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