Fernandel

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 (157 Appearances)

Fernandel 3 films

TBA

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

Les Rois de la comédie

2023

Le Petit Monde de Fernandel

2020

The Phoney War

2019

1958: Those Who Said No

2018

Fernandel c'est moi

2000

Sacrée Soirée

1987

Champs-Elysées

1982

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

1970

Stasera Fernandel

1968

The Man in the Buick

1968

L'Amateur

1967

Father's Trip

1966

Your Money or Your Life

1966

Don Camillo in Moscow

1965

That Tender Age

1964

Relax Yourself Darling

1964

My Wife's Husband

1963

Good King Dagobert

1963

Blague dans le coin

1963

The Trip to Biarritz

1963

The Changing of the Guard

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

Assassin in the Phonebook

1962

Dynamite Jack

1961

The Last Judgment

1961

Don Camillo: Monsignor

1961

Cocagne

1961

Croesus

1960

The Boss

1960

The Cow and I

1959

The Woman's Confidant

1959

Gangster Boss

1959

Discorama

1959

Life Together

1958

The Law Is the Law

1958

Les Vignes du Seigneur

1958

Paris Holiday

1958

Easiest Profession

1957

Sénéchal the Magnificent

1957

The Man in the Raincoat

1957

The Virtuous Bigamist

1956

Honoré de Marseille

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Don Juan

1956

Fernandel the Dressmaker

1956

Cinépanorama

1956

Don Camillo's Last Round

1955

Spring, Autumn and Love

1955

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1954

The Sheep Has Five Legs

1954

Mademoiselle Nitouche

1954

The Most Wanted Man

1953

The Return of Don Camillo

1953

Carnival

1953

The Wild Oat

1953

Forbidden Fruit

1952

French Touch

1952

The Little World of Don Camillo

1952

The Red Inn

1951

The Hunting Ground

1951

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

1951

The Sleepwalker

1951

Topaze

1951

Caught in the Foreign Legion

1950

Three Sinners

1950

Tu m'as sauvé la vie

1950

Three Feet in a Bed

1950

I'm in the Revue

1950

We Request an Assassin

1949

The Heroic Mr. Boniface

1949

The Cupboard Was Bare

1948

Si ça peut vous faire plaisir

1948

Emile the African

1948

Irma la voyante

1947

Escale au soleil

1947

Rooster Heart

1946

Pétrus

1946

L'Aventure de Cabassou

1946

Naïs

1945

St. Val's Mystery

1945

Hoboes in Paradise

1945

Adrien

1943

Love Around the Clock

1943

Don't Shout it from the Rooftops

1943

A Dog's Life

1943

The Lucky Star

1943

Simple-Minded

1942

The Suitors Club

1941

The Italian Straw Hat

1941

The Acrobat

1941

Little Nothings

1941

The Wonderful Night

1940

The Well-Digger's Daughter

1940

Monsieur Hector

1940

The Mondesir Heir

1940

Fric-Frac

1939

Berlingot and Company

1939

The Five Cents of Lavarede

1939

Raphaël le tatoué

1939

Ernest the Rebel

1938

Tricoche and Cacolet

1938

Barnabé

1938

Heartbeat

1938

Hercule

1938

Harvest

1937

The Kings of Sport

1937

Life Dances On

1937

Ignace

1937

The Smart People of the 11th

1937

Francis the First

1937

Josette

1937

One of the Legion

1936

Les Gaîtés de la finance

1936

Une histoire pétillante

1936

Jim la houlette

1935

Ferdinand the Roisterer

1935

The Lafleur Cavalryman

1934

I Have an Idea

1934

The Free Trade Hotel

1934

Angele

1934

Skylark

1934

Les Bleus de la marine

1934

Le Chéri de sa concierge

1934

Le train de 8 H 47

1934

A Night of Madness

1934

The Amorous Garrison

1934

The Bread Peddler

1934

Maruche

1934

Love and Cool Water

1933

La Terreur de la pampa

1933

The Orderly

1933

Le Gros Lot

1933

Le Coq du régiment

1933

L'Ordonnance malgré lui

1933

Le Jugement de minuit

1933

Ça colle

1933

Lidoire

1933

Un homme sans nom

1932

Fun in the Barracks

1932

No Women

1932

Vive la classe

1932

Lilac

1932

Par habitude

1932

He

1932

Sailor's Song

1932

Pas un mot à ma femme

1931

Night attack

1931

The Darling of Paris

1931

The End Combine

1931

Baby's Laxative

1931

Bric a Brac and Company

1931

Black and White

1931

The best hostess

1930

I have something to tell you

1930 Debut
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