Fernando Rey
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."
Filmography (222 titles)
4.5MovieEl Quijote desde la platea
Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage) · 2019
6.0MovieSpeaking of Buñuel
Self (archive footage) · 2000
9.0MovieLes paradoxes de Buñuel
Self (archive footage) · 1998
4.8MovieEl cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
Gregorio · 1994
4.7MovieOn the Far Side of the Tunnel
Miguel · 1994
10.0ShowArnau
Compte de Barcelona · 1994
5.2MovieMadregilda
Franco's Father · 1993
7.0ShowMission of Love
Pacheco · 1993
5.9MovieThe Sow
Fray Juan · 1992
6.7MovieL'Atlantide
Father Mauritius · 1992
9.0MoviePaco, mi padre
1992
5.5MovieAfter the Dream
Ramiro Lanza · 1992
7.0MovieBlood and Dust
Sultan Saladin · 1992
6.3Movie1492: Conquest of Paradise
Marchena · 1992
6.2MovieDon Quixote
Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1992
8.5MovieEl Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote · 1992
5.4ShowDon Quijote de la Mancha
Don Quijote · 1992
Imágenes perdidas
Himself - Narrator · 1991
6.1MovieDrums of Fire
Papa Pablo V · 1990
10.0MovieBreath of Life
Gran Magno · 1990
6.4MovieNaked Tango
Judge Torres · 1990
MoviePictures of Europe
Self · 1990
7.1ShowI promessi sposi
Conte zio · 1989
5.2MovieEsmeralda Bay
Ramos · 1989
Il ricatto
Magistrato Di Nola · 1989
10.0MovieLa moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Il professor Rune · 1989
Blaues Blut
Dekker · 1989
MovieLe Grand Secret
Paul Corbet · 1989
7.0ShowLe Grand Secret
Paul Corbet · 1989
MovieBuñuel
Self · 1989