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Fernando Rey
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Fernando Rey  (September 20, 1917 â March 9, 1994) â best known as Fernando Rey â 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 latâŠ
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Fernando Rey  (September 20, 1917 â March 9, 1994) â best known as Fernando Rey â 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."
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BODY OF WORK
Fernando Rey's Filmography
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El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
El cianuro⊠¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
as Miguel
Madregilda
as Franco's Father
The Sow
as Fray Juan
L'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius
Paco, mi padre
After the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza
Blood and Dust
as Sultan Saladin
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
Don Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
Drums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V
Breath of Life
as Gran Magno
Naked Tango
as Judge Torres
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Esmeralda Bay
as Ramos
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
Buñuel
as Self
Scent of a Crime
as FayĂłn
Winter Diary
as Padre
Pasodoble
as Don Nuño
The Tunnel
as Allende
The Enchanted Forest
as Mr. D'Abondo
Mi general
as Director Almirante
No Poster
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
as Self
Saving Grace
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Paradise Hotel
as Joseph
Star Knight
as Fray Lupo
Black Arrow
as Warwick
Angel of Death
as Ohmei Felsberg
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Railroad Colonel
Our Father
as Cardinal
A Strange Passion
as Piacchi
The Hit
as Policeman
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
as Self
Bearn
as Don Antonio
Monsignor
as Cardinal Santoni
Looking for Jesus
as Don Filippo
A Estrangeira
as André
TrĂĄgala, perro
as Juez
Chaste and Pure
as Antonio Di Maggio
The Crime of Cuenca
as Contreras
Honey
as Editor
Lady of the Camelias
as Count Stackelberg
Memorias de Leticia Valle
as Don Fernando Valle
Caboblanco
as Police Captain Torredo
Quintet
as Grigor
Traffic Jam
as Carlo
RebeldĂa
as Don Luis
The Last Romantic Lover
as Max
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
The Assignment
as Bidara
Eyes Behind the Wall
as Ivano
Elisa, My Life
as Luis
Voyage of the Damned
as President Bru
The Desert of the Tartars
as Nathanson
A Matter of Time
as Charles Van Maar
Manuela
as Don RamĂłn
Illustrious Corpses
as Security Minister
Striptease
as Alfonso
El segundo poder
as Cardenal
Seven Beauties
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Vanini
The Woman with Red Boots
as Perrot
The Murri Affair
as Prof. Murri
Say it with Flowers
as Jacques Berger
Violent Blood Bath
as Oscar
Âż... Y el prĂłjimo?
as Luis Ignacio
White Fang
as Father Oatley
Fall of a Body
as M. Nansoit
One Way
as Mr. David
High Crime
as Cafiero
Tarot
as Arthur
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
La duda
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
Canticle
as Padrino Elisa
White Sister
as le directeur de l'hĂŽpital
Antony and Cleopatra
as Lepidus
The Two Faces of Fear
as Inspector Nardi
This Kind of Love
as Giovanna's father
A Town Called Bastard
as Old Blind Man
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Captain Moriz
Cold Eyes of Fear
as Juez Flower
The Great Swindle
as Luis
Compañeros
as Prof. Xantos
Wrath of the Wind
as Don Antonio
Aoom
Tristana
as Don Lope
The Adventurers
as Jaime Xenos
No Poster
El mejillĂłn gallego
The Price of Power
as Pinkerton
A Candidate for a Killing
as Marco Augusto
Land Raiders
as Priest
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
The Immortal Story
as Merchant
Villa Rides
as Fuentes
Los preparativos
Un pequeño colonizador verde
Amor en el aire
as Carlos MÂȘ Saldiez
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
as Filipe II
Run Like a Thief
as Col. Romero
Pero⊠¥en quĂ© paĂs vivimos!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Desperate Ones
as Ibram
The Viscount
as Marco Demoygne
Historia de la frivolidad
as Gent
Navajo Joe
as Reverend Rattigan
Return of the Seven
as Priest
El Greco
as Re Filippo II
Zampo y yo
as Zampo
Attack of the Robots
as Sir Percy
Chimes at Midnight
as Worcester
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
as Verleger Ramos
Espionage in Lisbon
as Agent of the New World Organization
The Amazing Doctor G
as Goldginger
Legacy of the Incas
as President Castillo
Son of a Gunfighter
as Don Pedro Fortuna
España insólita
as (voice)
The Devil Also Cries
as RamĂČn Quiroga
Samson and Gideon
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
Don Quijote
as Der Herzog
Fin de semana
as Entrevistador
The Palomos
as Don Alberto
The New Cinderella
as Juan Echarre
The Rash One
as El Rico Pintor
Backfire
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
El señor de La Salle
as Luis XIV
No Poster
La aventura de Api
The Ceremony
as Sanchez
La hora incĂłgnita
The Running Man
as Police Official
Scheherazade
as Al Fakid
The Castilian
as Ramiro II, rey de LeĂłn
Face of Terror
as Dr. Charles Taylor
My Son, the Hero
as High Priest (uncredited)
Viridiana
as Don Jaime
Rogelia
as MĂĄximo GarcĂa
No Poster
Torerillos, 61
as Narrator (voice)
The Savage Guns
as Don HernĂĄn
Siempre es domingo
as Juez Andonelli
Fantasmas en la casa
as Raimundo RodrĂguez de Toledo
Goliath Against the Giants
as Bokan the Usurper
Teresa
as Profesor HĂ©ctor de la Barrera
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Valerio
Don Lucio and Brother PĂo
as Señor Aguilar
Vida sin risas
Culpables
as Mario
Poison at 2:30
as RamĂłn
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Sonatas
as Captain Casares
Mission in Morocco
as Princ Achmed
Parque de Madrid
as Don Luis
ÂĄViva lo imposible!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
La Rana Verde
as Narrator (voice)
Revenge
as Writer
The Night Heaven Fell
as TĂo (alternate version)
No Poster
Sevilla Penitente
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Paco
Madrugada
as Mauricio (voice) (uncredited)
Day of Fear
Faustina
as ValentĂn
The Singer from Mexico
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
Don Juan
as Don Iñigo
Playa prohibida
The Adventures of Gil Blas
as Captain Rolando
La vida en un bloc
as (voice) (uncredited)
Billete para TĂĄnger
as Inspector
The Miracle of Marcelino
as Monje narrador
Comedians
as Miguel
RebeldĂa
as CapellĂĄn
El alcalde de Zalamea
as El Rey
Crimen en el entreacto
Las Ășltimas banderas
as Miguel Bermejo
Cristo
Airport
as Fernando
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Narrador (voz)
Cabaret
as Carlos Jiménez
The Lovers of Toledo
La laguna negra
as Miguel
Flamenco
as (voz)
The Devil's Roundup
as Atracador
La señora de Fåtima
as Lorenzo Duarte
Air Lashings
as Narrador (voz)
Black Sky
as Ăngel LĂłpez Veiga
Agustina of Aragon
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Sabela De Cambados
as Narrator (voice)
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
as Juan Lucas
Mare nostrum
as Ulises / CapitĂĄn Ferragut
Noche de reyes
Locura de amor
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
as Enrique MarĂn Rubio
Fuenteovejuna
as Frondoso
La princesa de los Ursinos
as Felipe V
Don Quixote
as SansĂłn Carrasco
Reina santa
as Infante Alfonso
La prĂłdiga
as José
Los Ășltimos de Filipinas
as Juan Chamizo
Eugenia de Montijo
as Duque de Alba
El rey que rabiĂł
as Extra (uncredited)
Leyenda rota
as Extra (uncredited)
The Four Robinsons
No Poster