Fernando Rey
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."
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (40)
El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
2019
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
1998
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio
1994
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
as Miguel
1994
Madregilda
as Franco's Father
1993
The Sow
as Fray Juan
1992
L'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
1992
After the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza
1992
Blood and Dust
as Sultan Saladin
1992
Don Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
1992
Drums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V
1990
Breath of Life
as Gran Magno
1990
Naked Tango
as Judge Torres
1990
Pictures of Europe
as Self
1990
Esmeralda Bay
as Ramos
1989
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
1989
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
1989
Buñuel
as Self
1989
Scent of a Crime
as Fayón
1988
Winter Diary
as Padre
1988
Pasodoble
as Don Nuño
1988
The Tunnel
as Allende
1988
The Enchanted Forest
as Mr. D'Abondo
1987
Mi general
as Director Almirante
1987
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
as Himself
1986
Saving Grace
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
1986
Paradise Hotel
as Joseph
1986
Star Knight
as Fray Lupo
1985
Black Arrow
as Warwick
1985
Angel of Death
as Ohmei Felsberg
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Railroad Colonel
1985
Our Father
as Cardinal
1985
A Strange Passion
as Piacchi
1984
The Hit
as Policeman
1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
as Self
1984
Bearn
as Don Antonio
1983
Monsignor
as Cardinal Santoni
1982
TV Shows (10)
Arnau
as Compte de Barcelona
1994
Mission of Love
as Pacheco
1993
Don Quijote de la Mancha
as Don Quijote
1992
Imágenes perdidas
as Himself - Narrator
1991
I promessi sposi
as Conte zio
1989
Il ricatto
as Magistrato Di Nola
1989
Blaues Blut
as Dekker
1989
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
1989
The House of Ulloa
as Sr. De La Lage
1985
A.D.
as Seneca
1985