Acting · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France · Born May 8, 1903
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)
MovieL'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLes Rois de la comédie
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLe Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
MovieThe Phoney War
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie1958: Those Who Said No
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFernandel c'est moi
2000
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieHappy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
as Antonin
TVStasera Fernandel
1968
as Monsieur Fernand
MovieThe Man in the Buick
1968
as Armand Favrot
TVL'Amateur
1967
as Fernand
MovieFather's Trip
1966
as Quantin, Jura farmer
MovieYour Money or Your Life
1966
as Charles Migue
MovieDon Camillo in Moscow
1965
as Don Camillo Tarocci
MovieThat Tender Age
1964
as Adolphe Lartigue
MovieRelax Yourself Darling
1964
as François Faustin
MovieMy Wife's Husband
1963
as Fernand Jouvin
MovieGood King Dagobert
1963
as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
MovieBlague dans le coin
1963
as Jeff Burlington
MovieThe Trip to Biarritz
1963
as Guillaume Dodut
MovieThe Changing of the Guard
1962
as Attilio Capellaro
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
MovieThe Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Dieu / God
MovieAssassin in the Phonebook
1962
as Albert Rimond
MovieDynamite Jack
1961
as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
MovieThe Last Judgment
1961
as The widower
MovieDon Camillo: Monsignor
1961
as Don Camillo Tarocci
MovieCocagne
1961
as Marc-Antoine
MovieCroesus
1960
as Crésus
MovieThe Boss
1960
as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
MovieThe Cow and I
1959
as Charles Bailly
MovieThe Woman's Confidant
1959
as Giuliano Goberti
MovieGangster Boss
1959
as Antoine Venturen
TVDiscorama
1959
as Self
MovieLife Together
1958
as Marcel Caboufigue
MovieThe Law Is the Law
1958
as Ferdinand Pastorelli
MovieLes Vignes du Seigneur
1958
as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
MovieParis Holiday
1958
as Fernydel
MovieEasiest Profession
1957
as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
MovieSénéchal the Magnificent
1957
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
MovieThe Man in the Raincoat
1957
as Albert Constantin
MovieThe Virtuous Bigamist
1956
as Paul Verdier
MovieHonoré de Marseille
1956
as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
as French Coachman
MovieDon Juan
1956
as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
MovieFernandel the Dressmaker
1956
as Fernand Vignard
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
MovieDon Camillo's Last Round
1955
as Don Camillo Tarocci
MovieSpring, Autumn and Love
1955
as Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
MovieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
as Ali Baba
MovieThe Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Edouard de Saint-Forget
MovieMademoiselle Nitouche
1954
as Célestin / Floridor
MovieThe Most Wanted Man
1953
as Joe Calvet
MovieThe Return of Don Camillo
1953
as Don Camillo Tarocci
MovieCarnival
1953
as Dardamelle
MovieThe Wild Oat
1953
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
MovieForbidden Fruit
1952
as Dr. Charles Pellegrin
MovieFrench Touch
1952
as Mario Marius
MovieThe Little World of Don Camillo
1952
as Don Camillo Tarocci
MovieThe Red Inn
1951
as The Monk
MovieThe Hunting Ground
1951
as Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
MovieAdhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951
as Adhémar Pomme
MovieThe Sleepwalker
1951
as Victor Boniface
MovieTopaze
1951
as Albert Topaze
MovieCaught in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
MovieThree Sinners
1950
as Noël Annequin
MovieTu m'as sauvé la vie
1950
as Fortuné Richard
MovieThree Feet in a Bed
1950
as Casimir
MovieI'm in the Revue
1950
as Philippe, devout house painter
MovieWe Request an Assassin
1949
as Bob
MovieThe Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949
as Boniface
MovieThe Cupboard Was Bare
1948
as Alfred Puc
MovieSi ça peut vous faire plaisir
1948
as Martial Gonfaron
MovieEmile the African
1948
as Emile Boulard
MovieEscale au soleil
1947
as Guide
MovieIrma la voyante
1947
as Irma / Le client
MovieRooster Heart
1946
as Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
MoviePétrus
1946
as Pétrus
MovieL'Aventure de Cabassou
1946
as Cabassou
MovieNaïs
1945
as Toine
MovieSt. Val's Mystery
1945
as Désiré Le Sec
MovieHoboes in Paradise
1945
as Pons
MovieAdrien
1943
as Adrien Moulinet
MovieLove Around the Clock
1943
as Antonin
MovieDon't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943
as Vincent Fleuret
MovieA Dog's Life
1943
as Gustave Bourdillon
MovieThe Lucky Star
1943
as Auguste
MovieSimple-Minded
1942
as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
MovieThe Suitors Club
1941
as Antoine Valoisir
MovieThe Italian Straw Hat
1941
as Fadinard
MovieThe Acrobat
1941
as Ernest Sauce
MovieLittle Nothings
1941
as Astier
MovieThe Wonderful Night
1940
as le berger
MovieThe Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
as Félipe Rambert
MovieMonsieur Hector
1940
as Hector
MovieThe Mondesir Heir
1940
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
MovieFric-Frac
1939
as Marcel
MovieBerlingot and Company
1939
as François Arnaud
MovieThe Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
as Armand Lavarède
MovieRaphaël le tatoué
1939
as Modeste Manosque
MovieErnest the Rebel
1938
as Ernest Pic
MovieTricoche and Cacolet
1938
as Tricoche
MovieBarnabé
1938
as Barnabé
MovieHeartbeat
1938
as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
MovieHercule
1938
as Hercule Maffre
MovieHarvest
1937
as Urbain Gedemus
MovieThe Kings of Sport
1937
as Acteur
MovieLife Dances On
1937
as Fabien Coutissol
MovieIgnace
1937
as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
MovieThe Smart People of the 11th
1937
as The orderly Patard
MovieFrancis the First
1937
as Honorin
MovieJosette
1937
as Albert Durandal
MovieOne of the Legion
1936
as Fernand Espitalion
MovieLes Gaîtés de la finance
1936
as Marivol Lambinet
MovieUne histoire pétillante
1936
MovieJim la houlette
1935
as Moluchet
MovieFerdinand the Roisterer
1935
as Ferdinand Piat
MovieThe Lafleur Cavalryman
1934
as Fernand Lafleur
MovieI Have an Idea
1934
as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
MovieThe Free Trade Hotel
1934
as Boulot, le garçon d'étage
MovieAngele
1934
as Saturnin
MovieSkylark
1934
as Michelet
MovieNavy Blue
1934
as Lafraise
Le Chéri de sa concierge
1934
MovieThe Eight-Forty-Seven Train
1934
as Croquebol
MovieA Night of Madness
1934
as Fernand
MovieThe Amorous Garrison
1934
as Frédéric, rider
MovieMaruche
1934
as Maruche
MovieThe Bread Peddler
1934
as Billenbuis
MovieLove and Cool Water
1933
as Eloi, le chauffeur
MovieLa Terreur de la pampa
1933
MovieThe Orderly
1933
as Etienne
MovieLe Gros Lot
1933
MovieThe Rooster of the Regiment
1933
as Medard
MovieL'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933
MovieLe Jugement de minuit
1933
as Sam Hackitt
MovieÇa colle
1933
MovieLidoire
1933
as Lidoire
Un homme sans nom
1932
MovieFun in the Barracks
1932
as Vanderague
MovieNo Women
1932
as Casimir
MovieVive la classe
1932
MovieLilac
1932
as le garçon d'honneur
MoviePar habitude
1932
MovieHe
1932
as Isidore
MovieSailor's Song
1932
MoviePas un mot à ma femme
1931
MovieNight attack
1931
as L'amant
MovieThe Darling of Paris
1931
MovieThe End Combine
1931
as Joseph, le valet de chambre
MovieBaby's Laxative
1931
as Truchet
MovieBric a Brac and Company
1931
as Fernand
MovieBlack and White
1931
as Le groom
MovieThe best hostess
1930
as Lucien Pivoine
MovieI have something to tell you
1930
as l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
MovieFernandel 3 films
