Fernandel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 May 1903 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Died
- 26 February 1971
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
Acting 150
- 2026Fernandel 3 films
- 2023L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2023Les Rois de la comédie as Self (archive footage)
- 2020Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
- 2019The Phoney War as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 20181958: Those Who Said No as Self (archive footage)
- 2000Fernandel c'est moi
- 1970Happy He Who Like Ulysses as Antonin
- 1968The Man in the Buick as Armand Favrot
- 1966Father's Trip as Quantin, Jura farmer
- 1966Your Money or Your Life as Charles Migue
- 1965Don Camillo in Moscow as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1964That Tender Age as Adolphe Lartigue
- 1964Relax Yourself Darling as François Faustin
- 1963My Wife's Husband as Fernand Jouvin
- 1963Good King Dagobert as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
- 1963Blague dans le coin as Jeff Burlington
- 1963The Trip to Biarritz as Guillaume Dodut
- 1962The Changing of the Guard as Attilio Capellaro
- 1962The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Dieu / God
- 1962Assassin in the Phonebook as Albert Rimond
- 1961Dynamite Jack as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- 1961The Last Judgment as The widower
- 1961Don Camillo: Monsignor as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1961Cocagne as Marc-Antoine
- 1960Croesus as Crésus
- 1960The Boss as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
- 1959The Cow and I as Charles Bailly
- 1959The Woman's Confidant as Giuliano Goberti
- 1959Gangster Boss as Antoine Venturen
- 1958Life Together as Marcel Caboufigue
- 1958The Law Is the Law as Ferdinand Pastorelli
- 1958Les Vignes du Seigneur as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
- 1958Paris Holiday as Fernydel
- 1957Easiest Profession as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
- 1957Sénéchal the Magnificent as François, Lucien Sénéchal
- 1957The Man in the Raincoat as Albert Constantin
- 1956The Virtuous Bigamist as Paul Verdier
- 1956Honoré de Marseille as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
- 1956Around the World in 80 Days as French Coachman
- 1956Don Juan as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
- 1956Fernandel the Dressmaker as Fernand Vignard
- 1955Don Camillo's Last Round as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1955Spring, Autumn and Love as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- 1954Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Ali Baba
- 1954The Sheep Has Five Legs as Edouard de Saint-Forget
- 1954Mademoiselle Nitouche as Célestin / Floridor
- 1953The Most Wanted Man as Joe Calvet
- 1953The Return of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1953Carnival as Dardamelle
- 1953The Wild Oat as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- 1952Forbidden Fruit as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
- 1952French Touch as Mario Marius
- 1952The Little World of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci
- 1951The Red Inn as The Monk
- 1951The Hunting Ground as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- 1951Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny as Adhémar Pomme
- 1951The Sleepwalker as Victor Boniface
- 1951Topaze as Albert Topaze
- 1950Caught in the Foreign Legion as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
- 1950Three Sinners as Noël Annequin
- 1950Tu m'as sauvé la vie as Fortuné Richard
- 1950Three Feet in a Bed as Casimir
- 1950I'm in the Revue as Philippe, devout house painter
- 1949We Request an Assassin as Bob
- 1949The Heroic Mr. Boniface as Boniface
- 1948The Cupboard Was Bare as Alfred Puc
- 1948Si ça peut vous faire plaisir as Martial Gonfaron
- 1948Emile the African as Emile Boulard
- 1947Irma la voyante as Irma / Le client
- 1947Escale au soleil as Guide
- 1946Rooster Heart as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
- 1946Pétrus as Pétrus
- 1946L'Aventure de Cabassou as Cabassou
- 1945Naïs as Toine
- 1945St. Val's Mystery as Désiré Le Sec
- 1945Hoboes in Paradise as Pons
- 1943Adrien as Adrien Moulinet
- 1943Love Around the Clock as Antonin
- 1943Don't Shout it from the Rooftops as Vincent Fleuret
- 1943A Dog's Life as Gustave Bourdillon
- 1943The Lucky Star as Auguste
- 1942Simple-Minded as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
- 1941The Suitors Club as Antoine Valoisir
- 1941The Italian Straw Hat as Fadinard
- 1941The Acrobat as Ernest Sauce
- 1941Little Nothings as Astier
- 1940The Wonderful Night as le berger
- 1940The Well-Digger's Daughter as Félipe Rambert
- 1940Monsieur Hector as Hector
- 1940The Mondesir Heir as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
- 1939Fric-Frac as Marcel
- 1939Berlingot and Company as François Arnaud
- 1939The Five Cents of Lavarede as Armand Lavarède
- 1939Raphaël le tatoué as Modeste Manosque
- 1938Ernest the Rebel as Ernest Pic
- 1938Tricoche and Cacolet as Tricoche
- 1938Barnabé as Barnabé
- 1938Heartbeat as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- 1938Hercule as Hercule Maffre
- 1937Harvest as Urbain Gedemus
- 1937The Kings of Sport as Acteur
- 1937Life Dances On as Fabien Coutissol
- 1937Ignace as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
- 1937The Smart People of the 11th as The orderly Patard
- 1937Francis the First as Honorin
- 1937Josette as Albert Durandal
- 1936One of the Legion as Fernand Espitalion
- 1936Les Gaîtés de la finance as Marivol Lambinet
- 1936Une histoire pétillante
- 1935Jim la houlette as Moluchet
- 1935Ferdinand the Roisterer as Ferdinand Piat
- 1934The Lafleur Cavalryman as Fernand Lafleur
- 1934I Have an Idea as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
- 1934The Free Trade Hotel as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
- 1934Angele as Saturnin
- 1934Skylark as Michelet
- 1934Navy Blue as Lafraise
- 1934Le Chéri de sa concierge
- 1934The Eight-Forty-Seven Train as Croquebol
- 1934A Night of Madness as Fernand
- 1934The Amorous Garrison as Frédéric, rider
- 1934Maruche as Maruche
- 1934The Bread Peddler as Billenbuis
- 1933Love and Cool Water as Eloi, le chauffeur
- 1933La Terreur de la pampa
- 1933The Orderly as Etienne
- 1933Le Gros Lot
- 1933The Rooster of the Regiment as Medard
- 1933L'Ordonnance malgré lui
- 1933Le Jugement de minuit as Sam Hackitt
- 1933Ça colle
- 1933Lidoire as Lidoire
- 1932Un homme sans nom
- 1932Fun in the Barracks as Vanderague
- 1932No Women as Casimir
- 1932Vive la classe
- 1932Lilac as le garçon d'honneur
- 1932Par habitude
- 1932He as Isidore
- 1932Sailor's Song
- 1931Night attack as L'amant
- 1931Pas un mot à ma femme
- 1931The Darling of Paris as Ficelle
- 1931The End Combine as Joseph, le valet de chambre
- 1931Baby's Laxative as Truchet
- 1931Bric a Brac and Company as Fernand
- 1931Black and White as Le groom
- 1930The best hostess as Lucien Pivoine
- 1930I have something to tell you as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
Production 1
- 1971The Cat · producer
Directing 3
- 1951Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny · director
- 1943Adrien · director
- 1942Simple-Minded · director