Fernando Rey

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."

Known For

The French Connection

Jesus of Nazareth

A.D.

Honey

Villa Rides

Origins of the Mafia

I promessi sposi

Chimes at Midnight

All Movies (207)

• El Quijote desde la platea2019 · as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
• Speaking of Buñuel2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Les paradoxes de Buñuel1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?1994 · as Gregorio
• On the Far Side of the Tunnel1994 · as Miguel
• Madregilda1993 · as Franco's Father
• The Sow1992 · as Fray Juan
• L'Atlantide1992 · as Father Mauritius
• Paco, mi padre1992
• After the Dream1992 · as Ramiro Lanza
• Blood and Dust1992 · as Sultan Saladin
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise1992 · as Marchena
• Don Quixote1992 · as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes1992 · as Don Quijote
• Drums of Fire1990 · as Papa Pablo V
• Breath of Life1990 · as Gran Magno
• Naked Tango1990 · as Judge Torres
• Pictures of Europe1990 · as Self
• Esmeralda Bay1989 · as Ramos
• La moglie ingenua e il marito malato1989 · as Il professor Rune
• Le Grand Secret1989 · as Paul Corbet
• Buñuel1989 · as Self
• Scent of a Crime1988 · as Fayón
• Winter Diary1988 · as Padre
• Pasodoble1988 · as Don Nuño
• The Tunnel1988 · as Allende
• The Enchanted Forest1987 · as Mr. D'Abondo
• Mi general1987 · as Director Almirante
• Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos1986 · as Self
• Saving Grace1986 · as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
• Paradise Hotel1986 · as Joseph
• Star Knight1985 · as Fray Lupo
• Black Arrow1985 · as Warwick
• Angel of Death1985 · as Ohmei Felsberg
• Rustlers' Rhapsody1985 · as Railroad Colonel
• Our Father1985 · as Cardinal
• A Strange Passion1984 · as Piacchi
• The Hit1984 · as Policeman
• The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel1984 · as Self
• Bearn1983 · as Don Antonio
• Monsignor1982 · as Cardinal Santoni
• Looking for Jesus1982 · as Don Filippo
• A Estrangeira1982 · as André
• Trágala, perro1981 · as Juez
• Chaste and Pure1981 · as Antonio Di Maggio
• The Crime of Cuenca1981 · as Contreras
• Honey1981 · as Editor
• Lady of the Camelias1981 · as Count Stackelberg
• Memorias de Leticia Valle1980 · as Don Fernando Valle
• Caboblanco1980 · as Police Captain Torredo
• Quintet1979 · as Grigor
• Traffic Jam1979 · as Carlo
• Rebeldía1978 · as Don Luis
• The Last Romantic Lover1978 · as Max
• That Obscure Object of Desire1977 · as Mathieu Faber
• The Assignment1977 · as Bidara
• Eyes Behind the Wall1977 · as Ivano
• Elisa, My Life1977 · as Luis
• Voyage of the Damned1976 · as President Bru
• The Desert of the Tartars1976 · as Nathanson
• A Matter of Time1976 · as Charles Van Maar
• Manuela1976 · as Don Ramón
• Illustrious Corpses1976 · as Security Minister
• Striptease1976 · as Alfonso
• El segundo poder1976 · as Cardenal
• Seven Beauties1975 · as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
• French Connection II1975 · as Alain Charnier
• Smiling Maniacs1975 · as Judge Vanini
• The Woman with Red Boots1974 · as Perrot
• The Murri Affair1974 · as Prof. Murri
• Say it with Flowers1974 · as Jacques Berger
• Violent Blood Bath1974 · as Oscar
• ¿... Y el prójimo?1974 · as Luis Ignacio
• White Fang1973 · as Father Oatley
• Fall of a Body1973 · as M. Nansoit
• One Way1973 · as Mr. David
• High Crime1973 · as Cafiero
• Tarot1973 · as Arthur
• The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie1972 · as Don Rafael
• La duda1972 · as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
• Canticle1972 · as Padrino Elisa
• White Sister1972 · as le directeur de l'hôpital
• Antony and Cleopatra1972 · as Lepidus
• The Two Faces of Fear1972 · as Inspector Nardi
• This Kind of Love1972 · as Giovanna's father
• A Town Called Bastard1971 · as Old Blind Man
• The French Connection1971 · as Alain Charnier
• The Light at the Edge of the World1971 · as Captain Moriz
• Cold Eyes of Fear1971 · as Juez Flower
• The Great Swindle1971 · as Luis
• Compañeros1970 · as Prof. Xantos
• Wrath of the Wind1970 · as Don Antonio
• Aoom1970
• Tristana1970 · as Don Lope
• The Adventurers1970 · as Jaime Xenos
• El mejillón gallego1970
• The Price of Power1969 · as Pinkerton
• A Candidate for a Killing1969 · as Marco Augusto
• Land Raiders1969 · as Priest
• Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969 · as Quintero
• The Immortal Story1968 · as Merchant
• Villa Rides1968 · as Fuentes
• Los preparativos1968
• Un pequeño colonizador verde1968
• Amor en el aire1967 · as Carlos Mª Saldiez
• Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes1967 · as Filipe II
• Run Like a Thief1967 · as Col. Romero
• Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!1967 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• The Desperate Ones1967 · as Ibram
• The Viscount1967 · as Marco Demoygne
• Historia de la frivolidad1967 · as Gent
• Navajo Joe1966 · as Reverend Rattigan
• Return of the Seven1966 · as Priest
• El Greco1966 · as Re Filippo II
• Zampo y yo1966 · as Zampo
• Attack of the Robots1966 · as Sir Percy
• Chimes at Midnight1965 · as Worcester
• Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte1965 · as Verleger Ramos
• Espionage in Lisbon1965 · as Agent of the New World Organization
• The Amazing Doctor G1965 · as Goldginger
• Legacy of the Incas1965 · as President Castillo
• Son of a Gunfighter1965 · as Don Pedro Fortuna
• España insólita1965 · as (voice)
• The Devil Also Cries1965 · as Ramòn Quiroga
• Don Quijote1965 · as Der Herzog
• Samson and Gideon1965 · as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
• Fin de semana1964 · as Entrevistador
• The Palomos1964 · as Don Alberto
• The New Cinderella1964 · as Juan Echarre
• The Rash One1964 · as El Rico Pintor
• Backfire1964 · as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
• El señor de La Salle1964 · as Luis XIV
• La aventura de Api1964
• The Ceremony1963 · as Sanchez
• La hora incógnita1963
• The Running Man1963 · as Police Official
• Scheherazade1963 · as Al Fakid
• The Castilian1963 · as Ramiro II, rey de León
• Face of Terror1962 · as Dr. Charles Taylor
• My Son, the Hero1962 · as High Priest (uncredited)
• Viridiana1962 · as Don Jaime
• Rogelia1962 · as Máximo García
• Torerillos, 611962 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Savage Guns1961 · as Don Hernán
• Siempre es domingo1961 · as Juez Andonelli
• Fantasmas en la casa1961 · as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
• Goliath Against the Giants1961 · as Bokan the Usurper
• Teresa1961 · as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
• The Revolt of the Slaves1960 · as Valerio
• Don Lucio and Brother Pío1960 · as Señor Aguilar
• Vida sin risas1960
• Culpables1960 · as Mario
• Poison at 2:301959 · as Ramón
• The Last Days of Pompeii1959 · as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
• Sonatas1959 · as Captain Casares
• Mission in Morocco1959 · as Princ Achmed
• Parque de Madrid1959 · as Don Luis
• ¡Viva lo imposible!1958 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• La Rana Verde1958 · as Narrator (voice)
• Revenge1958 · as Writer
• The Night Heaven Fell1958 · as Tío (alternate version)
• Sevilla Penitente1958
• Un marido de ida y vuelta1957 · as Paco
• Madrugada1957 · as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
• Day of Fear1957
• Faustina1957 · as Valentín
• The Singer from Mexico1957 · as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
• Don Juan1956 · as Don Iñigo
• Playa prohibida1956
• The Adventures of Gil Blas1956 · as Captain Rolando
• La vida en un bloc1956 · as (voice) (uncredited)
• Billete para Tánger1955 · as Inspector
• The Miracle of Marcelino1955 · as Monje narrador
• Comedians1954 · as Miguel
• Rebeldía1954 · as Capellán
• El alcalde de Zalamea1954 · as El Rey
• Crimen en el entreacto1954
• Cristo1954
• Las últimas banderas1954 · as Miguel Bermejo
• Airport1953 · as Fernando
• Welcome Mr. Marshall!1953 · as Narrador (voz)
• Cabaret1953 · as Carlos Jiménez
• The Lovers of Toledo1953
• La laguna negra1952 · as Miguel
• Flamenco1952 · as (voz)
• The Devil's Roundup1952 · as Atracador
• La señora de Fátima1951 · as Lorenzo Duarte
• Air Lashings1951 · as Narrador (voz)
• Black Sky1951 · as Ángel López Veiga
• Agustina of Aragon1950 · as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
• Sabela De Cambados1949 · as Narrator (voice)
• Aventuras de Juan Lucas1949 · as Juan Lucas
• Noche de Reyes1949
• Mare nostrum1948 · as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
• Noche de reyes1948
• Locura de amor1948 · as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
• Si te hubieses casado conmigo1948 · as Enrique Marín Rubio
• Fuenteovejuna1947 · as Frondoso
• Don Quixote1947 · as Sansón Carrasco
• Reina santa1947 · as Infante Alfonso
• La pródiga1946 · as José
• Los últimos de Filipinas1945 · as Juan Chamizo
• Eugenia de Montijo1944 · as Duque de Alba
• El rey que rabió1940 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Leyenda rota1940 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Los cuatro robinsones1939
• Señores del espacio—

All TV Shows (14)

• Arnau1994 · as Compte de Barcelona
• Mission of Love1993 · as Pacheco
• Don Quijote de la Mancha1992 · as Don Quijote
• Imágenes perdidas1991 · as Himself - Narrator
• I promessi sposi1989 · as Conte zio
• Il ricatto1989 · as Magistrato Di Nola
• Blaues Blut1989 · as Dekker
• Le Grand Secret1989 · as Paul Corbet
• The House of Ulloa1985 · as Sr. De La Lage
• A.D.1985 · as Seneca
• Jesus of Nazareth1977 · as Gaspar
• Origins of the Mafia1976 · as Baron Della Spina
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Don Quijote von der Mancha1965 · as Der Herzog / le duc