Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1903-05-08
Day of Death
1971-02-26
Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Fernandel
Biography
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan town located in the province of Turin. He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her"). (Wikipedia)
Filmography (149)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Les Rois de la comédie
2023
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
2020
The Phoney War
2019
1958: Those Who Said No
2018
Fernandel c'est moi
2000
Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970
The Man in the Buick
1968
Father's Trip
1966
Your Money or Your Life
1966
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
That Tender Age
1964
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
My Wife's Husband
1963
