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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Movies
1958: Those Who Said No Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie Self (archive footage)
Ça colle
The Return of Don Camillo Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo's Last Round Don Camillo Tarocci
Don Camillo: Monsignor Don Camillo Tarocci
The Little World of Don Camillo Don Camillo Tarocci
Paris Holiday Fernydel
Escale au soleil Guide
The Red Inn Le Moine
The Sleepwalker Victor Boniface
Harvest Urbain Gedemus
Don Camillo in Moscow Don Camillo Tarocci
Angele Saturnin
Fric-Frac Marcel
Lilac le garçon d'honneur
Black and White Le groom
The Lucky Star Auguste
Josette Albert Durandal
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Baba
Tu m'as sauvé la vie Fortuné Richard
Heartbeat Irénée Fabre
Topaze Albert Topaze
The Wild Oat Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Croesus Crésus
My Wife's Husband Fernand Jouvin
Sailor's Song
Vive la classe
The Italian Straw Hat Fadinard
Maruche Maruche
L'Ordonnance malgré lui
La Terreur de la pampa
Le Jugement de minuit Sam Hackitt
The Darling of Paris
Le Gros Lot
Le Chéri de sa concierge
The Devil and the Ten Commandments Dieu / God
The Smart People of the 11th The orderly Patard
The Virtuous Bigamist Paul Verdier
Life Dances On Fabien Coutissol
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny Adhémar Pomme
Le Chômeur de Clochemerle Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin'
French Touch Mario Marius
The Most Wanted Man Joe Calvet
Gangster Boss Antoine Venturen
Honoré de Marseille Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille
Caught in the Foreign Legion Luc, doorman of the "Miramar"
The Sheep Has Five Legs Edouard de Saint-Forget
The Law Is the Law Ferdinand Pastorelli
Ignace Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel
The Well-Digger's Daughter Félipe Rambert
The Hunting Ground Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
L'Aventure de Cabassou Cabassou
Spring, Autumn and Love Fernand "Noël" Sarrazin, nougatier
That Tender Age Adolphe Lartigue
Simple-Minded Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'
The Last Judgment The widower
Sénéchal the Magnificent François, Lucien Sénéchal
One of the Legion Fernand Espitalion
Raphaël le tatoué Modeste Manosque
Ernest the Rebel Ernest Pic
The Cow and I Charles Bailly
The Five Cents of Lavarede Armand Lavarède
Life Together Marcel Caboufigue
Mademoiselle Nitouche Célestin / Floridor
Relax Yourself Darling François Faustin
Little Nothings Astier
Adrien Adrien Moulinet
Assassin in the Phonebook Albert Rimond
Barnabé Barnabé
Berlingot and Company François Arnaud
Blague dans le coin Jeff Burlington
Three Feet in a Bed Casimir
Dynamite Jack Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
Ferdinand the Roisterer Ferdinand Piat
Forbidden Fruit Dr. Charles Pellegrin
Fun in the Barracks Vanderague
Good King Dagobert M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
Carnival Dardamelle
The Lafleur Cavalryman Fernand Lafleur
Three Sinners Noël Annequin
Jim la houlette Moluchet
The Acrobat Ernest Sauce
The Cupboard Was Bare Alfred Puc
St. Val's Mystery Désiré Le Sec
Happy He Who Like Ulysses Antonin
The Trip to Biarritz Guillaume Dodut
Les Bleus de la marine Lafraise
Love Around the Clock Antonin
The Man in the Raincoat Albert Constantin
Monsieur Hector Hector
The Man in the Buick Armand Favrot
The Woman's Confidant Giuliano Goberti
Fernandel the Dressmaker Fernand Vignard
Your Money or Your Life Charles Migue
The Heroic Mr. Boniface Boniface
Le Coq du régiment Medard
Father's Trip Mr Quantin, paysan jurassien
François 1er Honorin
Baby's Laxative Truchet
Fernandel 3 films
Naïs Toine
The Free Trade Hotel Boulot, le garçon d'étage
Pétrus Pétrus
The Mondesir Heir Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
Rooster Heart Tulipe Barbaroux, ouvrier imprimeur
Les Vignes du Seigneur Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne
Don Juan Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan
Cocagne Marc-Antoine
The Kings of Sport Acteur
The Changing of the Guard Attilio Capellaro
The best hostess Lucien Pivoine
The Boss Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles
L'Âge d'or de la pub Self (archive footage)
Tricoche and Cacolet Tricoche
I'm in the Revue Le peintre en bâtiment dévot
Le Petit Monde de Fernandel
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir Martial Gonfaron
The Suitors Club Antoine Valoisir
Skylark Michelet
Par habitude
Pas un mot à ma femme
Emile the African Emile Boulard
I have something to tell you l'amant qui s'est trompé d'étage
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops Vincent Fleuret
The Amorous Garrison (Paul, un "deuxième classe")
The Wonderful Night le berger
Hercule Hercule Maffre
Love and Cool Water Eloi, le chauffeur
He Isidore
Le train de 8 H 47 Croquebol
Around the World in Eighty Days French Coachman
Une histoire pétillante
Bric a Brac and Company Fernand
The Orderly Etienne
A Night of Madness Fernand
Les Gaîtés de la finance Marivol Lambinet
We Request an Assassin Bob
No Women Casimir
Irma la voyante Irma / Le client
The end combine Joseph, le valet de chambre
Hoboes in Paradise Pons
I Have an Idea Un passant dans la rue (uncredited)
Fernandel c'est moi
A Dog's Life Gustave Bourdillon
Lidoire Lidoire
The Phoney War Self - Actor (archive footage)
Night attack L'amant
Un homme sans nom
The Bread Peddler Billenbuis
Shows
The Merv Griffin Show Self
Allo ! Fernandel Monsieur Fernand
Discorama Self
L'Amateur Fernand
Champs-Elysées Self
Cinépanorama Self
Champs-Elysées Self (archive footage)
