Fernando Rey
Acting
1917-09-20 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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."
movieEl Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage) · 2019 · 4.5
movieSpeaking of Buñuel
as Self (archive footage) · 2000 · 6.0
movieLes paradoxes de Buñuel
as Self (archive footage) · 1998 · 9.0
movieEl cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio · 1994 · 4.8
movieOn the Far Side of the Tunnel
as Miguel · 1994 · 4.7
tvArnau
as Compte de Barcelona · 1994 · 10.0
movieMadregilda
as Franco's Father · 1993 · 5.2
tvMission of Love
as Pacheco · 1993 · 7.0
movieThe Sow
as Fray Juan · 1992 · 5.9
movieL'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius · 1992 · 6.7
moviePaco, mi padre
as · 1992 · 9.0
movieAfter the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza · 1992 · 5.5
movieBlood and Dust
as Sultan Saladin · 1992 · 7.0
movie1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena · 1992 · 6.3
movieDon Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1992 · 6.2
movieEl Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote · 1992 · 8.5
tvDon Quijote de la Mancha
as Don Quijote · 1992 · 5.4
tvImágenes perdidas
as Himself - Narrator · 1991 · 0.0
movieDrums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V · 1990 · 6.1
movieBreath of Life
as Gran Magno · 1990 · 10.0
movieNaked Tango
as Judge Torres · 1990 · 6.4
moviePictures of Europe
as Self · 1990 · 0.0
tvI promessi sposi
as Conte zio · 1989 · 7.1
movieEsmeralda Bay
as Ramos · 1989 · 5.2