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Fernandel

Fernandel

Birthday: 1903-05-08 | Place of Birth: Marseille, France

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)

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1963
My Wife's Husband

as    Fernand Jouvin

1963
Good King Dagobert

as    M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert

1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as    Dieu / God

1961
Don Camillo: Monsignor

as    Don Camillo Tarocci

1959
The Cow and I

as    Charles Bailly

1958
The Man in the Raincoat

as    Albert Constantin

1958
The Law Is the Law

as    Ferdinand Pastorelli

1958
Paris Holiday

as    Fernydel

1958
Life Together

as    Marcel Caboufigue

1956
Fernandel the Dressmaker

as    Fernand Vignard

1955
Don Camillo's Last Round

as    Don Camillo Tarocci

1954
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

as    Ali Baba

1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs

as    Edouard de Saint-Forget

1953
The Return of Don Camillo

as    Don Camillo Tarocci

1952
The Cupboard Was Bare

as    Alfred Puc

1952
The Little World of Don Camillo

as    Don Camillo Tarocci

1951
The Red Inn

as    Le Moine

1951
The Sleepwalker

as    Victor Boniface

1950
Three Feet in a Bed

as    Casimir

1949
The Heroic Mr. Boniface

as    Boniface

1946
The Well-Digger's Daughter

as    Félipe Rambert

1941
The Acrobat

as    Ernest Sauce

1938
Ernest the Rebel

as    Ernest Pic

1938
Heartbeat

as    Irénée Fabre