
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").
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Acting (147 movies)

1958: Those Who Said No
2018

Les Rois de la comédie
2023

Ça colle
1933

The Return of Don Camillo
1953

Don Camillo's Last Round
1955

Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961

The Little World of Don Camillo
1952

Paris Holiday
1958

Escale au soleil
1947

The Red Inn
1951

The Sleepwalker
1951

Harvest
1937

Don Camillo in Moscow
1965

Angele
1934

Fric-Frac
1939

Lilac
1932

Black and White
1931

The Lucky Star
1943

Josette
1937

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954

Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950

Heartbeat
1938

Topaze
1951

The Wild Oat
1953

Croesus
1960

My Wife's Husband
1963

Sailor's Song
1932

Vive la classe
1932

The Italian Straw Hat
1941

Maruche
1934

L'Ordonnance malgré lui
1933

La Terreur de la pampa
1933

Le Jugement de minuit
1933

The Darling of Paris
1931

Le Gros Lot
1933

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962

The Smart People of the 11th
1937

The Virtuous Bigamist
1956

Life Dances On
1937

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951

Le Chômeur de Clochemerle
1957

French Touch
1952

The Most Wanted Man
1953

Gangster Boss
1959

Honoré de Marseille
1956

Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950

The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954

The Law Is the Law
1958

Ignace
1937

The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940

The Hunting Ground
1951

L'Aventure de Cabassou
1946

Spring, Autumn and Love
1955

That Tender Age
1964

Simple-Minded
1942

The Last Judgment
1961

Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957

One of the Legion
1936

Raphaël le tatoué
1939

Ernest the Rebel
1938

The Cow and I
1959

The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939

Life Together
1958

Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954

Relax Yourself Darling
1964

Little Nothings
1941

Adrien
1943

Assassin in the Phonebook
1962

Barnabé
1938

Berlingot and Company
1939

Blague dans le coin
1963

Three Feet in a Bed
1950

Dynamite Jack
1961

Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935

Forbidden Fruit
1952

Fun in the Barracks
1932

Good King Dagobert
1963

Carnival
1953

The Lafleur Cavalryman
1934

Three Sinners
1950

Jim la houlette
1935

The Acrobat
1941

The Cupboard Was Bare
1948

St. Val's Mystery
1945

Happy He Who Like Ulysses
1970

The Trip to Biarritz
1963

Les Bleus de la marine
1934

Love Around the Clock
1943

The Man in the Raincoat
1957

Monsieur Hector
1940

The Man in the Buick
1968

The Woman's Confidant
1959

Fernandel the Dressmaker
1956

Your Money or Your Life
1966

The Heroic Mr. Boniface
1949

Le Coq du régiment
1933

Father's Trip
1966

Francis the First
1937

Baby's Laxative
1931

Naïs
1945
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Cat | 1971 | Producer |