Acting · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain · Born September 20, 1917
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."
MovieEl Quijote desde la platea
2019
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
MovieSpeaking of Buñuel
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLes paradoxes de Buñuel
1998
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEl cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
1994
as Gregorio
MovieOn the Far Side of the Tunnel
1994
as Miguel
TVArnau
1994
as Compte de Barcelona
MovieMadregilda
1993
as Franco's Father
TVMission of Love
1993
as Pacheco
MovieThe Sow
1992
as Fray Juan
MovieL'Atlantide
1992
as Father Mauritius
MoviePaco, mi padre
1992
MovieAfter the Dream
1992
as Ramiro Lanza
MovieBlood and Dust
1992
as Sultan Saladin
Movie1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Marchena
MovieDon Quixote
1992
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieEl Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992
as Don Quijote
TVDon Quijote de la Mancha
1992
as Don Quijote
Imágenes perdidas
1991
as Himself - Narrator
MovieDrums of Fire
1990
as Papa Pablo V
MovieBreath of Life
1990
as Gran Magno
MovieNaked Tango
1990
as Judge Torres
MoviePictures of Europe
1990
as Self
TVI promessi sposi
1989
as Conte zio
MovieEsmeralda Bay
1989
as Ramos
Il ricatto
1989
as Magistrato Di Nola
MovieLa moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
as Il professor Rune
Blaues Blut
1989
as Dekker
MovieLe Grand Secret
1989
as Paul Corbet
TVLe Grand Secret
1989
as Paul Corbet
MovieBuñuel
1989
as Self
MovieScent of a Crime
1988
as Fayón
MovieWinter Diary
1988
as Padre
MoviePasodoble
1988
as Don Nuño
MovieThe Tunnel
1988
as Allende
MovieThe Enchanted Forest
1987
as Mr. D'Abondo
MovieMi general
1987
as Director Almirante
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
1986
as Self
MovieSaving Grace
1986
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
MovieParadise Hotel
1986
as Joseph
MovieStar Knight
1985
as Fray Lupo
TVThe House of Ulloa
1985
as Sr. De La Lage
MovieBlack Arrow
1985
as Warwick
MovieAngel of Death
1985
as Ohmei Felsberg
MovieRustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Railroad Colonel
MovieOur Father
1985
as Cardinal
TVA.D.
1985
as Seneca
MovieA Strange Passion
1984
as Piacchi
MovieThe Hit
1984
as Policeman
MovieThe Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984
as Self
MovieBearn
1983
as Don Antonio
MovieMonsignor
1982
as Cardinal Santoni
MovieLooking for Jesus
1982
as Don Filippo
MovieA Estrangeira
1982
as André
MovieTrágala, perro
1981
as Juez
MovieChaste and Pure
1981
as Antonio Di Maggio
MovieThe Crime of Cuenca
1981
as Contreras
MovieHoney
1981
as Editor
MovieLady of the Camelias
1981
as Count Stackelberg
MovieMemorias de Leticia Valle
1980
as Don Fernando Valle
MovieCaboblanco
1980
as Police Captain Torredo
MovieQuintet
1979
as Grigor
MovieTraffic Jam
1979
as Carlo
MovieRebeldía
1978
as Don Luis
MovieThe Last Romantic Lover
1978
as Max
TVCiné regards
1978
as Self
MovieThat Obscure Object of Desire
1977
as Mathieu Faber
MovieThe Assignment
1977
as Bidara
MovieEyes Behind the Wall
1977
as Ivano
MovieElisa, My Life
1977
as Luis
TVJesus of Nazareth
1977
as Gaspar
MovieVoyage of the Damned
1976
as President Bru
TVOrigins of the Mafia
1976
as Baron Della Spina
MovieThe Desert of the Tartars
1976
as Nathanson
MovieA Matter of Time
1976
as Charles Van Maar
MovieManuela
1976
as Don Ramón
MovieIllustrious Corpses
1976
as Security Minister
MovieStriptease
1976
as Alfonso
MovieEl segundo poder
1976
as Cardenal
MovieSeven Beauties
1975
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
MovieFrench Connection II
1975
as Alain Charnier
MovieSmiling Maniacs
1975
as Judge Vanini
MovieThe Woman with Red Boots
1974
as Perrot
MovieThe Murri Affair
1974
as Prof. Murri
MovieSay it with Flowers
1974
as Jacques Berger
MovieViolent Blood Bath
1974
as Oscar
Movie¿... Y el prójimo?
1974
as Luis Ignacio
MovieWhite Fang
1973
as Father Oatley
MovieFall of a Body
1973
as M. Nansoit
MovieOne Way
1973
as Mr. David
MovieHigh Crime
1973
as Cafiero
MovieTarot
1973
as Arthur
MovieThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972
as Don Rafael
MovieLa duda
1972
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
MovieCanticle
1972
as Padrino Elisa
MovieWhite Sister
1972
as le directeur de l'hôpital
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1972
as Lepidus
MovieThe Two Faces of Fear
1972
as Inspector Nardi
MovieThis Kind of Love
1972
as Giovanna's father
TVHistoria de España: La noche de los tiempos
1972
as Narrador (voz)
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieA Town Called Bastard
1971
as Old Blind Man
MovieThe French Connection
1971
as Alain Charnier
MovieThe Light at the Edge of the World
1971
as Captain Moriz
MovieCold Eyes of Fear
1971
as Juez Flower
MovieThe Great Swindle
1971
as Luis
MovieCompañeros
1970
as Prof. Xantos
MovieWrath of the Wind
1970
as Don Antonio
MovieAoom
1970
MovieTristana
1970
as Don Lope
MovieThe Adventurers
1970
as Jaime Xenos
El mejillón gallego
1970
MovieThe Price of Power
1969
as Pinkerton
MovieA Candidate for a Killing
1969
as Marco Augusto
MovieLand Raiders
1969
as Priest
MovieGuns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Quintero
MovieThe Immortal Story
1968
as Merchant
MovieVilla Rides
1968
as Fuentes
MovieLos preparativos
1968
MovieUn pequeño colonizador verde
1968
MovieAmor en el aire
1967
as Carlos Mª Saldiez
MovieLe avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
1967
as Filipe II
MovieRun Like a Thief
1967
as Col. Romero
MoviePero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Desperate Ones
1967
as Ibram
MovieThe Viscount
1967
as Marco Demoygne
MovieHistoria de la frivolidad
1967
as Gent
MovieNavajo Joe
1966
as Reverend Rattigan
MovieReturn of the Seven
1966
as Priest
MovieEl Greco
1966
as Re Filippo II
MovieZampo y yo
1966
as Zampo
MovieAttack of the Robots
1966
as Sir Percy
MovieChimes at Midnight
1965
as Worcester
MovieDer Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
1965
as Verleger Ramos
MovieEspionage in Lisbon
1965
as Agent of the New World Organization
MovieThe Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Goldginger
TVDon Quijote von der Mancha
1965
as Der Herzog / le duc
MovieLegacy of the Incas
1965
as President Castillo
MovieSon of a Gunfighter
1965
as Don Pedro Fortuna
MovieEspaña insólita
1965
as (voice)
MovieThe Devil Also Cries
1965
as Ramòn Quiroga
MovieDon Quijote
1965
as Der Herzog
MovieSamson and Gideon
1965
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
MovieFin de semana
1964
as Entrevistador
MovieThe Palomos
1964
as Don Alberto
MovieThe New Cinderella
1964
as Juan Echarre
MovieThe Rash One
1964
as El Rico Pintor
MovieBackfire
1964
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
MovieEl señor de La Salle
1964
as Luis XIV
La aventura de Api
1964
MovieThe Ceremony
1963
as Sanchez
MovieLa hora incógnita
1963
MovieThe Running Man
1963
as Police Official
MovieScheherazade
1963
as Al Fakid
MovieThe Castilian
1963
as Ramiro II, rey de León
MovieFace of Terror
1962
as Dr. Charles Taylor
MovieMy Son, the Hero
1962
as High Priest (uncredited)
MovieViridiana
1962
as Don Jaime
MovieRogelia
1962
as Máximo García
Torerillos, 61
1962
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Savage Guns
1961
as Don Hernán
MovieSiempre es domingo
1961
as Juez Andonelli
MovieFantasmas en la casa
1961
as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
MovieGoliath Against the Giants
1961
as Bokan the Usurper
MovieTeresa
1961
as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
MovieThe Revolt of the Slaves
1960
as Valerio
MovieDon Lucio and Brother Pío
1960
as Señor Aguilar
MovieVida sin risas
1960
MovieCulpables
1960
as Mario
MoviePoison at 2:30
1959
as Ramón
MovieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1959
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
MovieSonatas
1959
as Captain Casares
MovieMission in Morocco
1959
as Princ Achmed
MovieParque de Madrid
1959
as Don Luis
Movie¡Viva lo imposible!
1958
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieLa Rana Verde
1958
as Narrator (voice)
MovieRevenge
1958
as Writer
MovieThe Night Heaven Fell
1958
as Tío (alternate version)
Sevilla Penitente
1958
MovieUn marido de ida y vuelta
1957
as Paco
MovieMadrugada
1957
as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
MovieDay of Fear
1957
MovieFaustina
1957
as Valentín
MovieThe Singer from Mexico
1957
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
MovieDon Juan
1956
as Don Iñigo
MoviePlaya prohibida
1956
MovieThe Adventures of Gil Blas
1956
as Captain Rolando
MovieLa vida en un bloc
1956
as (voice) (uncredited)
MovieBillete para Tánger
1955
as Inspector
MovieThe Miracle of Marcelino
1955
as Monje narrador
MovieComedians
1954
as Miguel
MovieRebeldía
1954
as Capellán
MovieEl alcalde de Zalamea
1954
as El Rey
MovieCrimen en el entreacto
1954
MovieCristo
1954
MovieLas últimas banderas
1954
as Miguel Bermejo
MovieAirport
1953
as Fernando
MovieWelcome Mr. Marshall!
1953
as Narrador (voz)
MovieCabaret
1953
as Carlos Jiménez
MovieThe Lovers of Toledo
1953
MovieLa laguna negra
1952
as Miguel
MovieFlamenco
1952
as (voz)
MovieThe Devil's Roundup
1952
as Atracador
MovieLa señora de Fátima
1951
as Lorenzo Duarte
MovieAir Lashings
1951
as Narrador (voz)
MovieBlack Sky
1951
as Ángel López Veiga
MovieAgustina of Aragon
1950
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
MovieSabela De Cambados
1949
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAventuras de Juan Lucas
1949
as Juan Lucas
MovieNoche de Reyes
1949
MovieMare nostrum
1948
as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
MovieNoche de reyes
1948
MovieLocura de amor
1948
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
MovieSi te hubieses casado conmigo
1948
as Enrique Marín Rubio
MovieFuenteovejuna
1947
as Frondoso
MovieLa princesa de los Ursinos
1947
as Felipe V
MovieDon Quixote
1947
as Sansón Carrasco
MovieReina santa
1947
as Infante Alfonso
MovieLa pródiga
1946
as José
MovieLos últimos de Filipinas
1945
as Juan Chamizo
MovieEugenia de Montijo
1944
as Duque de Alba
MovieEl rey que rabió
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieLeyenda rota
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieLos cuatro robinsones
1939
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