Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1917-09-20
Day of Death
1994-03-09
Place of Birth
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Fernando Rey
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 (205)
El Quijote desde la platea
2019
Speaking of Buñuel
2000
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
1998
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
1994
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
1994
Madregilda
1993
The Sow
1992
L'Atlantide
1992
After the Dream
1992
Blood and Dust
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
Don Quixote
1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992
Drums of Fire
1990
