Fernando Rey
Acting
Born September 20, 1917 · 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 a…
Known For · 40 titles
Ciné regards
Film '72
Jesus of Nazareth
The French Connection
After the Dream
A.D.
1492: Conquest of Paradise
The Rash One
Honey
Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos
Origins of the Mafia
I promessi sposi
French Connection II
That Obscure Object of Desire
Voyage of the Damned
Return of the Seven
La pródiga
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Hit
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Chimes at Midnight
Scheherazade
Blaues Blut
Tristana
The Miracle of Marcelino
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Naked Tango
Imágenes perdidas
Compañeros
Viridiana
Don Juan
Le Grand Secret
The Savage Guns
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Los preparativos
The Desert of the Tartars
Arnau
The Running Man
Villa Rides
A Town Called Bastard