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."
Movie | El Quijote desde la platea | Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage) | 2019-04-22 |
Movie | On the Far Side of the Tunnel | Miguel | 1994-02-25 |
Series | Arnau | Compte de Barcelona | 1994-01-17 |
Movie | El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? | Gregorio | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | Madregilda | Franco's Father | 1993-09-26 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1992-04-20 |
Movie | After the Dream | Ramiro Lanza | 1992-09-09 |
Movie | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Don Quijote | 1992-01-29 |
Movie | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Marchena | 1992-10-09 |
Movie | The Sow | Fray Juan | 1992-11-06 |
Movie | L'Atlantide | Father Mauritius | 1992-11-05 |
Movie | Naked Tango | Judge Torres | 1990-09-27 |
Movie | Pictures of Europe | Self | 1990-04-25 |
Movie | Breath of Life | Gran Magno | 1990-10-11 |
Movie | Drums of Fire | Papa Pablo V | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | La moglie ingenua e il marito malato | Il professor Rune | 1989-04-17 |
Series | Le Grand Secret | Paul Corbet | 1989-01-06 |
Series | Il ricatto | Magistrato Di Nola | 1989-04-23 |
Movie | Esmeralda Bay | Ramos | 1989-05-18 |
Series | I promessi sposi | Conte zio | 1989-11-12 |
Movie | The Tunnel | Allende | 1988-04-29 |
Movie | Pasodoble | Don Nuño | 1988-06-09 |
Movie | Winter Diary | Padre | 1988-09-29 |
Movie | Scent of a Crime | Fayón | 1988-10-21 |
Movie | Moon Over Parador | Alejandro | 1988-09-09 |
Movie | Mi general | Director Almirante | 1987-05-07 |
Movie | The Enchanted Forest | Sr. D'Abondo | 1987-10-02 |
Movie | Paradise Hotel | Joseph | 1986-04-15 |
Movie | Saving Grace | Cardinal Stefano Biondi | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | Our Father | Cardinal | 1985-04-21 |
Series | A.D. | Seneca | 1985-03-31 |
Movie | Rustlers' Rhapsody | Railroad Colonel | 1985-05-10 |
Movie | Angel of Death | Ohmei Felsberg | 1985-07-23 |
Movie | Star Knight | Fray Lupo | 1985-12-20 |
Movie | Black Arrow | Warwick | 1985-10-09 |
Movie | The Hit | Policeman | 1984-09-07 |
Movie | A Strange Passion | Piacchi | 1984-11-21 |
Movie | Bearn | Don Antonio | 1983-04-14 |
Movie | Monsignor | Cardinal Santoni | 1982-10-22 |
Movie | A Estrangeira | André | 1982-02-01 |
Movie | Looking for Jesus | Don Filippo | 1982-03-03 |
Movie | Honey | Editor | 1981-05-08 |
Movie | The Crime of Cuenca | Contreras | 1981-08-17 |
Movie | Lady of the Camelias | Count Stackelberg | 1981-02-26 |
Movie | Chaste and Pure | Antonio Di Maggio | 1981-10-30 |
Movie | Trágala, perro | Juez | 1981-11-16 |
Movie | Memorias de Leticia Valle | Don Fernando Valle | 1980-02-25 |
Movie | Cabo Blanco | Police Captain Torredo | 1980-03-13 |
Movie | Traffic Jam | Carlo | 1979-01-12 |
Movie | Quintet | Grigor | 1979-02-09 |
Movie | Rebeldía | Don Luis | 1978-09-24 |
Movie | The Last Romantic Lover | Max | 1978-04-26 |
Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Gaspar | 1977-03-27 |
Movie | Elisa, My Life | Luis | 1977-04-21 |
Movie | Eyes Behind the Wall | Ivano | 1977-06-07 |
Movie | The Assignment | Bidara | 1977-07-11 |
Movie | That Obscure Object of Desire | Mathieu Faber | 1977-08-17 |
Movie | Illustrious Corpses | Security Minister | 1976-02-12 |
Movie | Striptease | Alfonso | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | El segundo poder | Cardenal | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | Manuela | Don Ramón | 1976-06-07 |
Movie | A Matter of Time | Charles Van Maar | 1976-10-07 |
Movie | Voyage of the Damned | President Bru | 1976-12-22 |
Series | Origins of the Mafia | Baron Della Spina | 1976-11-19 |
Movie | The Desert of the Tartars | Nathanson | 1976-10-29 |
Movie | French Connection II | Alain Charnier | 1975-05-18 |
Movie | Smiling Maniacs | Judge Vanini | 1975-01-16 |
Movie | Seven Beauties | Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner | 1975-12-20 |
Movie | ¿... Y el prójimo? | Luis Ignacio | 1974-07-10 |
Movie | Violent Blood Bath | Oscar | 1974-08-12 |
Movie | Say it with Flowers | Jacques Berger | 1974-09-04 |
Movie | The Woman with Red Boots | Perrot | 1974-12-11 |
Movie | The Murri Affair | Prof. Murri | 1974-09-28 |
Movie | Tarot | Arthur | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | High Crime | Cafiero | 1973-08-12 |
Movie | White Fang | Father Oatley | 1973-12-21 |
Movie | One Way | Mr. David | 1973-09-22 |
Movie | Fall of a Body | M. Nansoit | 1973-09-28 |
Movie | The Two Faces of Fear | Inspector Nardi | 1972-02-17 |
Movie | This Kind of Love | Giovanna's father | 1972-02-10 |
Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Lepidus | 1972-03-18 |
Movie | La duda | Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit | 1972-09-07 |
Movie | White Sister | le directeur de l'hôpital | 1972-03-31 |
Movie | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Don Rafael | 1972-09-15 |
Movie | Canticle | Padrino Elisa | 1972-07-17 |
Movie | The Great Swindle | Luis | 1971-03-06 |
Movie | Cold Eyes of Fear | Juez Flower | 1971-04-06 |
Movie | The French Connection | Alain Charnier | 1971-10-09 |
Movie | The Light at the Edge of the World | Captain Moriz | 1971-07-16 |
Movie | A Town Called Hell | Old Blind Man | 1971-10-27 |
Movie | Tristana | Don Lope | 1970-03-29 |
Movie | Aoom | 1970-07-01 | |
Movie | The Adventurers | Jaime Xenos | 1970-03-25 |
Movie | Wrath of the Wind | Don Antonio | 1970-12-04 |
Movie | Compañeros | Prof. Xantos | 1970-12-18 |
Movie | Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Quintero | 1969-07-14 |
Movie | Land Raiders | Priest | 1969-07-27 |
Movie | The Price of Power | Pinkerton | 1969-12-18 |
Movie | A Candidate for a Killing | Marco Augusto | 1969-08-22 |
Movie | Villa Rides | Fuentes | 1968-05-29 |
Movie | The Immortal Story | Merchant | 1968-06-01 |
Movie | The Desperate Ones | Ibram | 1967-01-01 |
Movie | Historia de la frivolidad | Gent | 1967-02-09 |
Movie | The Viscount | 1967-04-04 | |
Movie | Amor en el aire | Carlos Mª Saldiez | 1967-12-25 |
Movie | Cervantes | Filipe II | 1967-11-02 |
Movie | Run Like a Thief | Col. Romero | 1967-10-11 |
Movie | Attack of the Robots | Sir Percy | 1966-04-27 |
Movie | El Greco | Felipe II. | 1966-08-15 |
Movie | Zampo y yo | Zampo | 1966-07-04 |
Movie | Navajo Joe | Reverend Rattigan | 1966-11-25 |
Movie | Return of the Seven | Priest | 1966-10-19 |
Movie | España insólita | (voice) | 1965-05-13 |
Movie | The Devil Also Cries | Ramòn Quiroga | 1965-03-14 |
Movie | Don Quijote | Der Herzog | 1965-01-01 |
Movie | Samson and Gideon | Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord | 1965-01-01 |
Movie | Son of a Gunfighter | Don Pedro Fortuna | 1965-08-16 |
Series | Don Quijote von der Mancha | Der Herzog / le duc | 1965-10-08 |
Movie | Legacy of the Incas | President Castillo | 1965-09-08 |
Movie | Chimes at Midnight | Worcester | 1965-12-22 |
Movie | Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte | Verleger Ramos | 1965-11-12 |
Movie | The Amazing Doctor G | Goldginger | 1965-10-15 |
Movie | Espionage in Lisbon | Agent of the New World Organization | 1965-10-30 |
Movie | The Rash One | El Rico Pintor | 1964-09-07 |
Movie | El señor de La Salle | Luis XIV | 1964-01-01 |
Movie | The New Cinderella | Juan Echarre | 1964-09-12 |
Movie | Backfire | Commissioner of Beirut harbor | 1964-09-04 |
Movie | The Palomos | Don Alberto | 1964-11-02 |
Movie | La hora incógnita | Sacerdote | 1964-12-26 |
Movie | Fin de semana | Entrevistador | 1964-11-23 |
Movie | Scheherazade | Al Fakid | 1963-05-10 |
Movie | The Castilian | Ramiro II, rey de León | 1963-03-07 |
Movie | The Running Man | Police Official | 1963-10-01 |
Movie | The Ceremony | Sanchez | 1963-12-18 |
Movie | Viridiana | Don Jaime | 1962-04-01 |
Movie | Rogelia | Máximo García | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | My Son, the Hero | Hoher Priester | 1962-05-04 |
Movie | Face of Terror | Dr. Charles Taylor | 1962-10-28 |
Movie | Goliath Against the Giants | Bokan the Usurper | 1961-05-13 |
Movie | Teresa | Profesor Héctor de la Barrera | 1961-02-02 |
Movie | Fantasmas en la casa | Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo | 1961-08-17 |
Movie | Siempre es domingo | Juez Andonelli | 1961-10-23 |
Movie | The Savage Guns | Don Hernán | 1961-11-01 |
Movie | Culpables | Mario | 1960-06-26 |
Movie | Don Lucio and Brother Pío | Señor Aguilar | 1960-09-27 |
Movie | The Revolt of the Slaves | Valerio | 1960-12-30 |
Movie | Parque de Madrid | Don Luis | 1959-05-18 |
Movie | Sonatas | Captain Casares | 1959-10-12 |
Movie | Poison at 2:30 | Ramón | 1959-12-10 |
Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii | Arbaces, High Priest of Isis | 1959-11-12 |
Movie | The Night Heaven Fell | Tío (alternate version) | 1958-04-05 |
Movie | Revenge | Writer | 1958-05-02 |
Movie | La Rana Verde | Narrator (voice) | 1958-06-11 |
Movie | ¡Viva lo imposible! | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1958-09-01 |
Movie | Faustina | Valentín | 1957-05-13 |
Movie | The Singer from Mexico | Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited) | 1957-01-24 |
Movie | Madrugada | Mauricio (voice) (uncredited) | 1957-07-15 |
Movie | Un marido de ida y vuelta | Paco | 1957-08-26 |
Movie | La vida en un bloc | (voice) (uncredited) | 1956-04-01 |
Movie | Playa prohibida | 1956-04-19 | |
Movie | Don Juan | Don Iñigo | 1956-05-09 |
Movie | The Miracle of Marcelino | Monje narrador | 1955-02-24 |
Movie | El alcalde de Zalamea | 1954-01-25 | |
Movie | Crimen en el entreacto | 1954-01-16 | |
Movie | Comedians | Miguel | 1954-05-17 |
Movie | The Lovers of Toledo | 1953-01-28 | |
Movie | Cabaret | Carlos Jiménez | 1953-03-22 |
Movie | Airport | Fernando | 1953-09-14 |
Movie | Welcome Mr. Marshall! | Narrador (voice) | 1953-04-04 |
Movie | La laguna negra | Miguel | 1952-12-29 |
Movie | Black Sky | Ángel López Veiga | 1951-07-09 |
Movie | La señora de Fátima | 1951-10-07 | |
Movie | Air Lashings | 1951-09-24 | |
Movie | Agustina of Aragon | General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor | 1950-10-09 |
Movie | Aventuras de Juan Lucas | Juan Lucas | 1949-07-07 |
Movie | Sabela De Cambados | Narrator (voice) | 1949-12-14 |
Movie | Si te hubieses casado conmigo | Enrique Marín Rubio | 1948-08-03 |
Movie | Locura de amor | Don Felipe "el Hermoso" | 1948-10-08 |
Movie | Mare nostrum | Ulises / Capitán Ferragut | 1948-12-21 |
Movie | Noche de reyes | 1948-10-27 | |
Movie | Reina santa | Infante Alfonso | 1947-01-11 |
Movie | Fuenteovejuna | Frondoso | 1947-11-20 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Sansón Carrasco | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | La pródiga | José | 1946-09-27 |
Movie | Los últimos de Filipinas | Juan Chamizo | 1945-05-09 |
Movie | Eugenia de Montijo | Duque de Alba | 1944-10-16 |
Movie | El rey que rabió | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-01-22 |
Movie | Leyenda rota | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-01-22 |
Movie | Los cuatro robinsones | 1939-12-04 |