Franck Fernandel
Born: 1935-12-10 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died: 2011-06-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
Franck Fernandel (born Franck Gérard Ignace Contandin; 10 December 1935 – 8 June 2011) was a French actor, singer and songwriter, and writer. Franck was the only son of three children born to the famous French actor Fernandel. He acted alongside his father in three films, The Changing of the Guard in 1962, Gilles Grangier's L'Âge ingrat and Georges Bianchi's En avant la musique. He was not only an actor; he also had a passion for music and achieved great success as a singer. His hits included the songs "Fanny", "Les Yeux d'un ange", "Un Américain dans les rues de Rio", "Bonjour Marie" and "L'Amour interdit". As a singer he toured Europe, Canada and the United States. Later in his career he became a radio host. He died on the night of 7/8 June 2011. Source: Article "Franck Fernandel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
1988
- La Calanque as Mr Boudrague
1987
- Sacrée Soirée as Self
- Le monde est à vous as Self
1984
- La Chance aux chansons as Self
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
1975
- Système 2 as Self
1971
- Samedi soir as Self
1964
- Cherchez l'idole as Richard
1962
- The Changing of the Guard as Gianni Cappelaro
1959
- Discorama as Self