932

Casimir

Irma la voyante

Irma la voyante

Movie • 1947

Irma / Le client

The End Combine

The End Combine

Movie • 1931

Joseph, le valet de chambre

Hoboes in Paradise

Hoboes in Paradise

Movie • 1945

Pons

I Have an Idea

I Have an Idea

Movie • 1934

Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)

Fernandel c'est moi

Fernandel c'est moi

Movie • 2000

A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

Movie • 1943

Gustave Bourdillon

Lidoire

Lidoire

Movie • 1933

Lidoire

The Phoney War

The Phoney War

Movie • 2019

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Night attack

Night attack

Movie • 1931

L'amant

Un homme sans nom

Un homme sans nom

Movie • 1932

The Bread Peddler

The Bread Peddler

Movie • 1934

Billenbuis

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

TV • 1962

Self

Stasera Fernandel

Stasera Fernandel

TV • 1968

Monsieur Fernand

Discorama

Discorama

TV • 1959

Self

L'Amateur

L'Amateur

TV • 1967

Fernand

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

TV • 1982

Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

TV • 1956

Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

TV • 1982

Self (archive footage)

Sacrée Soirée

Sacrée Soirée

TV • 1987

Self (archive footage)