Fernando Rey
Born: 1917-09-20 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Died: 1994-03-09
Known For: Acting
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."
Filmography
2019
- El Quijote desde la platea as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
2000
- Speaking of Buñuel as Self (archive footage)
1998
- Les paradoxes de Buñuel as Self (archive footage)
1994
- On the Far Side of the Tunnel as Miguel
- Arnau as Compte de Barcelona
- El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? as Gregorio
1993
- Mission of Love as Pacheco
- Madregilda as Franco's Father
1992
- The Sow as Fray Juan
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise as Marchena
- Don Quixote as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- After the Dream as Ramiro Lanza
- Blood and Dust as Sultan Saladin
- Don Quijote de la Mancha as Don Quijote
- L'Atlantide as Father Mauritius
- El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes as Don Quijote
1991
- Imágenes perdidas as Himself - Narrator
1990
- Naked Tango as Judge Torres
- Drums of Fire as Papa Pablo V
- Breath of Life as Gran Magno
- Pictures of Europe as Self
1989
- Buñuel as Self
- I promessi sposi as Conte zio
- Esmeralda Bay as Ramos
- La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Il professor Rune
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
- Blaues Blut as Dekker
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
- Il ricatto as Magistrato Di Nola
1988
- The Tunnel as Allende
- Pasodoble as Don Nuño
- Scent of a Crime as Fayón
- Winter Diary as Padre
1987
- Mi general as Director Almirante
- The Enchanted Forest as Mr. D'Abondo
1986
- Saving Grace as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
- Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos as Himself
- Paradise Hotel as Joseph
1985
- Black Arrow as Warwick
- Angel of Death as Ohmei Felsberg
- Rustlers' Rhapsody as Railroad Colonel
- A.D. as Seneca
- Our Father as Cardinal
- The House of Ulloa as Sr. De La Lage
- Star Knight as Fray Lupo
1984
- The Hit as Policeman
- The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel as Self
- A Strange Passion as Piacchi
1983
- Bearn as Don Antonio
1982
- A Estrangeira as André
- Monsignor as Cardinal Santoni
- Looking for Jesus as Don Filippo
1981
- Honey as Editor
- Trágala, perro as Juez
- Lady of the Camelias as Count Stackelberg
- Chaste and Pure as Antonio Di Maggio
- The Crime of Cuenca as Contreras
1980
- Caboblanco as Police Captain Torredo
- Memorias de Leticia Valle as Don Fernando Valle
1979
- Traffic Jam as Carlo
- Quintet as Grigor
1978
- The Last Romantic Lover as Max
- Playmate
- Rebeldía as Don Luis
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Gaspar
- The Assignment as Bidara
- That Obscure Object of Desire as Mathieu Faber
- Eyes Behind the Wall as Ivano
- Elisa, My Life as Luis
1976
- Illustrious Corpses as Security Minister
- Manuela as Don Ramón
- The Desert of the Tartars as Nathanson
- Voyage of the Damned as President Bru
- A Matter of Time as Charles Van Maar
- El segundo poder as Cardenal
- Origins of the Mafia as Baron Della Spina
- Striptease as Alfonso
1975
- French Connection II as Alain Charnier
- Smiling Maniacs as Judge Vanini
- Seven Beauties as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
1974
- The Murri Affair as Prof. Murri
- Violent Blood Bath as Oscar
- ¿... Y el prójimo? as Luis Ignacio
- Say it with Flowers as Jacques Berger
- The Woman with Red Boots as Perrot
1973
- Tarot as Arthur
- High Crime as Cafiero
- Fall of a Body as M. Nansoit
- One Way as Mr. David
- White Fang as Father Oatley
1972
- La duda as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Don Rafael
- Antony and Cleopatra as Lepidus
- This Kind of Love as Giovanna's father
- White Sister as le directeur de l'hôpital
- The Two Faces of Fear as Inspector Nardi
- Canticle as Padrino Elisa
1971
- A Town Called Bastard as Old Blind Man
- The French Connection as Alain Charnier
- The Light at the Edge of the World as Captain Moriz
- The Great Swindle as Luis
- Cold Eyes of Fear as Juez Flower
1970
- Tristana as Don Lope
- Aoom
- The Adventurers as Jaime Xenos
- Wrath of the Wind as Don Antonio
- Compañeros as Prof. Xantos
- El mejillón gallego
1969
- Land Raiders as Priest
- Guns of the Magnificent Seven as Quintero
- A Candidate for a Killing as Marco Augusto
- The Price of Power as Pinkerton
1968
- Los preparativos
- Villa Rides as Fuentes
- Un pequeño colonizador verde
- The Immortal Story as Merchant
1967
- Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Filipe II
- Historia de la frivolidad as Gent
- Amor en el aire as Carlos Mª Saldiez
- Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Run Like a Thief as Col. Romero
- The Desperate Ones as Ibram
- The Viscount as Marco Demoygne
1966
- Return of the Seven as Priest
- Attack of the Robots as Sir Percy
- Navajo Joe as Reverend Rattigan
- El Greco as Re Filippo II
- Zampo y yo as Zampo
1965
- Don Quijote as Der Herzog
- Legacy of the Incas as President Castillo
- The Amazing Doctor G as Goldginger
- Chimes at Midnight as Worcester
- Son of a Gunfighter as Don Pedro Fortuna
- Samson and Gideon as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
- Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte as Verleger Ramos
- Don Quijote von der Mancha as Der Herzog / le duc
- The Devil Also Cries as Ramòn Quiroga
- España insólita as (voice)
- Espionage in Lisbon as Agent of the New World Organization
1964
- Backfire as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
- The Palomos as Don Alberto
- The Rash One as El Rico Pintor
- The New Cinderella as Juan Echarre
- Fin de semana as Entrevistador
- La aventura de Api
- El señor de La Salle as Luis XIV
1963
- The Ceremony as Sanchez
- Scheherazade as Al Fakid
- The Running Man as Police Official
- The Castilian as Ramiro II, rey de León
- La hora incógnita
1962
- Torerillos, 61 as Narrator (voice)
- My Son, the Hero as High Priest (uncredited)
- Viridiana as Don Jaime
- Face of Terror as Dr. Charles Taylor
- Rogelia as Máximo García
1961
- The Savage Guns as Don Hernán
- Teresa as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
- Siempre es domingo as Juez Andonelli
- Fantasmas en la casa as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
- Goliath Against the Giants as Bokan the Usurper
1960
- Culpables as Mario
- The Revolt of the Slaves as Valerio
- Don Lucio and Brother Pío as Señor Aguilar
- Vida sin risas
1959
- Parque de Madrid as Don Luis
- Poison at 2:30 as Ramón
- Mission in Morocco as Princ Achmed
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
- Sonatas as Captain Casares
1958
- Revenge as Writer
- Sevilla Penitente
- ¡Viva lo imposible! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- La Rana Verde as Narrator (voice)
- The Night Heaven Fell as Tío (alternate version)
1957
- Madrugada as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
- Faustina as Valentín
- The Singer from Mexico as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
- Day of Fear
- Un marido de ida y vuelta as Paco
1956
- Don Juan as Don Iñigo
- Playa prohibida
- The Adventures of Gil Blas as Captain Rolando
- La vida en un bloc as (voice) (uncredited)
1955
- The Miracle of Marcelino as Monje narrador
- Billete para Tánger as Inspector
1954
- Rebeldía as Capellán
- Comedians as Miguel
- Cristo
- Las últimas banderas as Miguel Bermejo
- El alcalde de Zalamea as El Rey
- Crimen en el entreacto
1953
- Cabaret as Carlos Jiménez
- Airport as Fernando
- Welcome Mr. Marshall! as Narrador (voz)
- The Lovers of Toledo
1952
- La laguna negra as Miguel
- The Devil's Roundup as Atracador
- Flamenco as (voz)
1951
- La señora de Fátima as Lorenzo Duarte
- Black Sky as Ángel López Veiga
- Air Lashings as Narrador (voz)
1950
- Agustina of Aragon as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
1949
- Sabela De Cambados as Narrator (voice)
- Aventuras de Juan Lucas as Juan Lucas
- Noche de Reyes
1948
- Mare nostrum as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
- Noche de reyes
- Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Enrique Marín Rubio
- Locura de amor as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
1947
- Fuenteovejuna as Frondoso
- Don Quixote as Sansón Carrasco
- Reina santa as Infante Alfonso
1946
- La pródiga as José
1945
- Los últimos de Filipinas as Juan Chamizo
1944
- Eugenia de Montijo as Duque de Alba
1940
- El rey que rabió as Extra (uncredited)
- Leyenda rota as Extra (uncredited)