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
- Arnau as Compte de Barcelona
- El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? as Gregorio
- On the Far Side of the Tunnel as Miguel
1993
- Mission of Love as Pacheco
- Madregilda as Franco's Father
1992
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise as Marchena
- After the Dream as Ramiro Lanza
- Don Quijote de la Mancha as Don Quijote
- The Sow as Fray Juan
- Blood and Dust as Sultan Saladin
- Don Quixote as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Paco, mi padre
- 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
- 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
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
- Blaues Blut as Dekker
- Esmeralda Bay as Ramos
- Il ricatto as Magistrato Di Nola
- Buñuel as Self
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
- La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Il professor Rune
1988
- The Tunnel as Allende
- Scent of a Crime as Fayón
- Pasodoble as Don Nuño
- Winter Diary as Padre
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
- Our Father as Cardinal
- Rustlers' Rhapsody as Railroad Colonel
- Angel of Death as Ohmei Felsberg
- The House of Ulloa as Sr. De La Lage
- Star Knight as Fray Lupo
- 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
- Chaste and Pure as Antonio Di Maggio
- The Crime of Cuenca as Contreras
- Trágala, perro as Juez
1980
- Caboblanco as Police Captain Torredo
- Memorias de Leticia Valle as Don Fernando Valle
1979
- Quintet as Grigor
- Traffic Jam as Carlo
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
- Illustrious Corpses as Security Minister
- A Matter of Time as Charles Van Maar
- Manuela as Don Ramón
- El segundo poder as Cardenal
- Striptease as Alfonso
1975
- French Connection II as Alain Charnier
- Seven Beauties as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
- Smiling Maniacs as Judge Vanini
1974
- Violent Blood Bath as Oscar
- The Woman with Red Boots as Perrot
- The Murri Affair as Prof. Murri
- Say it with Flowers as Jacques Berger
- ¿... Y el prójimo? as Luis Ignacio
1973
- High Crime as Cafiero
- White Fang as Father Oatley
- Tarot as Arthur
- One Way as Mr. David
- Fall of a Body as M. Nansoit
1972
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Don Rafael
- Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos as Narrador (voz)
- Antony and Cleopatra as Lepidus
- White Sister as le directeur de l'hôpital
- The Two Faces of Fear as Inspector Nardi
- Canticle as Padrino Elisa
- This Kind of Love as Giovanna's father
- 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
- Cold Eyes of Fear as Juez Flower
- The Great Swindle as Luis
1970
- Tristana as Don Lope
- The Adventurers as Jaime Xenos
- Compañeros as Prof. Xantos
- Wrath of the Wind as Don Antonio
- Aoom
- El mejillón gallego
1969
- Guns of the Magnificent Seven as Quintero
- Land Raiders as Priest
- The Price of Power as Pinkerton
- A Candidate for a Killing as Marco Augusto
1968
- Villa Rides as Fuentes
- Los preparativos
- The Immortal Story as Merchant
- Un pequeño colonizador verde
1967
- Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Filipe II
- The Desperate Ones as Ibram
- Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Amor en el aire as Carlos Mª Saldiez
- Historia de la frivolidad as Gent
- The Viscount as Marco Demoygne
- Run Like a Thief as Col. Romero
1966
- Return of the Seven as Priest
- Navajo Joe as Reverend Rattigan
- Attack of the Robots as Sir Percy
- Zampo y yo as Zampo
- El Greco as Re Filippo II
1965
- Chimes at Midnight as Worcester
- Don Quijote von der Mancha as Der Herzog / le duc
- Legacy of the Incas as President Castillo
- Don Quijote as Der Herzog
- Son of a Gunfighter as Don Pedro Fortuna
- Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte as Verleger Ramos
- The Amazing Doctor G as Goldginger
- Samson and Gideon as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
- The Devil Also Cries as Ramòn Quiroga
- 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
- Fin de semana as Entrevistador
- The New Cinderella as Juan Echarre
- The Palomos as Don Alberto
- La aventura de Api
1963
- Scheherazade as Al Fakid
- The Running Man as Police Official
- The Ceremony as Sanchez
- The Castilian as Ramiro II, rey de León
- 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
- Siempre es domingo as Juez Andonelli
- Teresa as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
- Fantasmas en la casa as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
1960
- The Revolt of the Slaves as Valerio
- Vida sin risas
- Don Lucio and Brother Pío as Señor Aguilar
- Culpables as Mario
1959
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
- Mission in Morocco as Princ Achmed
- Sonatas as Captain Casares
- Poison at 2:30 as Ramón
- Parque de Madrid as Don Luis
1958
- The Night Heaven Fell as Tío (alternate version)
- Sevilla Penitente
- ¡Viva lo imposible! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Revenge as Writer
- La Rana Verde as Narrator (voice)
1957
- Un marido de ida y vuelta as Paco
- The Singer from Mexico as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
- Madrugada as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
- Faustina as Valentín
- Day of Fear
1956
- Don Juan as Don Iñigo
- The Adventures of Gil Blas as Captain Rolando
- Playa prohibida
- 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
- Crimen en el entreacto
- El alcalde de Zalamea as El Rey
- 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
- La laguna negra as Miguel
- The Devil's Roundup as Atracador
- Flamenco as (voz)
1951
- Black Sky as Ángel López Veiga
- La señora de Fátima as Lorenzo Duarte
- 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
1948
- Locura de amor as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
- Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Enrique Marín Rubio
- Mare nostrum as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
- Noche de reyes
1947
- Fuenteovejuna as Frondoso
- Reina santa as Infante Alfonso
- Don Quixote as Sansón Carrasco
- La princesa de los Ursinos as Felipe V
1946
- La pródiga as José
1945
- Los últimos de Filipinas as Juan Chamizo
1944
- Eugenia de Montijo as Duque de Alba
1940
- Leyenda rota as Extra (uncredited)
- El rey que rabió as Extra (uncredited)