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

Sacrée soirée

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

Discorama

Cinépanorama

Around the World in 80 Days

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

All Movies (150)

• L'Âge d'or de la pub2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Les Rois de la comédie2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Le Petit Monde de Fernandel2020
• The Phoney War2019 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 1958: Those Who Said No2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fernandel c'est moi2000
• Happy He Who Like Ulysses1970 · as Antonin
• The Man in the Buick1968 · as Armand Favrot
• Father's Trip1966 · as Quantin, Jura farmer
• Your Money or Your Life1966 · as Charles Migue
• Don Camillo in Moscow1965 · as Don Camillo Tarocci
• That Tender Age1964 · as Adolphe Lartigue
• Relax Yourself Darling1964 · as François Faustin
• My Wife's Husband1963 · as Fernand Jouvin
• Good King Dagobert1963 · as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
• Blague dans le coin1963 · as Jeff Burlington
• The Trip to Biarritz1963 · as Guillaume Dodut
• The Changing of the Guard1962 · as Attilio Capellaro
• The Devil and the Ten Commandments1962 · as Dieu / God
• Assassin in the Phonebook1962 · as Albert Rimond
• Dynamite Jack1961 · as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
• The Last Judgment1961 · as The widower
• Don Camillo: Monsignor1961 · as Don Camillo Tarocci
• Cocagne1961 · as Marc-Antoine
• Croesus1960 · as Crésus
• The Boss1960 · as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
• The Cow and I1959 · as Charles Bailly
• The Woman's Confidant1959 · as Giuliano Goberti
• Gangster Boss1959 · as Antoine Venturen
• Life Together1958 · as Marcel Caboufigue
• The Law Is the Law1958 · as Ferdinand Pastorelli
• Les Vignes du Seigneur1958 · as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
• Paris Holiday1958 · as Fernydel
• Easiest Profession1957 · as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
• Sénéchal the Magnificent1957 · as François, Lucien Sénéchal
• The Man in the Raincoat1957 · as Albert Constantin
• The Virtuous Bigamist1956 · as Paul Verdier
• Honoré de Marseille1956 · as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
• Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as French Coachman
• Don Juan1956 · as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
• Fernandel the Dressmaker1956 · as Fernand Vignard
• Don Camillo's Last Round1955 · as Don Camillo Tarocci
• Spring, Autumn and Love1955 · as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves1954 · as Ali Baba
• The Sheep Has Five Legs1954 · as Edouard de Saint-Forget
• Mademoiselle Nitouche1954 · as Célestin / Floridor
• The Most Wanted Man1953 · as Joe Calvet
• The Return of Don Camillo1953 · as Don Camillo Tarocci
• Carnival1953 · as Dardamelle
• The Wild Oat1953 · as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
• Forbidden Fruit1952 · as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
• French Touch1952 · as Mario Marius
• The Little World of Don Camillo1952 · as Don Camillo Tarocci
• The Red Inn1951 · as The Monk
• The Hunting Ground1951 · as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
• Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny1951 · as Adhémar Pomme
• The Sleepwalker1951 · as Victor Boniface
• Topaze1951 · as Albert Topaze
• Caught in the Foreign Legion1950 · as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
• Three Sinners1950 · as Noël Annequin
• Tu m'as sauvé la vie1950 · as Fortuné Richard
• Three Feet in a Bed1950 · as Casimir
• I'm in the Revue1950 · as Philippe, devout house painter
• We Request an Assassin1949 · as Bob
• The Heroic Mr. Boniface1949 · as Boniface
• The Cupboard Was Bare1948 · as Alfred Puc
• Si ça peut vous faire plaisir1948 · as Martial Gonfaron
• Emile the African1948 · as Emile Boulard
• Escale au soleil1947 · as Guide
• Irma la voyante1947 · as Irma / Le client
• Rooster Heart1946 · as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
• Pétrus1946 · as Pétrus
• L'Aventure de Cabassou1946 · as Cabassou
• Naïs1945 · as Toine
• St. Val's Mystery1945 · as Désiré Le Sec
• Hoboes in Paradise1945 · as Pons
• Adrien1943 · as Adrien Moulinet
• Love Around the Clock1943 · as Antonin
• Don't Shout it from the Rooftops1943 · as Vincent Fleuret
• A Dog's Life1943 · as Gustave Bourdillon
• The Lucky Star1943 · as Auguste
• Simple-Minded1942 · as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
• The Suitors Club1941 · as Antoine Valoisir
• The Italian Straw Hat1941 · as Fadinard
• The Acrobat1941 · as Ernest Sauce
• Little Nothings1941 · as Astier
• The Wonderful Night1940 · as le berger
• The Well-Digger's Daughter1940 · as Félipe Rambert
• Monsieur Hector1940 · as Hector
• The Mondesir Heir1940 · as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
• Fric-Frac1939 · as Marcel
• Berlingot and Company1939 · as François Arnaud
• The Five Cents of Lavarede1939 · as Armand Lavarède
• Raphaël le tatoué1939 · as Modeste Manosque
• Ernest the Rebel1938 · as Ernest Pic
• Tricoche and Cacolet1938 · as Tricoche
• Barnabé1938 · as Barnabé
• Heartbeat1938 · as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
• Hercule1938 · as Hercule Maffre
• Harvest1937 · as Urbain Gedemus
• The Kings of Sport1937 · as Acteur
• Life Dances On1937 · as Fabien Coutissol
• Ignace1937 · as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
• The Smart People of the 11th1937 · as The orderly Patard
• Francis the First1937 · as Honorin
• Josette1937 · as Albert Durandal
• One of the Legion1936 · as Fernand Espitalion
• Les Gaîtés de la finance1936 · as Marivol Lambinet
• Une histoire pétillante1936
• Jim la houlette1935 · as Moluchet
• Ferdinand the Roisterer1935 · as Ferdinand Piat
• The Lafleur Cavalryman1934 · as Fernand Lafleur
• I Have an Idea1934 · as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
• The Free Trade Hotel1934 · as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
• Angele1934 · as Saturnin
• Skylark1934 · as Michelet
• Les Bleus de la marine1934 · as Lafraise
• Le Chéri de sa concierge1934
• Le train de 8 H 471934 · as Croquebol
• A Night of Madness1934 · as Fernand
• The Amorous Garrison1934 · as Frédéric, rider
• Maruche1934 · as Maruche
• The Bread Peddler1934 · as Billenbuis
• Love and Cool Water1933 · as Eloi, le chauffeur
• La Terreur de la pampa1933
• The Orderly1933 · as Etienne
• Le Gros Lot1933
• The Rooster of the Regiment1933 · as Medard
• L'Ordonnance malgré lui1933
• Le Jugement de minuit1933 · as Sam Hackitt
• Ça colle1933
• Lidoire1933 · as Lidoire
• Un homme sans nom1932
• Fun in the Barracks1932 · as Vanderague
• No Women1932 · as Casimir
• Vive la classe1932
• Lilac1932 · as le garçon d'honneur
• Par habitude1932
• He1932 · as Isidore
• Sailor's Song1932
• Pas un mot à ma femme1931
• Night attack1931 · as L'amant
• The Darling of Paris1931
• The End Combine1931 · as Joseph, le valet de chambre
• Baby's Laxative1931 · as Truchet
• Bric a Brac and Company1931 · as Fernand
• Black and White1931 · as Le groom
• The best hostess1930 · as Lucien Pivoine
• I have something to tell you1930 · as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
• Fernandel 3 films—

All TV Shows (8)

• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stasera Fernandel1968 · as Monsieur Fernand
• L'Amateur1967 · as Fernand
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• Discorama1959 · as Self
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self