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
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise as Marchena
- Don Quijote de la Mancha as Don Quijote
- Don Quixote as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes as Don Quijote
- Blood and Dust as Sultan Saladin
- After the Dream as Ramiro Lanza
- L'Atlantide as Father Mauritius
- The Sow as Fray Juan
- Paco, mi padre
1991
- Imágenes perdidas as Himself - Narrator
1990
- Naked Tango as Judge Torres
- Pictures of Europe as Self
- Drums of Fire as Papa Pablo V
- Breath of Life as Gran Magno
1989
- I promessi sposi as Conte zio
- Blaues Blut as Dekker
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
- Il ricatto as Magistrato Di Nola
- La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Il professor Rune
- Esmeralda Bay as Ramos
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
- Buñuel as Self
1988
- Scent of a Crime as Fayón
- The Tunnel as Allende
- Winter Diary as Padre
- Pasodoble as Don Nuño
1987
- Mi general as Director Almirante
- The Enchanted Forest as Mr. D'Abondo
1986
- Saving Grace as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
- Paradise Hotel as Joseph
- Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos as Self
1985
- A.D. as Seneca
- The House of Ulloa as Sr. De La Lage
- Star Knight as Fray Lupo
- Angel of Death as Ohmei Felsberg
- Our Father as Cardinal
- Rustlers' Rhapsody as Railroad Colonel
- Black Arrow as Warwick
1984
- The Hit as Policeman
- A Strange Passion as Piacchi
- The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel as Self
1983
- Bearn as Don Antonio
1982
- Monsignor as Cardinal Santoni
- Looking for Jesus as Don Filippo
- A Estrangeira as André
1981
- Honey as Editor
- Lady of the Camelias as Count Stackelberg
- The Crime of Cuenca as Contreras
- Chaste and Pure as Antonio Di Maggio
- Trágala, perro as Juez
1980
- Caboblanco as Police Captain Torredo
- Memorias de Leticia Valle as Don Fernando Valle
1979
- Traffic Jam as Carlo
- Quintet as Grigor
1978
- Ciné regards as Self
- The Last Romantic Lover as Max
- Rebeldía as Don Luis
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Gaspar
- That Obscure Object of Desire as Mathieu Faber
- Eyes Behind the Wall as Ivano
- Elisa, My Life as Luis
- The Assignment as Bidara
1976
- Origins of the Mafia as Baron Della Spina
- Voyage of the Damned as President Bru
- The Desert of the Tartars as Nathanson
- A Matter of Time as Charles Van Maar
- Illustrious Corpses as Security Minister
- Striptease as Alfonso
- El segundo poder as Cardenal
- Manuela as Don Ramón
1975
- French Connection II as Alain Charnier
- Seven Beauties as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
- Smiling Maniacs as Judge Vanini
1974
- The Woman with Red Boots as Perrot
- The Murri Affair as Prof. Murri
- Violent Blood Bath as Oscar
- Say it with Flowers as Jacques Berger
- ¿... Y el prójimo? as Luis Ignacio
1973
- White Fang as Father Oatley
- High Crime as Cafiero
- Tarot as Arthur
- Fall of a Body as M. Nansoit
- One Way as Mr. David
1972
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Don Rafael
- Antony and Cleopatra as Lepidus
- Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos as Narrador (voz)
- The Two Faces of Fear as Inspector Nardi
- This Kind of Love as Giovanna's father
- White Sister as le directeur de l'hôpital
- Canticle as Padrino Elisa
- La duda as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- The French Connection as Alain Charnier
- A Town Called Bastard as Old Blind Man
- The Light at the Edge of the World as Captain Moriz
- The Great Swindle as Luis
- Cold Eyes of Fear as Juez Flower
1970
- Compañeros as Prof. Xantos
- Tristana as Don Lope
- Wrath of the Wind as Don Antonio
- The Adventurers as Jaime Xenos
- Aoom
- El mejillón gallego
1969
- Guns of the Magnificent Seven as Quintero
- The Price of Power as Pinkerton
- Land Raiders as Priest
- A Candidate for a Killing as Marco Augusto
1968
- Villa Rides as Fuentes
- The Immortal Story as Merchant
- Los preparativos
- Un pequeño colonizador verde
1967
- Historia de la frivolidad as Gent
- Run Like a Thief as Col. Romero
- Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Filipe II
- Amor en el aire as Carlos Mª Saldiez
- The Viscount as Marco Demoygne
- Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Desperate Ones as Ibram
1966
- Return of the Seven as Priest
- Navajo Joe as Reverend Rattigan
- Attack of the Robots as Sir Percy
- El Greco as Re Filippo II
- Zampo y yo as Zampo
1965
- Chimes at Midnight as Worcester
- Don Quijote von der Mancha as Der Herzog / le duc
- Legacy of the Incas as President Castillo
- Son of a Gunfighter as Don Pedro Fortuna
- The Amazing Doctor G as Goldginger
- The Devil Also Cries as Ramòn Quiroga
- Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte as Verleger Ramos
- Samson and Gideon as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
- Don Quijote as Der Herzog
- Espionage in Lisbon as Agent of the New World Organization
- España insólita as (voice)
1964
- The Rash One as El Rico Pintor
- Backfire as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
- El señor de La Salle as Luis XIV
- The New Cinderella as Juan Echarre
- Fin de semana as Entrevistador
- The Palomos as Don Alberto
- La aventura de Api
1963
- The Running Man as Police Official
- Scheherazade as Al Fakid
- The Castilian as Ramiro II, rey de León
- The Ceremony as Sanchez
- La hora incógnita
1962
- Viridiana as Don Jaime
- My Son, the Hero as High Priest (uncredited)
- Torerillos, 61 as Narrator (voice)
- Face of Terror as Dr. Charles Taylor
- Rogelia as Máximo García
1961
- The Savage Guns as Don Hernán
- Goliath Against the Giants as Bokan the Usurper
- Fantasmas en la casa as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
- Siempre es domingo as Juez Andonelli
- Teresa as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
1960
- The Revolt of the Slaves as Valerio
- Don Lucio and Brother Pío as Señor Aguilar
- Vida sin risas
- Culpables as Mario
1959
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
- Poison at 2:30 as Ramón
- Parque de Madrid as Don Luis
- Sonatas as Captain Casares
- Mission in Morocco as Princ Achmed
1958
- The Night Heaven Fell as Tío (alternate version)
- Sevilla Penitente
- Revenge as Writer
- ¡Viva lo imposible! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- La Rana Verde as Narrator (voice)
1957
- The Singer from Mexico as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
- Un marido de ida y vuelta as Paco
- Faustina as Valentín
- Day of Fear
- Madrugada as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
1956
- Don Juan as Don Iñigo
- The Adventures of Gil Blas as Captain Rolando
- La vida en un bloc as (voice) (uncredited)
- Playa prohibida
1955
- The Miracle of Marcelino as Monje narrador
- Billete para Tánger as Inspector
1954
- Rebeldía as Capellán
- El alcalde de Zalamea as El Rey
- Crimen en el entreacto
- Comedians as Miguel
- Las últimas banderas as Miguel Bermejo
- Cristo
1953
- Welcome Mr. Marshall! as Narrador (voz)
- The Lovers of Toledo
- Airport as Fernando
- Cabaret as Carlos Jiménez
1952
- The Devil's Roundup as Atracador
- La laguna negra as Miguel
- Flamenco as (voz)
1951
- La señora de Fátima as Lorenzo Duarte
- Air Lashings as Narrador (voz)
- Black Sky as Ángel López Veiga
1950
- Agustina of Aragon as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
1949
- Aventuras de Juan Lucas as Juan Lucas
- Sabela De Cambados as Narrator (voice)
1948
- Locura de amor as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
- Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Enrique Marín Rubio
- Noche de reyes
- Mare nostrum as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
1947
- Don Quixote as Sansón Carrasco
- La princesa de los Ursinos as Felipe V
- Fuenteovejuna as Frondoso
- 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)