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Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Actor · Born 1917-09-20 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

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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."

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The French Connection (1971) — Alain Charnier
  2. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) — Marchena
  3. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) — Don Rafael
  4. Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — Gaspar
  5. Viridiana (1962) — Don Jaime
  6. French Connection II (1975) — Alain Charnier
  7. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) — Mathieu Faber
  8. Return of the Seven (1966) — Priest
  9. The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) — Monje narrador
  10. Tristana (1970) — Don Lope
  11. Chimes at Midnight (1965) — Worcester
  12. The Hit (1984) — Policeman
  13. Seven Beauties (1975) — Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
  14. Navajo Joe (1966) — Reverend Rattigan
  15. Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953) — Narrador (voz)
  16. Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) — Quintero
  17. Compañeros (1970) — Prof. Xantos
  18. Illustrious Corpses (1976) — Security Minister
  19. The Desert of the Tartars (1976) — Nathanson
  20. The Immortal Story (1968) — Merchant
  21. Traffic Jam (1979) — Carlo
  22. Quintet (1979) — Grigor
  23. Voyage of the Damned (1976) — President Bru
  24. White Fang (1973) — Father Oatley
  25. Villa Rides (1968) — Fuentes
  26. The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) — Captain Moriz
  27. The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) — Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
  28. The Running Man (1963) — Police Official
  29. Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) — Railroad Colonel
  30. High Crime (1973) — Cafiero
  31. Caboblanco (1980) — Police Captain Torredo
  32. The Price of Power (1969) — Pinkerton
  33. The Enchanted Forest (1987) — Mr. D'Abondo
  34. Star Knight (1985) — Fray Lupo
  35. Wrath of the Wind (1970) — Don Antonio
  36. The Crime of Cuenca (1981) — Contreras
  37. The Amazing Doctor G (1965) — Goldginger
  38. Backfire (1964) — Commissioner of Beirut harbor
  39. Don Quixote (1992) — Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  40. Elisa, My Life (1977) — Luis