Fernandel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-05-08

Day of death

1971-02-26 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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)

Known For

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • The Mondesir Heir

    The Mondesir Heir

  • Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

    Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

  • Fun in the Barracks

    Fun in the Barracks

  • Berlingot and Company

    Berlingot and Company

  • The Cupboard Was Bare

    The Cupboard Was Bare

  • Life Dances On

    Life Dances On

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Pas un mot à ma femme

    Pas un mot à ma femme

  • The Italian Straw Hat

    The Italian Straw Hat

  • Forbidden Fruit

    Forbidden Fruit

  • Baby's Laxative

    Baby's Laxative

  • The Wild Oat

    The Wild Oat

  • Rooster Heart

    Rooster Heart

  • The Hunting Ground

    The Hunting Ground

  • The Five Cents of Lavarede

    The Five Cents of Lavarede

  • The Most Wanted Man

    The Most Wanted Man

  • The Trip to Biarritz

    The Trip to Biarritz

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Angele

    Angele

  • Harvest

    Harvest

  • Good King Dagobert

    Good King Dagobert

  • The Wonderful Night

    The Wonderful Night

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • The Cow and I

    The Cow and I

  • The Lucky Star

    The Lucky Star

  • Naïs

    Naïs

  • Spring, Autumn and Love

    Spring, Autumn and Love

  • The Little World of Don Camillo

    The Little World of Don Camillo

  • Hoboes in Paradise

    Hoboes in Paradise

  • The Phoney War

    The Phoney War

  • Les Rois de la comédie

    Les Rois de la comédie

  • Don Camillo in Moscow

    Don Camillo in Moscow

  • I'm in the Revue

    I'm in the Revue

  • Topaze

    Topaze

  • Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

    Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

  • The Free Trade Hotel

    The Free Trade Hotel

  • The end combine

    The end combine

  • Mademoiselle Nitouche

    Mademoiselle Nitouche

  • The Bread Peddler

    The Bread Peddler

  • Father's Trip

    Father's Trip

  • Dynamite Jack

    Dynamite Jack

  • Pétrus

    Pétrus

  • Escale au soleil

    Escale au soleil

  • Barnabé

    Barnabé

  • The Orderly

    The Orderly

  • Relax Yourself Darling

    Relax Yourself Darling

  • Jim la houlette

    Jim la houlette

  • The Changing of the Guard

    The Changing of the Guard

  • Life Together

    Life Together

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

  • Paris Holiday

    Paris Holiday

  • We Request an Assassin

    We Request an Assassin

  • A Night of Madness

    A Night of Madness

  • Simple-Minded

    Simple-Minded

  • The Sheep Has Five Legs

    The Sheep Has Five Legs

  • L'Amateur

    L'Amateur

  • Cocagne

    Cocagne

  • Three Sinners

    Three Sinners

  • Blague dans le coin

    Blague dans le coin

  • Don Camillo's Last Round

    Don Camillo's Last Round

  • The Woman's Confidant

    The Woman's Confidant

  • Three Feet in a Bed

    Three Feet in a Bed

  • Carnival

    Carnival

  • Francis the First

    Francis the First

  • The Law Is the Law

    The Law Is the Law

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • The Return of Don Camillo

    The Return of Don Camillo

  • Your Money or Your Life

    Your Money or Your Life

  • Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

    Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

  • 1958: Those Who Said No

    1958: Those Who Said No

  • Hercule

    Hercule

  • Don Camillo: Monsignor

    Don Camillo: Monsignor

  • Stasera Fernandel

    Stasera Fernandel

  • Le Chéri de sa concierge

    Le Chéri de sa concierge

  • Les Bleus de la marine

    Les Bleus de la marine

  • Little Nothings

    Little Nothings

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments

    The Devil and the Ten Commandments

  • The Last Judgment

    The Last Judgment

  • Bric a Brac and Company

    Bric a Brac and Company

  • The Red Inn

    The Red Inn

  • L'Âge d'or de la pub

    L'Âge d'or de la pub

  • Happy He Who Like Ulysses

    Happy He Who Like Ulysses

  • The Man in the Buick

    The Man in the Buick

  • My Wife's Husband

    My Wife's Husband

  • The Well-Digger's Daughter

    The Well-Digger's Daughter

  • Sénéchal the Magnificent

    Sénéchal the Magnificent

  • The Boss

    The Boss

  • Le Chômeur de Clochemerle

    Le Chômeur de Clochemerle

  • The Heroic Mr. Boniface

    The Heroic Mr. Boniface

  • Fernandel the Dressmaker

    Fernandel the Dressmaker

  • That Tender Age

    That Tender Age

  • St. Val's Mystery

    St. Val's Mystery

  • The Man in the Raincoat

    The Man in the Raincoat

  • Honoré de Marseille

    Honoré de Marseille

  • French Touch

    French Touch

  • Croesus

    Croesus

  • The Virtuous Bigamist

    The Virtuous Bigamist

  • Ferdinand the Roisterer

    Ferdinand the Roisterer

  • Fric-Frac

    Fric-Frac

  • One of the Legion

    One of the Legion

  • Lilac

    Lilac

  • Assassin in the Phonebook

    Assassin in the Phonebook

  • Ernest the Rebel

    Ernest the Rebel

  • Lidoire

    Lidoire

  • The Darling of Paris

    The Darling of Paris

  • Les Vignes du Seigneur

    Les Vignes du Seigneur

  • The Sleepwalker

    The Sleepwalker

  • The Acrobat

    The Acrobat

  • Raphaël le tatoué

    Raphaël le tatoué

  • Monsieur Hector

    Monsieur Hector

  • Skylark

    Skylark

  • Le train de 8 H 47

    Le train de 8 H 47

  • He

    He

  • Love Around the Clock

    Love Around the Clock

  • Le Jugement de minuit

    Le Jugement de minuit

  • I have something to tell you

    I have something to tell you

  • The Suitors Club

    The Suitors Club

  • Tu m'as sauvé la vie

    Tu m'as sauvé la vie

  • L'Aventure de Cabassou

    L'Aventure de Cabassou

  • Le Gros Lot

    Le Gros Lot

  • Emile the African

    Emile the African

  • The Kings of Sport

    The Kings of Sport

  • Night attack

    Night attack

  • Sailor's Song

    Sailor's Song

  • Josette

    Josette

  • Tricoche and Cacolet

    Tricoche and Cacolet

  • Gangster Boss

    Gangster Boss

  • Le Coq du régiment

    Le Coq du régiment

  • Love and Cool Water

    Love and Cool Water

  • Un homme sans nom

    Un homme sans nom

  • Ignace

    Ignace

  • Une histoire pétillante

    Une histoire pétillante

  • Les Gaîtés de la finance

    Les Gaîtés de la finance

  • L'Ordonnance malgré lui

    L'Ordonnance malgré lui

  • Par habitude

    Par habitude

  • Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

    Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

  • The Smart People of the 11th

    The Smart People of the 11th

  • No Women

    No Women

  • The Lafleur Cavalryman

    The Lafleur Cavalryman

  • Adrien

    Adrien

  • Maruche

    Maruche

  • A Dog's Life

    A Dog's Life

  • I Have an Idea

    I Have an Idea

  • The best hostess

    The best hostess

  • The Amorous Garrison

    The Amorous Garrison

  • Caught in the Foreign Legion

    Caught in the Foreign Legion

  • Vive la classe

    Vive la classe

  • La Terreur de la pampa

    La Terreur de la pampa

  • Ça colle

    Ça colle

  • Irma la voyante

    Irma la voyante

  • Fernandel 3 films

    Fernandel 3 films

  • Fernandel c'est moi

    Fernandel c'est moi