Fernando Rey
Date of birth: 1917-09-20
Place of birth: A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Fernando Casado Arambillet, Фернандо Рей
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."
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Chimes at Midnight
1965-12-22
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a reb
The French Connection
1971-10-09
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992-08-09
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect o
The Great Swindle
1971-03-06
A seductive woman gets involved in relationships with several people. All of the characters play gam
Violent Blood Bath
1974-08-12
A notoriously harsh French judge, vacationing at a luxury resort, finds his holiday interrupted when
French Connection II
1975-05-18
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in Ne
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972-09-15
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but neve
Viridiana
1962-04-01
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit h
Navajo Joe
1966-11-25
The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his w
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977-08-17
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy F
Caboblanco
1980-01-23
Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Naz
Angel of Death
1985-07-23
A Jewish commando unit hunting Nazi war criminals tracks down the infamous Dr. Mengele in the jungle
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969-07-14
When Quintero, a Mexican revolutionary leader, is left to rot in jail by the forces of President Dia
Return of the Seven
1966-10-19
Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The S
Attack of the Robots
1966-04-27
Al Pereira, a wise-cracking superspy, investigates a series of assassinations being performed by rut
Tristana
1970-03-29
As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected mem
Face of Terror
1962-10-28
A scientist develops a serum that can eradicate scar tissue. He tries it on a girl with a horribly d
The Last Days of Pompeii
1959-11-12
Glaucus, a demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of bl
Compañeros
1970-12-18
Arms dealer Yolaf Peterson aims to make a sale to guerilla Mongo, but the money is locked in a bank
Naked Tango
1990-09-27
When a young European woman assumes a false identity in 1920s Argentina, she gets more than she barg
Seven Beauties
1975-12-20
Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of
Illustrious Corpses
1976-02-12
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
Quintet
1979-02-09
During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Q
Mission in Morocco
1959-06-23
During a trip to Morocco, an American oil tycoon is involved in a murder and other intrigues. To sol
Wrath of the Wind
1970-12-04
A mute gunslinger takes on an oppressive landlord in 19th century Valencia and falls in love with a
Tarot
1973-01-01
A young, beautiful woman marries a rich old blind man. While in the household she becomes aware of a
El señor de La Salle
1964-01-01
Biography of San Juan Bautista de la Salle , where the effort and hardships that this canon of the n
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984-02-11
Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and vi
A Town Called Bastard
1971-10-27
A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Te
The Desert of the Tartars
1976-10-29
Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an immine
Villa Rides
1968-05-29
Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins band
The Hit
1984-09-07
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men dr
The Murri Affair
1974-09-28
Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reacti
Legacy of the Incas
1965-09-08
During the 1800s, Peru's government sends 2 envoys to negotiate peace with the rebellious Incas but
Star Knight
1985-12-20
A medieval alchemist (Klaus Kinski), knight (Harvey Keitel) and priest (Fernando Rey) mistake a flyi
Traffic Jam
1979-01-12
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more tha
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971-07-16
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to
The Price of Power
1969-12-18
In 1881 Dallas, an ex-Union soldier attempts to expose a conspiracy of Southerners that killed his f
Fall of a Body
1973-09-28
The body of a young woman falls on the terrace of Martha, who intrigued, meets her neighbor. In cont
The Sow
1992-11-06
After spending three years in captivity in Tunis, Bartolomé returns home Extremadura with the only h
Voyage of the Damned
1976-12-22
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Don Quixote
1947-03-01
The old hidalgo Don Alonso Quijano, maddened by the excessive reading of books on chivalry and deter
White Fang
1973-12-21
The wolf dog, White Fang, aids a reporter, a fur trapper, a nun, a young Eskimo boy and his father o
La duda
1972-09-07
Don Rodrigo, who lives in America, returns to Spain at the death of his son. Once here he discovers
High Crime
1973-08-12
An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to t
The Lovers of Toledo
1953-01-28
Toledo, 1825. To save her fiancé, an opponent of the regime, the beautiful Inès agrees to marry the
Comedians
1954-05-17
Ana Ruiz, a young actress who works in a traveling theater company, plays only minor roles, but she
Airport
1953-09-14
Different kind of people arrives to Madrid airport. Some goes with their heads and others just lande
Saving Grace
1986-05-02
A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the ou
Bearn
1983-04-14
Mallorca, 1865. Mr Bearns' funerals, "better to dye thant to mix blood". Juan Mayol, orphan unknow h
Amor en el aire
1967-12-25
An Argentine travels to Spain to begin his studies. During the flight, he causes so much troubles to
Say it with Flowers
1974-09-04
The action begins in black and white, like a memory. Klaus is a Nazi military who has just failed an
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
1994-02-25
Miguel and Aurelio are two film writers who decide to lock in a monastery in Aragon to finish the sc
Eugenia de Montijo
1944-10-16
Eugenia de Montijo, an extraordinarily beautiful woman, educated and intelligent daughter of the Cou
Fuenteovejuna
1947-11-20
A village bands together to kill its tyrannical Comendador, and when officials try to discover who i
Eyes Behind the Wall
1977-06-07
Ivano is a wheelchair bound man with some strange perversions. He gets his sexual kicks by spying on
Rebeldía
1978-09-24
One night, Don Luis, a noble and arrogant fifty care manners, bursts into the room of Antonia, one o
El alcalde de Zalamea
1954-01-25
Film version of the historic piece of Calderon de la Barca. An army officer faces the local authorit
The Adventurers
1970-03-25
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was mur
Cold Eyes of Fear
1971-04-06
Against a backdrop of Swingin' 60s London a young playboy type "steals" a beautiful Italian girl fro
The Savage Guns
1961-11-01
This Western is set in the Mexican valley of Sonora not that far south of the state of Arizona. It's
Monsignor
1982-10-22
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father
Elisa, My Life
1977-04-21
Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabe
Son of a Gunfighter
1965-08-16
A young man stalks his mother's killers.
Espionage in Lisbon
1965-10-30
An international gang pretends to have the means to destroy a small country in 30 seconds. The autho
Sonatas
1959-10-12
In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares,
Poison at 2:30
1959-12-10
Don Senen has spent inheritance Begoña sprees, his niece, who only had to administer. It remains to
The Woman with Red Boots
1974-12-11
An elderly millionaire manipulates an avant-garde writer and a happily married man.
Mi general
1987-05-07
A group of generals of the army meet for a course about NATO and new weapons. In the beginning every
The Castilian
1963-03-07
Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual m
Backfire
1964-09-04
A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout accompan
The Palomos
1964-11-02
Emilio and Virtudes Palomo are invited by Don Alberto, Emilio's boss, to a dinner at his chalet. Don
Pictures of Europe
1990-04-25
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures
Don Juan
1956-05-09
Don Juan is arrested during one of his raids loving, just as he intended to seduce the daughter of t
Faustina
1957-05-13
A conquering woman of love, power, and fame is challenged by the devil, as he too wants to conquer a
Culpables
1960-06-26
A group of people are trapped in a theatre and one of them is a killer.
Madregilda
1993-09-26
Madrid, Spain. On Monday, December 22, 1947, Charles Vidor's Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn
The Devil Also Cries
1965-03-14
The Revolt of the Slaves
1960-12-30
A rich man's daughter (Rhonda Fleming) sides with a Christian rebel during the fall of the Roman Emp
Scheherazade
1963-05-10
Sheherazade is promised to a powerful Sultan as a gift in exchange for free passage to the Holy Land
Winter Diary
1988-09-29
The Tunnel
1988-04-29
A painter becomes obsessed and begins an affair with a mysterious woman who was touched deeply by on
A Strange Passion
1984-11-21
French film based on the story Der Findling by german author Heinrich von Kleist.
Locura de amor
1948-10-08
The passion that Joan of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings and heir to the throne, feels for h
A Candidate for a Killing
1969-08-22
A traveler becomes a target for various crime syndicates when it turns out he's a dead ringer for a
Fantasmas en la casa
1961-08-17
A young playwright meets a girl he was once in love with. The young woman lives in terror in a suppo
The New Cinderella
1964-09-12
Antonio, the famous dancer is preparing a big performance for the TV. But he is missing a good femal
The Devil's Roundup
1952-01-01
Divided in several episodes, this film presents different stories that share the fantasy theme.
This Kind of Love
1972-02-10
Hoping to avoid the fate of his anti-Fascist father, an Italian leaves his community to marry a nobl
Teresa
1961-02-02
Teresa is a beautiful and intelligent young woman, desperately seeking to leave the grinding poverty
The Miracle of Marcelino
1955-02-24
Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-car
Antony and Cleopatra
1972-03-18
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic
Our Father
1985-04-21
The story of a Spanish Cardinal who is told he only has one more year to live. He decides to return
El Greco
1966-08-15
Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the
A Matter of Time
1976-10-07
During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her day
The Last Romantic Lover
1978-04-26
The romance between a lion tamer and a liberated girl.
Esmeralda Bay
1989-05-18
A priest secretly leads rebels in their struggle against the corrupt military dictatorship of the Ce
Smiling Maniacs
1975-01-16
During an inquest, an ambitious judge finds out that a lot of high-rank politicians are corrupt to t
Chaste and Pure
1981-10-30
Antonio is married to a very wealthy woman but the sole heir of the family fortune is his daughter.
L'Atlantide
1992-11-05
A mythical land who must be discover. Or invented. In an impressive library, two old men. One is a g
Manuela
1976-06-07
In Seville during the 1970s, Manuela, a furtive hunter’s daughter, marries the servant of rich Don R
Land Raiders
1969-07-27
An outlaw committing a string of robberies and murders manages to blame the crimes on Apaches, bring
Cristo
1954-01-01
Cristo is the first feature film directed and produced by Margarita Alexandre and Rafael Torrecilla.
¿... Y el prójimo?
1974-07-10
Drama about organ transplantation.
Black Arrow
1985-10-09
In 15th century England, a civil war called Wars of the Roses is being fought between two rival hous
Drums of Fire
1990-12-21
In 1568, Saadi prince Abdelmalek is exiled from Morocco by his brothers, an event that is only the b
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992-01-29
Miniseries version of the first half of Cervantes' famous novel.
A Estrangeira
1982-02-01
The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but
White Sister
1972-03-31
A strange love story between a devoted young nun and a young Marxist determined to help run the hosp
Le Grand Secret
1989-02-03
España insólita
1965-05-13
"España insólita" is that different, unknown and humble Spain that does not appear on postcards or t
Honey
1981-05-08
A surreal erotic fantasy about a young woman who checks into a bizarre, labyrinthine hotel.
Don Quijote
1965-01-01
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956-04-06
The Night Heaven Fell
1958-04-05
Ursula finishes her studies and returns to her aunt Florentine and uncle, Ribera who is the count. S
The Singer from Mexico
1957-01-24
Vincent Etchebar is spotted by the impresario Cartoni who gives him the opportunity to break into Pa
Lady of the Camelias
1981-02-26
A young girl from the provinces, comes to Paris with one goal: to become a part of the rich bourgeoi
One Way
1973-09-22
Story of a kind fisherman who wants to build himself a better future elsewhere. He crosses the bord
The Viscount
1967-04-04
Inspector for a major insurance company, Clint de La Roche, known as "le vicomte", is enjoying a ple
Rogelia
1962-01-01
La hora incógnita
1963-11-02
A devastating atomic device is about to fall on a small town, which is evacuated. Only thirteen inha
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
1953-04-04
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its
Zampo y yo
1966-07-04
Ana Belén, motherless and daughter of a powerful businessman, lives in a luxurious mansion; but she
Canticle
1972-07-17
While conducting interviews with women working in local brothels, Fernando, a journalist, meets Elis
Goliath Against the Giants
1961-05-13
Muscleman fights sea monsters and Amazon warriors, then returns home to find a race of giants living
The Running Man
1963-10-01
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death
Paradise Hotel
1986-04-15
A diverse group of guests gather in a small hotel in Paris to contemplate the state of their lives i
The Immortal Story
1968-09-18
An aged, wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale, using a local woman
Blood and Dust
1992-09-06
The warlike and sentimental adventures of a young French knight who participates in the crusades.
Striptease
1976-01-01
A disillusioned and depressed film director is forced to confront his lack of humanity through his i
Pasodoble
1988-06-09
A family, expelled from their shack, occupies the museum in Cordoba where once lived the prince who,
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
1965-11-12
An eccentric marquis, for personal reasons, makes a deal with a man to kill him within six months. B
Samson and Gideon
1965-01-01
Consisting of two segments, the film is centered on two great Israelite leaders found in the Book of
Agustina of Aragon
1950-10-09
1808. During the Spanish Independence war the city of Zaragoza is besieged by French troops. Spanish
Looking for Jesus
1982-03-03
An average Joe becomes the poster boy for a book about Jesus due to his Christ-like appearance, but
Noche de reyes
1948-10-27
Las últimas banderas
1954-01-01
Two Spanish soldiers, good friends, have to fight on the battlefield during the Peruvian war of inde
Breath of Life
1990-10-11
Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of
The Rash One
1964-09-07
Paco is the boy buttons a luxury hotel. Usually do small businesses with the resale of tickets to bu
Cabaret
1953-03-22
A news story in the newspapers announces the investigation by the police of a major scam. Precisely,
Mare nostrum
1948-12-21
The Spanish merchant "Mare Nostrum", captained by Ulises Ferragut, docked in September 1939 at the p
The Enchanted Forest
1987-10-02
In Galicia, in northern Spain, Malvís, a frustrated day laborer who, fed up with his life, has becom
La pródiga
1946-09-27
Spain, 1850. In the midst of the electoral campaign, three young men use all their strategies to pla
Los cuatro robinsones
1939-12-04
Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go throu
Trágala, perro
1981-11-16
Sister Patrocinio is a nun who is stigmatized by Christ in her hands and feet. Although some believe
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
1949-07-07
Following his father's steps, Juan Lucas becomes the most famous highwayman in Sierra Morena mountai
The Ceremony
1963-12-18
A man has an affair with his condemned brother's girlfriend while plotting his escape in Tangier.
Black Sky
1951-07-09
A woman who works as employee in a fashion store has to care for her ill mother. At the same time sh
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
1948-08-03
Un marido de ida y vuelta
1957-08-26
Adaptation of the eponymous play of Jardiel Poncela. A husband dominated by his overbearing wife die
Memorias de Leticia Valle
1980-02-25
A fictionalized diary of an eleven-year-old girl who records an "inconceivable" seduction and scanda
El segundo poder
1976-01-01
The Desperate Ones
1967-07-26
In 1941, two Polish brothers escape a Soviet gulag. Their only escape route is through the impossibl
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
1960-09-27
Brother Pío, intending to collect charity for a group of nuns who run an orphanage, travels to Madri
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
1986-07-04
La señora de Fátima
1951-10-07
The story of the 1917 miracle of Fatima, in which the Virgin Mary appeared to three children--two gi
La laguna negra
1952-12-29
In a village in the mountains of Urbión, brothers John and Martin, driven by greed and abetted by Ca
Los últimos de Filipinas
1945-05-09
The Philippines, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Fifty Spanish soldiers guarding the outpost
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
1994-04-15
The argument between Enrique and Javier, his best friend and Marta's husband, his lover, ends with t
Run Like a Thief
1967-10-11
The theft of a fortune in diamonds and the attempt by soldier of fortune Johnny Dent to outwit his p
Historia de la frivolidad
1967-02-09
The Lecturer, leader of the Feminine League Against Frivolity, tells the history of eroticism and ce
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
1967-11-02
This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and po
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989-04-17
A thief caught red-handed tells the landlord a very strange fact that happened to him looking throug
El Quijote desde la platea
2019-04-22
How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has bee
Buñuel
1989-01-01
Analysis of the work of Luis Buñuel in fifty mini chapters. A co-production of Arsenal Films, Barcel
After the Dream
1992-09-09
Amós is a sailor and owner of a ship. He is impatient with the arrival of his uncle who returns from
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985-05-10
A singing cowboy roams the Wild West with his sidekick, dancing horse and fancy wardrobe.
The Amazing Doctor G
1965-10-15
Nefarious villain Goldginger is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco and Ciccio in his scheme t
Sevilla Penitente
1958-03-08
First colour documentary about Seville's Holy Week, filmed for NO-DO
The Two Faces of Fear
1972-02-17
Doctor Miguel Azzini is found shot dead dead. The police suspect his colleagues: Elena Carli, his
The Assignment
1977-07-11
A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate bet
La Rana Verde
1958-06-11
Cimera de los Infantes, Castile, Spain. The young men who meet every day in the bar La Rana Verde ar
Vida sin risas
1960-09-12
Air Lashings
1951-09-24
Alberto, "Zanahoria" and "Jabato" are three students of the Parachute School. They are the "lashing
Siempre es domingo
1961-10-23
In a sector of Madrid inhabited by families of a well-off class, a gang of boys and girls has contin
Aoom
1970-07-01
The story concerns an actor who is unhappy with life and decides to separate from his body and integ
Fin de semana
1964-11-23
The Crime of Cuenca
1981-08-17
Osa de la Vega, Cuenca, Spain, 1913. Gregorio and León, employees on the estate of the village's may
Day of Fear
1957-05-27
Reina santa
1947-01-11
A virtuous Spanish princess becomes queen of Portugal, and soon is affected by the social struggles
Crimen en el entreacto
1954-01-16
Scent of a Crime
1988-10-21
Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the
Parque de Madrid
1959-05-18
In the Madrid of the fifties, during any day, whether by chance or fate, a series of characters live
Madrugada
1957-07-15
A rich and famous painter dies leaving a secret that kept him apart from the woman he loved. Suspect
La vida en un bloc
1956-04-01
Dr. Nicomedes Gutiérrez carefully points out to the last detail everything that happens in his life.
¡Viva lo imposible!
1958-09-01
Tired of the hardship imposed by his modest salary, Don Sabino selling their meager belongings and c
El rey que rabió
1940-01-22
Leyenda rota
1940-01-22
Revenge
1958-05-02
After spending ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Juan is released.
Sabela De Cambados
1949-12-14
Don Quixote
1992-04-20
A posthumous 1992 reconstruction of Orson Welles’s long-unfinished Don Quixote project, edited by Je
Playa prohibida
1956-04-19
After her father has been murdered, the beautiful but allegedly insane Isabella lives in the house o
Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos!
1967-09-28
Antonio Torres, a serious singer of Spanish popular music, and Bárbara, a vivacious yé-yé singer, fa
Flamenco
1952-06-13
Title changed to "Flamenco" when it was first released in the USA in 1954, this is a program of Span
Rebeldía
1954-04-08
Billete para Tánger
1955-07-25
A complex espionage plot unfolds in the cosmopolitan city of Tangier.
Speaking of Buñuel
2000-06-09
Surrealist master Luis Buñuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such gr
Señores del espacio
Los preparativos
1968-01-01
Noche de Reyes
1949-04-28
La aventura de Api
1964-01-01
Un pequeño colonizador verde
1968-01-01
El mejillón gallego
1970-01-01
Torerillos, 61
1962-01-01
This short film "Torerillos 61" is one of the first works of the master Patino, which tries to portr
My Son, the Hero
1962-05-04
Krios, the youngest of the Titans, may be the least strong of the seven brothers whose strength come
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
1998-04-29
Famed film director Luis Bunuel (1900-1983) is the subject of this French documentary, with anecdota
Playmate
1978-04-26
The editor of a New York women's magazine is holding a "last romantic lover" contest to find out if