Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 20, 1917
Place of Birth
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Also Known As
- Fernando Casado Arambillet
- Фернандо Рей
Fernando Rey
Biography
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."
Known For - Movies
Honey
as Editor
The Miracle of Marcelino
as Monje narrador
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
Voyage of the Damned
as President Bru
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
The Hit
as Policeman
Return of the Seven
as Priest
Known For - TV Shows
Jesus of Nazareth
as Gaspar
A.D.
as Seneca
I promessi sposi
as Conte zio
Arnau
as Compte de Barcelona
Origins of the Mafia
as Baron Della Spina
Blaues Blut
as Dekker
Don Quijote von der Mancha
as Der Herzog / le duc
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
Il ricatto
as Magistrato Di Nola
Mission of Love
as Pacheco