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Fernando Casado Arambillet, best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television 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 and as the drug lord Alain Charnier in The French Connection (1971) and French Connection II (1975), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.
Birth Name
Fernando Casado Arambillet
Born
Thursday, 20 September 1917
Died
Wednesday, 09 March 1994
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Regresa El Cepa | Contreras | 2019 |
The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Alain Charnier | 2008 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Alain Charnier | 2003 |
The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
L'Atlantide | Father Mauritius | 1992 |
1492: Conquest of Paradise | Marchena | 1992 |
Don Quijote de la Mancha | Don Quijote | 1992 |
Don Quixote | Closing Scene Narrator | 1992 |
Imágenes perdidas | Self | 1991 |
Naked Tango | Judge Torres | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Regresa El Cepa | Contreras | 2019 |
The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Alain Charnier | 2008 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Alain Charnier | 2003 |
The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
L'Atlantide | Father Mauritius | 1992 |
1492: Conquest of Paradise | Marchena | 1992 |
Don Quijote de la Mancha | Don Quijote | 1992 |
Don Quixote | Closing Scene Narrator | 1992 |
Imágenes perdidas | Self | 1991 |
Naked Tango | Judge Torres | 1991 |
Countdown to Esmeralda Bay | Ramos | 1989 |
Scent of a Crime | Fayón | 1988 |
Diario de invierno | Padre | 1988 |
Moon Over Parador | Alejandro | 1988 |
The Tunnel | Allende | 1988 |
Captain James Cook | Hawke | 1987 |
The Enchanted Forest | Sr. D'Abondo | 1987 |
Angel of Death | Ohmei Felsberg | 1987 |
Saving Grace | Cardinal Stefano Biondi | 1986 |
Star Knight | Fray Lupo | 1985 |
Rustlers' Rhapsody | Railroad Colonel | 1985 |
Padre nuestro | Cardinal / Cardenal | 1985 |
A.D. | Seneca | 1985 |
Black Arrow | Warwick | 1985 |
Un amour interdit | Piacchi | 1984 |
The Hit | Senior Policeman / Policeman | 1984 |
Monsignor | Santoni / Cardinal Santoni | 1982 |
Looking for Jesus | Don Filippo | 1982 |
Chaste and Pure | Antonio Di Maggio | 1981 |
Honey | Editor | 1981 |
Cabo Blanco | Terredo / Police Captain Torredo | 1980 |
Quintet | Grigor | 1979 |
The Last Romantic Lover | Max | 1978 |
That Obscure Object of Desire | Mathieu / Mathieu Faber | 1977 |
Jesus of Nazareth | Gaspar | 1977 |
Voyage of the Damned | President Bru | 1976 |
The Desert of the Tartars | Colonel Nathanson / Nathanson | 1976 |
A Matter of Time | Charles Van Maar | 1976 |
Origins of the Mafia | Baron Della Spina | 1976 |
Illustrious Corpses | Security Minister | 1976 |
Seven Beauties | Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner / Pedro | 1975 |
Arena | Self | 1975 |
French Connection II | Alain Charnier | 1975 |
Smiling Maniacs | Judge Vanini | 1975 |
The Woman in Red Boots | Perrot | 1974 |
The Murri Affair | Il professore Augusto Murri / Prof. Murri | 1974 |
White Fang | Father Oatley | 1973 |
Fall of a Body | M. Nansoit | 1973 |
One Way | Mr. David | 1973 |
High Crime | Cafiero | 1973 |
Game of Murder | Arthur / boss | 1973 |
Violent Blood Bath | Oscar / Oscar Bataille | 1973 |
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Don Rafael Acosta / Don Rafael | 1972 |
White Sister | Primario / le directeur de l'hôpital | 1972 |
Antony and Cleopatra | Lepidus | 1972 |
The French Connection | Alain Charnier | 1971 |
The Light at the Edge of the World | Captain Moriz | 1971 |
A Town Called Hell | Old blind man | 1971 |
Cold Eyes of Fear | Judge Bedell / Juez Flower | 1971 |
The Great Swindle | Luis | 1971 |
Compañeros | Prof. Xantos / Prof. Vitaliano Xantos | 1970 |
Trinity Sees Red | Don Antonio | 1970 |
Aoom | 1970 | |
Tristana | Don Lope | 1970 |
The Adventurers | Jaime Xenos | 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 |
Villa Rides | Fuentes | 1968 |
The Immortal Story | Merchant / Merchant telling Clay's history | 1968 |
Love in Flight | Carlos Mª Saldiez | 1967 |
The Young Rebel | Filipe II | 1967 |
Run Like a Thief | Col. Romero | 1967 |
The Viscount | Marco Demoygne | 1967 |
Historia de la frivolidad | Caballero / Gent | 1967 |
Beyond the Mountains | Ibram | 1967 |
Navajo Joe | Rev. Rattigan / Reverend Rattigan | 1966 |
Return of the Seven | Priest | 1966 |
El Greco | Felipe II / Felipe II. | 1966 |
Zampo y yo | Luis 'Zampo' | 1966 |
Cartes sur table | Sir Percy | 1966 |
El marqués | Publisher Ramos / Verleger Ramos | 1965 |
Espionage in Lisbon | Agent of the New World Organization | 1965 |
The Amazing Doctor G | Goldginger | 1965 |
Son of a Gunfighter | Don Pedro Fortuna | 1965 |
Chimes at Midnight | Worcester | 1965 |
El diablo también llora | Ramòn Quiroga | 1965 |
I grandi condottieri | Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord | 1965 |
La hora incógnita | Sacerdote | 1964 |
Weekend | Entrevistador | 1964 |
Los Palomos | Don Alberto | 1964 |
La nueva Cenicienta | Juan Echarre | 1964 |
Backfire | Commissioner of Beirut harbor | 1964 |
The Rash One | El Rico Pintor | 1964 |
The Ceremony | Sanchez | 1963 |
The Running Man | Police Official | 1963 |
Scheherazade | Acteur / Al Fakid | 1963 |
The Castilian | Ramiro II, rey de León | 1963 |
Face of Terror | Dr. Charles Taylor | 1962 |
The Savage Guns | Don Hernán | 1962 |
My Son, the Hero | Hoher Priester / Sumo Sacerdote / High Priest | 1962 |
El pobre García | Narrador | 1961 |
Viridiana | Don Jaime | 1961 |
Goliath Against the Giants | Bokan the Usurper / Bokan, i usurpario | 1961 |
Teresa | Profesor Héctor de la Barrera | 1961 |
The Revolt of the Slaves | Valerio | 1960 |
Culpables | Mario | 1960 |
Día de muertos | (voice) | 1960 |
Poison at 2:30 | Ramón | 1959 |
The Last Days of Pompeii | Arbaces, High Priest of Isis | 1959 |
Sonatas | Capitán Casares / Captain Casares | 1959 |
¡Viva lo imposible! | Narrator | 1958 |
La venganza | Escritor | 1958 |
The Night Heaven Fell | Tío (alternate version) | 1958 |
Un marido de ida y vuelta | Paco | 1957 |
Faustina | Valentín | 1957 |
Le chanteur de Mexico | Cartoni - l'impresario | 1956 |
Main Street | Federico Rivas | 1956 |
Don Juan | Don Iñigo | 1956 |
The Miracle of Marcelino | Narrator Monk / Monje narrador | 1955 |
Welcome Mr. Marshall! | Narrador (voice) / Narrador | 1953 |
La laguna negra | Miguel | 1952 |
Flamenco | (voice) | 1952 |
La señora de Fátima | Lorenzo Duarte | 1951 |
Locura de amor | Felipe el Hermoso | 1948 |
The Holy Queen | Infante Alfonso | 1947 |