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."
Movie | El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? | Gregorio | 1994-04-15 |
Series | Arnau | Compte de Barcelona | 1994-01-17 |
Movie | On the Far Side of the Tunnel | Miguel | 1994-02-25 |
Movie | Madregilda | Franco's Father | 1993-09-26 |
Movie | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Don Quijote | 1992-01-29 |
Movie | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Marchena | 1992-10-09 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1992-04-20 |
Movie | The Sow | Fray Juan | 1992-11-06 |
Movie | L'Atlantide | Father Mauritius | 1992-11-05 |
Movie | Breath of Life | Gran Magno | 1990-10-11 |
Movie | Naked Tango | Judge Torres | 1990-09-27 |
Movie | Drums of Fire | Papa Pablo V | 1990-12-21 |
Series | Le Grand Secret | Paul Corbet | 1989-01-06 |
Movie | Esmeralda Bay | Ramos | 1989-05-18 |
Movie | The Tunnel | Allende | 1988-04-29 |
Movie | Pasodoble | Don Nuño | 1988-06-09 |
Movie | Moon Over Parador | Alejandro | 1988-09-09 |
Movie | Winter Diary | Padre | 1988-09-29 |
Movie | Mi general | Director Almirante | 1987-05-07 |
Movie | The Enchanted Forest | Sr. D'Abondo | 1987-10-02 |
Movie | Paradise Hotel | Joseph | 1986-04-15 |
Movie | Saving Grace | Cardinal Stefano Biondi | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | Our Father | Cardinal | 1985-04-21 |
Series | A.D. | Seneca | 1985-03-31 |
Movie | Rustlers' Rhapsody | Railroad Colonel | 1985-05-10 |
Movie | Angel of Death | Ohmei Felsberg | 1985-07-23 |
Movie | Star Knight | Fray Lupo | 1985-12-20 |
Movie | Angel of Death | Ohmei Felsberg | 1985-07-23 |
Movie | Black Arrow | Warwick | 1985-10-09 |
Movie | A Strange Passion | Piacchi | 1984-11-21 |
Movie | The Hit | Policeman | 1984-09-07 |
Movie | Looking for Jesus | Don Filippo | 1982-03-03 |
Movie | A Estrangeira | André | 1982-02-01 |
Movie | Monsignor | Cardinal Santoni | 1982-10-22 |
Movie | Honey | Editor | 1981-05-08 |
Movie | Lady of the Camelias | Count Stackelberg | 1981-02-26 |
Movie | Trágala, perro | Juez | 1981-11-16 |
Movie | Chaste and Pure | Antonio Di Maggio | 1981-10-30 |
Movie | Cabo Blanco | Police Captain Torredo | 1980-03-13 |
Movie | Quintet | Grigor | 1979-02-09 |
Movie | Traffic Jam | Carlo | 1979-01-12 |
Movie | The Last Romantic Lover | Max | 1978-04-26 |
Movie | Rebeldía | Don Luis | 1978-09-24 |
Movie | That Obscure Object of Desire | Mathieu Faber | 1977-08-17 |
Movie | Elisa, My Life | Luis | 1977-04-21 |
Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Gaspar | 1977-03-27 |
Movie | Eyes Behind the Wall | Ivano | 1977-06-07 |
Movie | Illustrious Corpses | Security Minister | 1976-02-12 |
Movie | Striptease | Alfonso | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | El segundo poder | Cardenal | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | Manuela | Don Ramón | 1976-06-07 |
Movie | A Matter of Time | Charles Van Maar | 1976-10-07 |
Movie | Voyage of the Damned | President Bru | 1976-12-22 |
Series | Origins of the Mafia | Baron Della Spina | 1976-11-19 |
Movie | The Desert of the Tartars | Nathanson | 1976-10-29 |
Movie | Smiling Maniacs | Judge Vanini | 1975-01-16 |
Movie | Seven Beauties | Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner | 1975-12-20 |
Movie | French Connection II | Alain Charnier | 1975-05-18 |
Movie | Violent Blood Bath | Oscar | 1974-08-12 |
Movie | Say it with Flowers | Jacques Berger | 1974-09-04 |
Movie | The Murri Affair | Prof. Murri | 1974-09-28 |
Movie | The Woman with Red Boots | Perrot | 1974-12-11 |
Movie | High Crime | Cafiero | 1973-08-12 |
Movie | One Way | Mr. David | 1973-09-22 |
Movie | White Fang | Father Oatley | 1973-12-21 |
Movie | Fall of a Body | M. Nansoit | 1973-09-28 |
Movie | The Two Faces of Fear | Inspector Nardi | 1972-02-17 |
Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Lepidus | 1972-03-18 |
Movie | This Kind of Love | Giovanna's father | 1972-02-10 |
Movie | White Sister | le directeur de l'hôpital | 1972-03-31 |
Movie | La duda | Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit | 1972-09-07 |
Movie | Canticle | Padrino Elisa | 1972-07-17 |
Movie | The Great Swindle | Luis | 1971-03-06 |
Movie | Cold Eyes of Fear | Juez Flower | 1971-04-06 |
Movie | The French Connection | Alain Charnier | 1971-10-09 |
Movie | A Town Called Hell | Old Blind Man | 1971-10-27 |
Movie | The Light at the Edge of the World | Captain Moriz | 1971-07-16 |
Movie | The Adventurers | Jaime Xenos | 1970-03-25 |
Movie | Tristana | Don Lope | 1970-03-29 |
Movie | Compañeros | Prof. Xantos | 1970-12-18 |
Movie | Aoom | 1970-07-01 | |
Movie | Wrath of the Wind | Don Antonio | 1970-12-04 |
Movie | Land Raiders | Priest | 1969-07-27 |
Movie | A Candidate for a Killing | Marco Augusto | 1969-08-22 |
Movie | Villa Rides | Fuentes | 1968-05-29 |
Movie | The Immortal Story | Merchant | 1968-06-01 |
Movie | Historia de la frivolidad | Gent | 1967-02-09 |
Movie | Amor en el aire | Carlos Mª Saldiez | 1967-12-25 |
Movie | El Greco | Felipe II. | 1966-08-15 |
Movie | Attack of the Robots | Sir Percy | 1966-04-27 |
Movie | Return of the Seven | Priest | 1966-10-19 |
Movie | The Devil Also Cries | Ramòn Quiroga | 1965-03-14 |
Movie | Don Quijote | Der Herzog | 1965-01-01 |
Movie | Samson and Gideon | Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord | 1965-01-01 |
Movie | España insólita | (voice) | 1965-05-13 |
Movie | Son of a Gunfighter | Don Pedro Fortuna | 1965-08-16 |
Movie | Chimes at Midnight | Worcester | 1965-12-23 |
Movie | Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte | Verleger Ramos | 1965-11-12 |
Movie | Espionage in Lisbon | Agent of the New World Organization | 1965-10-30 |
Movie | Legacy of the Incas | President Castillo | 1965-09-08 |
Movie | The Amazing Doctor G | Goldginger | 1965-10-15 |
Movie | Backfire | Commissioner of Beirut harbor | 1964-09-04 |
Movie | The Rash One | El Rico Pintor | 1964-09-07 |
Movie | La hora incógnita | Sacerdote | 1964-12-26 |
Movie | The New Cinderella | Juan Echarre | 1964-09-12 |
Movie | Scheherazade | Al Fakid | 1963-05-10 |
Movie | The Castilian | Ramiro II, rey de León | 1963-03-07 |
Movie | The Running Man | Police Official | 1963-10-01 |
Movie | The Ceremony | Sanchez | 1963-12-18 |
Movie | Viridiana | Don Jaime | 1962-04-01 |
Movie | My Son, the Hero | Hoher Priester | 1962-05-04 |
Movie | Face of Terror | Dr. Charles Taylor | 1962-10-28 |
Movie | Goliath Against the Giants | Bokan the Usurper | 1961-05-13 |
Movie | Teresa | Profesor Héctor de la Barrera | 1961-02-02 |
Movie | Siempre es domingo | Juez Andonelli | 1961-10-23 |
Movie | The Savage Guns | Don Hernán | 1961-11-01 |
Movie | Culpables | Mario | 1960-06-26 |
Movie | The Revolt of the Slaves | Valerio | 1960-12-30 |
Movie | Parque de Madrid | Don Luis | 1959-05-18 |
Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii | Arbaces, High Priest of Isis | 1959-11-12 |
Movie | Sonatas | Captain Casares | 1959-10-12 |
Movie | The Night Heaven Fell | Tío (alternate version) | 1958-04-05 |
Movie | ¡Viva lo imposible! | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1958-09-01 |
Movie | Revenge | Writer | 1958-05-02 |
Movie | The Singer from Mexico | Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited) | 1957-01-24 |
Movie | Faustina | Valentín | 1957-05-13 |
Movie | Don Juan | Don Iñigo | 1956-05-09 |
Movie | The Miracle of Marcelino | Monje narrador | 1955-02-24 |
Movie | El alcalde de Zalamea | 1954-01-25 | |
Movie | Comedians | Miguel | 1954-05-17 |
Movie | The Lovers of Toledo | 1953-01-28 | |
Movie | Cabaret | Carlos Jiménez | 1953-03-22 |
Movie | Welcome Mr. Marshall! | Narrador (voice) | 1953-04-04 |
Movie | Black Sky | Ángel López Veiga | 1951-07-09 |
Movie | Air Lashings | 1951-09-24 | |
Movie | La señora de Fátima | 1951-10-07 | |
Movie | Si te hubieses casado conmigo | Enrique Marín Rubio | 1948-08-03 |
Movie | Locura de amor | Don Felipe "el Hermoso" | 1948-10-08 |
Movie | Mare nostrum | Ulises / Capitán Ferragut | 1948-12-21 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Sansón Carrasco | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Fuenteovejuna | Frondoso | 1947-11-20 |
Movie | La pródiga | José | 1946-09-27 |
Movie | Los últimos de Filipinas | Juan Chamizo | 1945-05-09 |
Movie | Eugenia de Montijo | Duque de Alba | 1944-10-16 |
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