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.
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."
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Filmography (Movies)
El Quijote desde la platea
Character:Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Release Date:22/04/2019
Speaking of Buñuel
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/06/2000
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/04/1998
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
Character:Gregorio
Release Date:15/04/1994
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
Character:Miguel
Release Date:25/02/1994
Madregilda
Character:Franco's Father
Release Date:26/09/1993
The Sow
Character:Fray Juan
Release Date:06/11/1992
L'Atlantide
Character:Father Mauritius
Release Date:05/11/1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Character:Marchena
Release Date:09/10/1992
After the Dream
Character:Ramiro Lanza
Release Date:09/09/1992
Blood and Dust
Character:Sultan Saladin
Release Date:06/09/1992
Don Quixote
Character:Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Character:Don Quijote
Release Date:29/01/1992
Drums of Fire
Character:Papa Pablo V
Release Date:21/12/1990
Breath of Life
Character:Gran Magno
Release Date:11/10/1990
Naked Tango
Character:Judge Torres
Release Date:27/09/1990
Pictures of Europe
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1990
Esmeralda Bay
Character:Ramos
Release Date:18/05/1989
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Character:Il professor Rune
Release Date:17/04/1989
Le Grand Secret
Character:Paul Corbet
Release Date:03/02/1989
Buñuel
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Scent of a Crime
Character:Fayón
Release Date:21/10/1988
Winter Diary
Character:Padre
Release Date:29/09/1988
Pasodoble
Character:Don Nuño
Release Date:09/06/1988
The Tunnel
Character:Allende
Release Date:29/04/1988
The Enchanted Forest
Character:Mr. D'Abondo
Release Date:02/10/1987
Mi general
Character:Director Almirante
Release Date:07/05/1987
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/07/1986
Saving Grace
Character:Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Release Date:02/05/1986
Paradise Hotel
Character:Joseph
Release Date:15/04/1986
Star Knight
Character:Fray Lupo
Release Date:20/12/1985
Black Arrow
Character:Warwick
Release Date:09/10/1985
Angel of Death
Character:Ohmei Felsberg
Release Date:23/07/1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Character:Railroad Colonel
Release Date:10/05/1985
Our Father
Character:Cardinal
Release Date:21/04/1985
A Strange Passion
Character:Piacchi
Release Date:21/11/1984
The Hit
Character:Policeman
Release Date:07/09/1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Character:Self
Release Date:11/02/1984
Bearn
Character:Don Antonio
Release Date:14/04/1983
Monsignor
Character:Cardinal Santoni
Release Date:22/10/1982
Looking for Jesus
Character:Don Filippo
Release Date:03/03/1982
A Estrangeira
Character:André
Release Date:01/02/1982
Trágala, perro
Character:Juez
Release Date:16/11/1981
Chaste and Pure
Character:Antonio Di Maggio
Release Date:30/10/1981
The Crime of Cuenca
Character:Contreras
Release Date:17/08/1981
Honey
Character:Editor
Release Date:08/05/1981
Lady of the Camelias
Character:Count Stackelberg
Release Date:26/02/1981
Memorias de Leticia Valle
Character:Don Fernando Valle
Release Date:25/02/1980
Caboblanco
Character:Police Captain Torredo
Release Date:23/01/1980
Quintet
Character:Grigor
Release Date:09/02/1979
Traffic Jam
Character:Carlo
Release Date:12/01/1979
Rebeldía
Character:Don Luis
Release Date:24/09/1978
The Last Romantic Lover
Character:Max
Release Date:26/04/1978
Playmate
Character:
Release Date:26/04/1978
That Obscure Object of Desire
Character:Mathieu Faber
Release Date:17/08/1977
The Assignment
Character:Bidara
Release Date:11/07/1977
Eyes Behind the Wall
Character:Ivano
Release Date:07/06/1977
Elisa, My Life
Character:Luis
Release Date:21/04/1977
Voyage of the Damned
Character:President Bru
Release Date:22/12/1976
The Desert of the Tartars
Character:Nathanson
Release Date:29/10/1976
A Matter of Time
Character:Charles Van Maar
Release Date:07/10/1976
Manuela
Character:Don Ramón
Release Date:07/06/1976
Illustrious Corpses
Character:Security Minister
Release Date:12/02/1976
Striptease
Character:Alfonso
Release Date:01/01/1976
El segundo poder
Character:Cardenal
Release Date:01/01/1976
Seven Beauties
Character:Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
Release Date:20/12/1975
French Connection II
Character:Alain Charnier
Release Date:18/05/1975
Smiling Maniacs
Character:Judge Vanini
Release Date:16/01/1975
The Woman with Red Boots
Character:Perrot
Release Date:11/12/1974
The Murri Affair
Character:Prof. Murri
Release Date:28/09/1974
Say it with Flowers
Character:Jacques Berger
Release Date:04/09/1974
Violent Blood Bath
Character:Oscar
Release Date:12/08/1974
¿... Y el prójimo?
Character:Luis Ignacio
Release Date:10/07/1974
White Fang
Character:Father Oatley
Release Date:21/12/1973
Fall of a Body
Character:M. Nansoit
Release Date:28/09/1973
One Way
Character:Mr. David
Release Date:22/09/1973
High Crime
Character:Cafiero
Release Date:12/08/1973
Tarot
Character:Arthur
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Character:Don Rafael
Release Date:15/09/1972
La duda
Character:Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
Release Date:07/09/1972
Canticle
Character:Padrino Elisa
Release Date:17/07/1972
White Sister
Character:le directeur de l'hôpital
Release Date:31/03/1972
Antony and Cleopatra
Character:Lepidus
Release Date:18/03/1972
The Two Faces of Fear
Character:Inspector Nardi
Release Date:17/02/1972
This Kind of Love
Character:Giovanna's father
Release Date:10/02/1972
A Town Called Bastard
Character:Old Blind Man
Release Date:27/10/1971
The French Connection
Character:Alain Charnier
Release Date:09/10/1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
Character:Captain Moriz
Release Date:16/07/1971
Cold Eyes of Fear
Character:Juez Flower
Release Date:06/04/1971
The Great Swindle
Character:Luis
Release Date:06/03/1971
Compañeros
Character:Prof. Xantos
Release Date:18/12/1970
Wrath of the Wind
Character:Don Antonio
Release Date:04/12/1970
Aoom
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1970
Tristana
Character:Don Lope
Release Date:29/03/1970
The Adventurers
Character:Jaime Xenos
Release Date:25/03/1970
El mejillón gallego
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1970
The Price of Power
Character:Pinkerton
Release Date:18/12/1969
A Candidate for a Killing
Character:Marco Augusto
Release Date:22/08/1969
Land Raiders
Character:Priest
Release Date:27/07/1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Character:Quintero
Release Date:14/07/1969
The Immortal Story
Character:Merchant
Release Date:18/09/1968
Villa Rides
Character:Fuentes
Release Date:29/05/1968
Los preparativos
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1968
Un pequeño colonizador verde
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1968
Amor en el aire
Character:Carlos Mª Saldiez
Release Date:25/12/1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Character:Filipe II
Release Date:02/11/1967
Run Like a Thief
Character:Col. Romero
Release Date:11/10/1967
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/09/1967
The Desperate Ones
Character:Ibram
Release Date:26/07/1967
The Viscount
Character:Marco Demoygne
Release Date:04/04/1967
Historia de la frivolidad
Character:Gent
Release Date:09/02/1967
Navajo Joe
Character:Reverend Rattigan
Release Date:25/11/1966
Return of the Seven
Character:Priest
Release Date:19/10/1966
El Greco
Character:Re Filippo II
Release Date:15/08/1966
Zampo y yo
Character:Zampo
Release Date:04/07/1966
Attack of the Robots
Character:Sir Percy
Release Date:27/04/1966
Chimes at Midnight
Character:Worcester
Release Date:22/12/1965
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
Character:Verleger Ramos
Release Date:12/11/1965
Espionage in Lisbon
Character:Agent of the New World Organization
Release Date:30/10/1965
The Amazing Doctor G
Character:Goldginger
Release Date:15/10/1965
Legacy of the Incas
Character:President Castillo
Release Date:08/09/1965
Son of a Gunfighter
Character:Don Pedro Fortuna
Release Date:16/08/1965
España insólita
Character:(voice)
Release Date:13/05/1965
The Devil Also Cries
Character:Ramòn Quiroga
Release Date:14/03/1965
Don Quijote
Character:Der Herzog
Release Date:01/01/1965
Samson and Gideon
Character:Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
Release Date:01/01/1965
Fin de semana
Character:Entrevistador
Release Date:23/11/1964
The Palomos
Character:Don Alberto
Release Date:02/11/1964
The New Cinderella
Character:Juan Echarre
Release Date:12/09/1964
The Rash One
Character:El Rico Pintor
Release Date:07/09/1964
Backfire
Character:Commissioner of Beirut harbor
Release Date:04/09/1964
El señor de La Salle
Character:Luis XIV
Release Date:01/01/1964
La aventura de Api
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1964
The Ceremony
Character:Sanchez
Release Date:18/12/1963
La hora incógnita
Character:
Release Date:02/11/1963
The Running Man
Character:Police Official
Release Date:01/10/1963
Scheherazade
Character:Al Fakid
Release Date:10/05/1963
The Castilian
Character:Ramiro II, rey de León
Release Date:07/03/1963
Face of Terror
Character:Dr. Charles Taylor
Release Date:28/10/1962
My Son, the Hero
Character:High Priest (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1962
Viridiana
Character:Don Jaime
Release Date:01/04/1962
Rogelia
Character:Máximo García
Release Date:01/01/1962
Torerillos, 61
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1962
The Savage Guns
Character:Don Hernán
Release Date:01/11/1961
Siempre es domingo
Character:Juez Andonelli
Release Date:23/10/1961
Fantasmas en la casa
Character:Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
Release Date:17/08/1961
Goliath Against the Giants
Character:Bokan the Usurper
Release Date:13/05/1961
Teresa
Character:Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
Release Date:02/02/1961
The Revolt of the Slaves
Character:Valerio
Release Date:30/12/1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Character:Señor Aguilar
Release Date:27/09/1960
Vida sin risas
Character:
Release Date:12/09/1960
Culpables
Character:Mario
Release Date:26/06/1960
Poison at 2:30
Character:Ramón
Release Date:10/12/1959
The Last Days of Pompeii
Character:Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Release Date:12/11/1959
Sonatas
Character:Captain Casares
Release Date:12/10/1959
Mission in Morocco
Character:Princ Achmed
Release Date:23/06/1959
Parque de Madrid
Character:Don Luis
Release Date:18/05/1959
¡Viva lo imposible!
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1958
La Rana Verde
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/06/1958
Revenge
Character:Writer
Release Date:02/05/1958
The Night Heaven Fell
Character:Tío (alternate version)
Release Date:05/04/1958
Sevilla Penitente
Character:
Release Date:08/03/1958
Un marido de ida y vuelta
Character:Paco
Release Date:26/08/1957
Madrugada
Character:Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1957
Day of Fear
Character:
Release Date:27/05/1957
Faustina
Character:Valentín
Release Date:13/05/1957
The Singer from Mexico
Character:Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
Release Date:24/01/1957
Don Juan
Character:Don Iñigo
Release Date:09/05/1956
Playa prohibida
Character:
Release Date:19/04/1956
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Character:Captain Rolando
Release Date:06/04/1956
La vida en un bloc
Character:(voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1956
Billete para Tánger
Character:Inspector
Release Date:25/07/1955
The Miracle of Marcelino
Character:Monje narrador
Release Date:24/02/1955
Comedians
Character:Miguel
Release Date:17/05/1954
Rebeldía
Character:Capellán
Release Date:08/04/1954
El alcalde de Zalamea
Character:El Rey
Release Date:25/01/1954
Crimen en el entreacto
Character:
Release Date:16/01/1954
Cristo
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1954
Las últimas banderas
Character:Miguel Bermejo
Release Date:01/01/1954
Airport
Character:Fernando
Release Date:14/09/1953
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Character:Narrador (voz)
Release Date:04/04/1953
Cabaret
Character:Carlos Jiménez
Release Date:22/03/1953
The Lovers of Toledo
Character:
Release Date:28/01/1953
La laguna negra
Character:Miguel
Release Date:29/12/1952
Flamenco
Character:(voz)
Release Date:13/06/1952
The Devil's Roundup
Character:Atracador
Release Date:01/01/1952
La señora de Fátima
Character:Lorenzo Duarte
Release Date:07/10/1951
Air Lashings
Character:Narrador (voz)
Release Date:24/09/1951
Black Sky
Character:Ángel López Veiga
Release Date:09/07/1951
Agustina of Aragon
Character:General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Release Date:09/10/1950
Sabela De Cambados
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/12/1949
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
Character:Juan Lucas
Release Date:07/07/1949
Noche de Reyes
Character:
Release Date:28/04/1949
Mare nostrum
Character:Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
Release Date:21/12/1948
Noche de reyes
Character:
Release Date:27/10/1948
Locura de amor
Character:Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
Release Date:08/10/1948
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
Character:Enrique Marín Rubio
Release Date:03/08/1948
Fuenteovejuna
Character:Frondoso
Release Date:20/11/1947
Don Quixote
Character:Sansón Carrasco
Release Date:01/03/1947
Reina santa
Character:Infante Alfonso
Release Date:11/01/1947
La pródiga
Character:José
Release Date:27/09/1946
Los últimos de Filipinas
Character:Juan Chamizo
Release Date:09/05/1945
Eugenia de Montijo
Character:Duque de Alba
Release Date:16/10/1944
El rey que rabió
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:22/01/1940
Leyenda rota
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:22/01/1940
Los cuatro robinsones
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1939
Television Appearances
Arnau
Character:Compte de Barcelona
Mission of Love
Character:Pacheco
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Character:Don Quijote
Imágenes perdidas
Character:Himself - Narrator
I promessi sposi
Character:Conte zio
Il ricatto
Character:Magistrato Di Nola
Blaues Blut
Character:Dekker
Le Grand Secret
Character:Paul Corbet
The House of Ulloa
Character:Sr. De La Lage
A.D.
Character:Seneca
Jesus of Nazareth
Character:Gaspar
Origins of the Mafia
Character:Baron Della Spina
Don Quijote von der Mancha
Character:Der Herzog / le duc
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