Fernandel
Acting Born May 8, 1903 Died Feb 26, 1971 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 162 credits
Biography
Fernandel was a French comic actor born on May 8, 1903, in Marseille, France. He was known for his work in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. Fernandel's stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent collaborator Jean Manse. He was a popular comedy star who first gained recognition in the entertainment industry. Fernandel's career spanned multiple mediums, and he is remembered for his contributions to French cinema. He passed away on February 26, 1971, at the age of 67.
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Career overview
Fernandel was a French comic actor who gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. He was a comedy star who first gained recognition in these genres. Fernandel's stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse.
Fernandel's career in film and television is documented with 158 known credits. He was a prolific actor who appeared in numerous productions. The exact nature and details of his work in these productions are not specified in the provided information.
Fernandel's career spanned many years, with his birthdate listed as May 8, 1903, and his date of death listed as February 26, 1971.
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L'Âge d'or de la pubLes Rois de la comédie
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
The Phoney War
1958: Those Who Said No
Fernandel c'est moi
Sacrée soirée
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées
The Cat · Producer
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
The Man in the BuickStasera Fernandel
L'Amateur
Your Money or Your LifeFather's Trip
Don Camillo in Moscow
That Tender AgeRelax Yourself Darling
My Wife's HusbandGood King DagobertThe Trip to BiarritzBlague dans le coin
The Merv Griffin ShowThe Devil and the Ten CommandmentsAssassin in the PhonebookThe Changing of the Guard
CocagneDon Camillo: MonsignorThe Last JudgmentDynamite Jack
CroesusThe Boss
DiscoramaThe Cow and IGangster BossThe Woman's Confidant
Les Vignes du SeigneurParis HolidayLife TogetherThe Law Is the Law
The Man in the RaincoatEasiest ProfessionSénéchal the Magnificent
CinépanoramaAround the World in 80 DaysDon JuanFernandel the DressmakerThe Virtuous Bigamist
Don Camillo's Last RoundSpring, Autumn and Love
The Sheep Has Five LegsAli Baba and the Forty ThievesMademoiselle Nitouche
The Wild OatThe Return of Don CamilloThe Most Wanted ManCarnival
The Little World of Don CamilloForbidden FruitFrench Touch
The Red InnThe SleepwalkerThe Hunting GroundTopazeAdhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Three Feet in a BedTu m'as sauvé la vieCaught in the Foreign LegionI'm in the RevueThree Sinners
The Heroic Mr. BonifaceWe Request an Assassin
Emile the AfricanThe Cupboard Was BareSi ça peut vous faire plaisir
Full Filmography
162 titles- L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Les Rois de la comédie (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Petit Monde de Fernandel (2020)
- The Phoney War (2019) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 1958: Those Who Said No (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Fernandel c'est moi (2000)
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- The Cat (1971) Producer
- Happy He Who Like Ulysses (1970) as Antonin
- The Man in the Buick (1968) as Armand Favrot
- Stasera Fernandel (1968) as Monsieur Fernand
- L'Amateur (1967) as Fernand
- Your Money or Your Life (1966) as Charles Migue
- Father's Trip (1966) as Quantin, Jura farmer
- Don Camillo in Moscow (1965) as Don Camillo Tarocci
- That Tender Age (1964) as Adolphe Lartigue
- Relax Yourself Darling (1964) as François Faustin
- My Wife's Husband (1963) as Fernand Jouvin
- Good King Dagobert (1963) as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
- The Trip to Biarritz (1963) as Guillaume Dodut
- Blague dans le coin (1963) as Jeff Burlington
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) as Dieu / God
- Assassin in the Phonebook (1962) as Albert Rimond
- The Changing of the Guard (1962) as Attilio Capellaro
- Cocagne (1961) as Marc-Antoine
- Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) as Don Camillo Tarocci
- The Last Judgment (1961) as The widower
- Dynamite Jack (1961) as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- Croesus (1960) as Crésus
- The Boss (1960) as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- The Cow and I (1959) as Charles Bailly
- Gangster Boss (1959) as Antoine Venturen
- The Woman's Confidant (1959) as Giuliano Goberti
- Les Vignes du Seigneur (1958) as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
- Paris Holiday (1958) as Fernydel
- Life Together (1958) as Marcel Caboufigue
- The Law Is the Law (1958) as Ferdinand Pastorelli
- The Man in the Raincoat (1957) as Albert Constantin
- Easiest Profession (1957) as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
- Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957) as François, Lucien Sénéchal
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as French Coachman
- Don Juan (1956) as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
- Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956) as Fernand Vignard
- The Virtuous Bigamist (1956) as Paul Verdier
- Honoré de Marseille (1956) as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
- Don Camillo's Last Round (1955) as Don Camillo Tarocci
- Spring, Autumn and Love (1955) as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
- The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954) as Edouard de Saint-Forget
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954) as Ali Baba
- Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954) as Célestin / Floridor
- The Wild Oat (1953) as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- The Return of Don Camillo (1953) as Don Camillo Tarocci
- The Most Wanted Man (1953) as Joe Calvet
- Carnival (1953) as Dardamelle
- The Little World of Don Camillo (1952) as Don Camillo Tarocci
- Forbidden Fruit (1952) as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
- French Touch (1952) as Mario Marius
- The Red Inn (1951) as The Monk
- The Sleepwalker (1951) as Victor Boniface
- The Hunting Ground (1951) as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- Topaze (1951) as Albert Topaze
- Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny (1951) as Adhémar Pomme
- Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny (1951) Director
- Three Feet in a Bed (1950) as Casimir
- Tu m'as sauvé la vie (1950) as Fortuné Richard
- Caught in the Foreign Legion (1950) as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
- I'm in the Revue (1950) as Philippe, devout house painter
- Three Sinners (1950) as Noël Annequin
- The Heroic Mr. Boniface (1949) as Boniface
- We Request an Assassin (1949) as Bob
- Emile the African (1948) as Emile Boulard
- The Cupboard Was Bare (1948) as Alfred Puc
- Si ça peut vous faire plaisir (1948) as Martial Gonfaron
- Escale au soleil (1947) as Guide
- Irma la voyante (1947) as Irma / Le client
- Pétrus (1946) as Pétrus
- L'Aventure de Cabassou (1946) as Cabassou
- Rooster Heart (1946) as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
- St. Val's Mystery (1945) as Désiré Le Sec
- Naïs (1945) as Toine
- Hoboes in Paradise (1945) as Pons
- The Lucky Star (1943) as Auguste
- Don't Shout it from the Rooftops (1943) as Vincent Fleuret
- Love Around the Clock (1943) as Antonin
- Adrien (1943) as Adrien Moulinet
- Adrien (1943) Director
- A Dog's Life (1943) as Gustave Bourdillon
- Simple-Minded (1942) as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
- Simple-Minded (1942) Director
- The Acrobat (1941) as Ernest Sauce
- Little Nothings (1941) as Astier
- The Italian Straw Hat (1941) as Fadinard
- The Suitors Club (1941) as Antoine Valoisir
- Monsieur Hector (1940) as Hector
- The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940) as Félipe Rambert
- The Mondesir Heir (1940) as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
- The Wonderful Night (1940) as le berger
- Fric-Frac (1939) as Marcel
- Berlingot and Company (1939) as François Arnaud
- Raphaël le tatoué (1939) as Modeste Manosque
- The Five Cents of Lavarede (1939) as Armand Lavarède
- Hercule (1938) as Hercule Maffre
- Heartbeat (1938) as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- Ernest the Rebel (1938) as Ernest Pic
- Tricoche and Cacolet (1938) as Tricoche
- Barnabé (1938) as Barnabé
- The Smart People of the 11th (1937) as The orderly Patard
- Ignace (1937) as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
- Josette (1937) as Albert Durandal
- Life Dances On (1937) as Fabien Coutissol
- Harvest (1937) as Urbain Gedemus
- The Kings of Sport (1937) as Acteur
- Francis the First (1937) as Honorin
- Une histoire pétillante (1936)
- One of the Legion (1936) as Fernand Espitalion
- Les Gaîtés de la finance (1936) as Marivol Lambinet
- Ferdinand the Roisterer (1935) as Ferdinand Piat
- Jim the Crook (1935) as Moluchet
- I Have an Idea (1934) as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
- The Free Trade Hotel (1934) as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
- Maruche (1934) as Maruche
- The Lafleur Cavalryman (1934) as Fernand Lafleur
- Angele (1934) as Saturnin
- The Amorous Garrison (1934) as Frédéric, rider
- The Eight-Forty-Seven Train (1934) as Croquebol
- Navy Blue (1934) as Lafraise
- The Bread Peddler (1934) as Billenbuis
- Skylark (1934) as Michelet
- A Night of Madness (1934) as Fernand
- Le Chéri de sa concierge (1934)
- Lidoire (1933) as Lidoire
- L'Ordonnance malgré lui (1933)
- The Rooster of the Regiment (1933) as Medard
- La Terreur de la pampa (1933)
- Ça colle (1933)
- Le Jugement de minuit (1933) as Sam Hackitt
- Love and Cool Water (1933) as Eloi, le chauffeur
- Le Gros Lot (1933)
- The Orderly (1933) as Etienne
- Par habitude (1932)
- No Women (1932) as Casimir
- Lilac (1932) as le garçon d'honneur
- Un homme sans nom (1932)
- He (1932) as Isidore
- Fun in the Barracks (1932) as Vanderague
- Vive la classe (1932)
- Sailor's Song (1932)
- Night attack (1931) as L'amant
- The Darling of Paris (1931)
- Black and White (1931) as Le groom
- Baby's Laxative (1931) as Truchet
- The End Combine (1931) as Joseph, le valet de chambre
- Pas un mot à ma femme (1931)
- Bric a Brac and Company (1931) as Fernand
- I have something to tell you (1930) as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
- The best hostess (1930) as Lucien Pivoine
- Fernandel 3 films
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Fernandel best known for?
Fernandel is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Sacrée soirée (1987), Champs-Elysées (1982), Champs-Elysées (1982), The Cat (1971).
When and where was Fernandel born?
Fernandel was born on May 8, 1903 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. They passed away on February 26, 1971.
How many credits does Fernandel have?
Fernandel has accumulated over 162 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1930 to 2023.
What is Fernandel's background in cinema and television?
Fernandel was a French comic actor born on May 8, 1903, in Marseille, France. He was known for his work in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. Fernandel's stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent collaborator Jean Manse. He was a popular com...
Fernandel by the numbers
162credits
154films
8TV series
1930–2023active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self — aged about 53
- The Little World of Don Camillo (1952) as Don Camillo Tarocci — aged about 49
- Don Camillo's Last Round (1955) as Don Camillo Tarocci — aged about 52
- The Return of Don Camillo (1953) as Don Camillo Tarocci — aged about 50
- Don Camillo in Moscow (1965) as Don Camillo Tarocci — aged about 62
- Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) as Don Camillo Tarocci — aged about 58
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