
Fernando Rey
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."
Filmografi
1492: Conquest of Paradise1992 · Marchena
The French Connection1971 · Alain Charnier
The Savage Guns1961 · Don Hernán
Los preparativos1968 ·
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie1972 · Don Rafael
Mi general1987 · Director Almirante
Rebeldía1954 · Capellán
Our Father1985 · Cardinal
La pródiga1946 · José
The Rash One1964 · El Rico Pintor
That Obscure Object of Desire1977 · Mathieu Faber
Voyage of the Damned1976 · President Bru
Return of the Seven1966 · Priest
Honey1981 · Editor
Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969 · Quintero
The Light at the Edge of the World1971 · Captain Moriz
Welcome Mr. Marshall!1953 · Narrador (voz)
Don Quijote1965 · Der Herzog
Fuenteovejuna1947 · Frondoso
Violent Blood Bath1974 · Oscar
The Miracle of Marcelino1955 · Monje narrador
French Connection II1975 · Alain Charnier
Arnold Vosloo
Sigourney Weaver
Gene Hackman
Félix Fernández
Gérard Depardieu
Delphine Seyrig
Armand Assante
José Luis López Vázquez
Kevin Dunn
Frank Langella
Roy Scheider
Michael Wincott