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
- On the Far Side of the Tunnel as Miguel
- 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)
- The Sow as Fray Juan
- Blood and Dust as Sultan Saladin
- After the Dream as Ramiro Lanza
- L'Atlantide as Father Mauritius
- El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes as Don Quijote
1991
- Imágenes perdidas as Himself - Narrator
1990
- Pictures of Europe as Self
- Drums of Fire as Papa Pablo V
- Naked Tango as Judge Torres
- 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
- Buñuel as Self
- Le Grand Secret as Paul Corbet
1988
- The Tunnel as Allende
- Pasodoble as Don Nuño
- Scent of a Crime as Fayón
- Winter Diary as Padre
1987
- The Enchanted Forest as Mr. D'Abondo
- Mi general as Director Almirante
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
- Black Arrow as Warwick
- Rustlers' Rhapsody as Railroad Colonel
- Angel of Death as Ohmei Felsberg
- Our Father as Cardinal
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
- Chaste and Pure as Antonio Di Maggio
- Lady of the Camelias as Count Stackelberg
- 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
- The Last Romantic Lover as Max
- Rebeldía as Don Luis
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Gaspar
- That Obscure Object of Desire as Mathieu Faber
- Elisa, My Life as Luis
- Eyes Behind the Wall as Ivano
- The Assignment as Bidara
1976
- Origins of the Mafia as Baron Della Spina
- Voyage of the Damned as President Bru
- Illustrious Corpses as Security Minister
- The Desert of the Tartars as Nathanson
- A Matter of Time as Charles Van Maar
- Manuela as Don Ramón
- Striptease as Alfonso
- El segundo poder as Cardenal
1975
- French Connection II as Alain Charnier
- Seven Beauties as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
- Smiling Maniacs as Judge Vanini
1974
- The Murri Affair as Prof. Murri
- Violent Blood Bath as Oscar
- The Woman with Red Boots as Perrot
- Say it with Flowers as Jacques Berger
- ¿... Y el prójimo? as Luis Ignacio
1973
- White Fang as Father Oatley
- High Crime as Cafiero
- One Way as Mr. David
- Tarot as Arthur
- Fall of a Body as M. Nansoit
1972
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Don Rafael
- Antony and Cleopatra as Lepidus
- White Sister as le directeur de l'hôpital
- Canticle as Padrino Elisa
- This Kind of Love as Giovanna's father
- The Two Faces of Fear as Inspector Nardi
- La duda as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- The French Connection as Alain Charnier
- The Light at the Edge of the World as Captain Moriz
- The Great Swindle as Luis
- A Town Called Bastard as Old Blind Man
- Cold Eyes of Fear as Juez Flower
1970
- Compañeros as Prof. Xantos
- The Adventurers as Jaime Xenos
- Tristana as Don Lope
- Wrath of the Wind as Don Antonio
- 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
- Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Filipe II
- The Desperate Ones as Ibram
- Historia de la frivolidad as Gent
- Run Like a Thief as Col. Romero
- Amor en el aire as Carlos Mª Saldiez
- Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Viscount as Marco Demoygne
1966
- Return of the Seven as Priest
- Navajo Joe as Reverend Rattigan
- El Greco as Re Filippo II
- Attack of the Robots as Sir Percy
- 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
- The Amazing Doctor G as Goldginger
- Samson and Gideon as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
- Son of a Gunfighter as Don Pedro Fortuna
- Don Quijote as Der Herzog
- España insólita as (voice)
- Espionage in Lisbon as Agent of the New World Organization
- Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte as Verleger Ramos
- The Devil Also Cries as Ramòn Quiroga
1964
- El señor de La Salle as Luis XIV
- Backfire as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
- Fin de semana as Entrevistador
- The New Cinderella as Juan Echarre
- La aventura de Api
- The Palomos as Don Alberto
- The Rash One as El Rico Pintor
1963
- Scheherazade as Al Fakid
- The Running Man as Police Official
- La hora incógnita
- The Castilian as Ramiro II, rey de León
- The Ceremony as Sanchez
1962
- Viridiana as Don Jaime
- My Son, the Hero as High Priest (uncredited)
- Face of Terror as Dr. Charles Taylor
- Torerillos, 61 as Narrator (voice)
- Rogelia as Máximo García
1961
- Goliath Against the Giants as Bokan the Usurper
- Siempre es domingo as Juez Andonelli
- The Savage Guns as Don Hernán
- Fantasmas en la casa as Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
- Teresa as Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
1960
- Don Lucio and Brother Pío as Señor Aguilar
- Culpables as Mario
- The Revolt of the Slaves as Valerio
- Vida sin risas
1959
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
- Sonatas as Captain Casares
- Parque de Madrid as Don Luis
- Mission in Morocco as Princ Achmed
- Poison at 2:30 as Ramón
1958
- The Night Heaven Fell as Tío (alternate version)
- Revenge as Writer
- ¡Viva lo imposible! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- La Rana Verde as Narrator (voice)
- Sevilla Penitente
1957
- The Singer from Mexico as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
- Faustina as Valentín
- Un marido de ida y vuelta as Paco
- Madrugada as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
- Day of Fear
1956
- Don Juan as Don Iñigo
- La vida en un bloc as (voice) (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Gil Blas as Captain Rolando
- Playa prohibida
1955
- The Miracle of Marcelino as Monje narrador
- Billete para Tánger as Inspector
1954
- Comedians as Miguel
- El alcalde de Zalamea as El Rey
- Las últimas banderas as Miguel Bermejo
- Cristo
- Rebeldía as Capellán
- Crimen en el entreacto
1953
- Welcome Mr. Marshall! as Narrador (voz)
- Cabaret as Carlos Jiménez
- The Lovers of Toledo
- Airport as Fernando
1952
- The Devil's Roundup as Atracador
- Flamenco as (voz)
- La laguna negra as Miguel
1951
- Air Lashings as Narrador (voz)
- La señora de Fátima as Lorenzo Duarte
- 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)
- Noche de Reyes
1948
- Locura de amor as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
- Mare nostrum as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
- Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Enrique Marín Rubio
- Noche de reyes
1947
- Don Quixote as Sansón Carrasco
- 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
- Leyenda rota as Extra (uncredited)
- El rey que rabió as Extra (uncredited)