

Fernandel
Acting
May 8, 1903
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
February 26, 1971
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)
The Filmography


Father's Trip

Your Money or Your Life

Don Camillo in Moscow

That Tender Age

Relax Yourself Darling

Good King Dagobert

Blague dans le coin

The Trip to Biarritz

The Changing of the Guard

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Dynamite Jack

The Last Judgment

Don Camillo: Monsignor

Cocagne

The Cow and I

Paris Holiday

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Mademoiselle Nitouche
