Fernando Rey
Acting
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."
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
Age 54 (now 76)
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
Age 59 (now 76)
El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Age 101 (now 76)
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
Age 74 (now 76)
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
Age 71 (now 76)
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
as Self
Age 68 (now 76)
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
as Self
Age 66 (now 76)
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
Age 59 (now 76)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
Age 54 (now 76)
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Captain Moriz
Age 53 (now 76)
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
as Filipe II
Age 50 (now 76)
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age 50 (now 76)
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
as Verleger Ramos
Age 48 (now 76)
Espionage in Lisbon
as Agent of the New World Organization
Age 48 (now 76)
Samson and Gideon
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
Age 47 (now 76)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Age 42 (now 76)
The Singer from Mexico
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 76)
Agustina of Aragon
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Age 33 (now 76)
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
as Enrique Marín Rubio
Age 30 (now 76)
Don Quijote von der Mancha
as Der Herzog / le duc
Age 48 (now 76)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Fernando Casado Arambillet, Фернандо Рей
IMDB
nm0721073