Fernando Rey
Acting
- Born:
- 1917-09-20
- Died:
- 1994-03-09
- Place of birth:
- A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Biography
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."
Known For
Filmography
El Quijote desde la platea
Speaking of Buñuel
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
Arnau
Madregilda
Mission of Love
The Sow
L'Atlantide
Paco, mi padre
After the Dream
Blood and Dust
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Don Quixote
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Imágenes perdidas
Drums of Fire
Breath of Life
Naked Tango
Pictures of Europe
I promessi sposi
Esmeralda Bay
Il ricatto
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Blaues Blut
Le Grand Secret
Le Grand Secret
Buñuel
Scent of a Crime
Winter Diary
Pasodoble
The Tunnel
The Enchanted Forest
Mi general
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
Saving Grace
Paradise Hotel
Star Knight
The House of Ulloa
Black Arrow
Angel of Death
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Our Father
A.D.
A Strange Passion
The Hit
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Bearn
Monsignor
Looking for Jesus
A Estrangeira
Trágala, perro
Chaste and Pure
The Crime of Cuenca
Honey
Lady of the Camelias
Memorias de Leticia Valle
Caboblanco
Quintet
Traffic Jam
Rebeldía
The Last Romantic Lover
Ciné regards
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Assignment
Eyes Behind the Wall
Elisa, My Life
Jesus of Nazareth
Voyage of the Damned
Origins of the Mafia
The Desert of the Tartars
A Matter of Time
Manuela
Illustrious Corpses
Striptease
El segundo poder
Seven Beauties
French Connection II
Smiling Maniacs
The Woman with Red Boots
The Murri Affair
Say it with Flowers
Violent Blood Bath
¿... Y el prójimo?
White Fang
Fall of a Body
One Way
High Crime
Tarot
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
La duda
Canticle
White Sister
Antony and Cleopatra
The Two Faces of Fear
This Kind of Love
Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos
Film '72
A Town Called Bastard
The French Connection
The Light at the Edge of the World
Cold Eyes of Fear
The Great Swindle
Compañeros
Wrath of the Wind
Aoom
Tristana
The Adventurers
El mejillón gallego
The Price of Power
A Candidate for a Killing
Land Raiders
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
The Immortal Story
Villa Rides
Los preparativos
Un pequeño colonizador verde
Amor en el aire
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Run Like a Thief
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
The Desperate Ones
The Viscount
Historia de la frivolidad
Navajo Joe
Return of the Seven
El Greco
Zampo y yo
Attack of the Robots
Chimes at Midnight
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
Espionage in Lisbon
The Amazing Doctor G
Don Quijote von der Mancha
Legacy of the Incas
Son of a Gunfighter
España insólita
The Devil Also Cries
Don Quijote
Samson and Gideon
Fin de semana
The Palomos
The New Cinderella
The Rash One
Backfire
El señor de La Salle
La aventura de Api
The Ceremony
La hora incógnita
The Running Man
Scheherazade
The Castilian
Face of Terror
My Son, the Hero
Viridiana
Rogelia
Torerillos, 61
The Savage Guns
Siempre es domingo
Fantasmas en la casa
Goliath Against the Giants
Teresa
The Revolt of the Slaves
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Vida sin risas
Culpables
Poison at 2:30
The Last Days of Pompeii
Sonatas
Mission in Morocco
Parque de Madrid
¡Viva lo imposible!
La Rana Verde
Revenge
The Night Heaven Fell
Sevilla Penitente
Un marido de ida y vuelta
Madrugada
Day of Fear
Faustina
The Singer from Mexico
Don Juan
Playa prohibida
The Adventures of Gil Blas
La vida en un bloc
Billete para Tánger
The Miracle of Marcelino
Comedians
Rebeldía
El alcalde de Zalamea
Crimen en el entreacto
Cristo
Las últimas banderas
Airport
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Cabaret
The Lovers of Toledo
La laguna negra
Flamenco
The Devil's Roundup
La señora de Fátima
Air Lashings
Black Sky
Agustina of Aragon
Sabela De Cambados
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
Mare nostrum
Noche de reyes
Locura de amor
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
Fuenteovejuna
La princesa de los Ursinos
Don Quixote
Reina santa
La pródiga
Los últimos de Filipinas
Eugenia de Montijo
El rey que rabió
Leyenda rota
The Four Robinsons
Señores del espacio