Fernando Rey
Acting
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."
TV Shows(13)
Arnau
Compte de Barcelona
1994
Mission of Love
Pacheco
1993
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Don Quijote
1992
Imágenes perdidas
Himself - Narrator
1991
I promessi sposi
Conte zio
1989
Il ricatto
Magistrato Di Nola
1989
Blaues Blut
Dekker
1989
Le Grand Secret
Paul Corbet
1989
The House of Ulloa
Sr. De La Lage
1985
A.D.
Seneca
1985
Jesus of Nazareth
Gaspar
1977
Origins of the Mafia
Baron Della Spina
1976
Don Quijote von der Mancha
Der Herzog / le duc
1965
Movies(206)
El Quijote desde la platea
Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
2019
Speaking of Buñuel
Self (archive footage)
2000
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
Self (archive footage)
1998
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
Gregorio
1994
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
Miguel
1994
Madregilda
Franco's Father
1993
The Sow
Fray Juan
1992
L'Atlantide
Father Mauritius
1992
After the Dream
Ramiro Lanza
1992
Blood and Dust
Sultan Saladin
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Marchena
1992
Don Quixote
Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote
1992
Drums of Fire
Papa Pablo V
1990
Breath of Life
Gran Magno
1990
Naked Tango
Judge Torres
1990
Pictures of Europe
Self
1990
Esmeralda Bay
Ramos
1989
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Il professor Rune
1989
Le Grand Secret
Paul Corbet
1989
Buñuel
Self
1989
Scent of a Crime
Fayón
1988
Winter Diary
Padre
1988
Pasodoble
Don Nuño
1988
The Tunnel
Allende
1988
The Enchanted Forest
Mr. D'Abondo
1987
Mi general
Director Almirante
1987
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
Self
1986
Saving Grace
Cardinal Stefano Biondi
1986
Paradise Hotel
Joseph
1986
Star Knight
Fray Lupo
1985
Black Arrow
Warwick
1985
Angel of Death
Ohmei Felsberg
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Railroad Colonel
1985
Our Father
Cardinal
1985
A Strange Passion
Piacchi
1984
The Hit
Policeman
1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Self
1984
Bearn
Don Antonio
1983
Monsignor
Cardinal Santoni
1982
Looking for Jesus
Don Filippo
1982
A Estrangeira
André
1982
Trágala, perro
Juez
1981
Chaste and Pure
Antonio Di Maggio
1981
The Crime of Cuenca
Contreras
1981
Honey
Editor
1981
Lady of the Camelias
Count Stackelberg
1981
Memorias de Leticia Valle
Don Fernando Valle
1980
Caboblanco
Police Captain Torredo
1980
Quintet
Grigor
1979
Traffic Jam
Carlo
1979
Rebeldía
Don Luis
1978
The Last Romantic Lover
Max
1978
That Obscure Object of Desire
Mathieu Faber
1977
The Assignment
Bidara
1977
Eyes Behind the Wall
Ivano
1977
Elisa, My Life
Luis
1977
Voyage of the Damned
President Bru
1976
The Desert of the Tartars
Nathanson
1976
A Matter of Time
Charles Van Maar
1976
Manuela
Don Ramón
1976
Illustrious Corpses
Security Minister
1976
Striptease
Alfonso
1976
El segundo poder
Cardenal
1976
Seven Beauties
Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
1975
French Connection II
Alain Charnier
1975
Smiling Maniacs
Judge Vanini
1975
The Woman with Red Boots
Perrot
1974
The Murri Affair
Prof. Murri
1974
Say it with Flowers
Jacques Berger
1974
Violent Blood Bath
Oscar
1974
¿... Y el prójimo?
Luis Ignacio
1974
White Fang
Father Oatley
1973
Fall of a Body
M. Nansoit
1973
One Way
Mr. David
1973
High Crime
Cafiero
1973
Tarot
Arthur
1973
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Don Rafael
1972
La duda
Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
1972
Canticle
Padrino Elisa
1972
White Sister
le directeur de l'hôpital
1972
Antony and Cleopatra
Lepidus
1972
The Two Faces of Fear
Inspector Nardi
1972
This Kind of Love
Giovanna's father
1972
A Town Called Bastard
Old Blind Man
1971
The French Connection
Alain Charnier
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
Captain Moriz
1971
Cold Eyes of Fear
Juez Flower
1971
The Great Swindle
Luis
1971
Compañeros
Prof. Xantos
1970
Wrath of the Wind
Don Antonio
1970
Aoom
1970
Tristana
Don Lope
1970
The Adventurers
Jaime Xenos
1970
El mejillón gallego
1970
The Price of Power
Pinkerton
1969
A Candidate for a Killing
Marco Augusto
1969
Land Raiders
Priest
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Quintero
1969
The Immortal Story
Merchant
1968
Villa Rides
Fuentes
1968
Los preparativos
1968
Un pequeño colonizador verde
1968
Amor en el aire
Carlos Mª Saldiez
1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Filipe II
1967
Run Like a Thief
Col. Romero
1967
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1967
The Desperate Ones
Ibram
1967
The Viscount
Marco Demoygne
1967
Historia de la frivolidad
Gent
1967
Navajo Joe
Reverend Rattigan
1966
Return of the Seven
Priest
1966
El Greco
Re Filippo II
1966
Zampo y yo
Zampo
1966
Attack of the Robots
Sir Percy
1966
Chimes at Midnight
Worcester
1965
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
Verleger Ramos
1965
Espionage in Lisbon
Agent of the New World Organization
1965
The Amazing Doctor G
Goldginger
1965
Legacy of the Incas
President Castillo
1965
Son of a Gunfighter
Don Pedro Fortuna
1965
España insólita
(voice)
1965
The Devil Also Cries
Ramòn Quiroga
1965
Don Quijote
Der Herzog
1965
Samson and Gideon
Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
1965
Fin de semana
Entrevistador
1964
The Palomos
Don Alberto
1964
The New Cinderella
Juan Echarre
1964
The Rash One
El Rico Pintor
1964
Backfire
Commissioner of Beirut harbor
1964
El señor de La Salle
Luis XIV
1964
La aventura de Api
1964
The Ceremony
Sanchez
1963
La hora incógnita
1963
The Running Man
Police Official
1963
Scheherazade
Al Fakid
1963
The Castilian
Ramiro II, rey de León
1963
Face of Terror
Dr. Charles Taylor
1962
My Son, the Hero
High Priest (uncredited)
1962
Viridiana
Don Jaime
1962
Rogelia
Máximo García
1962
Torerillos, 61
Narrator (voice)
1962
The Savage Guns
Don Hernán
1961
Siempre es domingo
Juez Andonelli
1961
Fantasmas en la casa
Raimundo Rodríguez de Toledo
1961
Goliath Against the Giants
Bokan the Usurper
1961
Teresa
Profesor Héctor de la Barrera
1961
The Revolt of the Slaves
Valerio
1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Señor Aguilar
1960
Vida sin risas
1960
Culpables
Mario
1960
Poison at 2:30
Ramón
1959
The Last Days of Pompeii
Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
1959
Sonatas
Captain Casares
1959
Mission in Morocco
Princ Achmed
1959
Parque de Madrid
Don Luis
1959
¡Viva lo imposible!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958
La Rana Verde
Narrator (voice)
1958
Revenge
Writer
1958
The Night Heaven Fell
Tío (alternate version)
1958
Sevilla Penitente
1958
Un marido de ida y vuelta
Paco
1957
Madrugada
Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Day of Fear
1957
Faustina
Valentín
1957
The Singer from Mexico
Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
1957
Don Juan
Don Iñigo
1956
Playa prohibida
1956
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Captain Rolando
1956
La vida en un bloc
(voice) (uncredited)
1956
Billete para Tánger
Inspector
1955
The Miracle of Marcelino
Monje narrador
1955
Comedians
Miguel
1954
Rebeldía
Capellán
1954
El alcalde de Zalamea
El Rey
1954
Crimen en el entreacto
1954
Cristo
1954
Las últimas banderas
Miguel Bermejo
1954
Airport
Fernando
1953
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Narrador (voz)
1953
Cabaret
Carlos Jiménez
1953
The Lovers of Toledo
1953
La laguna negra
Miguel
1952
Flamenco
(voz)
1952
The Devil's Roundup
Atracador
1952
La señora de Fátima
Lorenzo Duarte
1951
Air Lashings
Narrador (voz)
1951
Black Sky
Ángel López Veiga
1951
Agustina of Aragon
General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
1950
Sabela De Cambados
Narrator (voice)
1949
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
Juan Lucas
1949
Noche de Reyes
1949
Mare nostrum
Ulises / Capitán Ferragut
1948
Noche de reyes
1948
Locura de amor
Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
1948
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
Enrique Marín Rubio
1948
Fuenteovejuna
Frondoso
1947
Don Quixote
Sansón Carrasco
1947
Reina santa
Infante Alfonso
1947
La pródiga
José
1946
Los últimos de Filipinas
Juan Chamizo
1945
Eugenia de Montijo
Duque de Alba
1944
El rey que rabió
Extra (uncredited)
1940
Leyenda rota
Extra (uncredited)
1940
Los cuatro robinsones
1939
Señores del espacio