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
El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
El Quijote desde la platea
as Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
Speaking of Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
as Self (archive footage)
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?
as Gregorio
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
as Miguel
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
as Miguel
Madregilda
as Franco's Father
Madregilda
as Franco's Father
The Sow
as Fray Juan
The Sow
as Fray Juan
L'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius
L'Atlantide
as Father Mauritius
Paco, mi padre
Paco, mi padre
After the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza
After the Dream
as Ramiro Lanza
Blood and Dust
as Sultan Saladin
Blood and Dust
as Sultan Saladin
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
Don Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Don Quixote
as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Don Quijote
Drums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V
Drums of Fire
as Papa Pablo V
Breath of Life
as Gran Magno
Breath of Life
as Gran Magno
Naked Tango
as Judge Torres
Naked Tango
as Judge Torres
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Esmeralda Bay
as Ramos
Esmeralda Bay
as Ramos
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Il professor Rune
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
Le Grand Secret
as Paul Corbet
Buñuel
as Self
Buñuel
as Self
Winter Diary
as Padre
Winter Diary
as Padre
Pasodoble
as Don Nuño
Pasodoble
as Don Nuño
The Tunnel
as Allende
The Tunnel
as Allende
The Enchanted Forest
as Mr. D'Abondo
The Enchanted Forest
as Mr. D'Abondo
Mi general
as Director Almirante
Mi general
as Director Almirante
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
as Self
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
as Self
Saving Grace
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Saving Grace
as Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Paradise Hotel
as Joseph
Paradise Hotel
as Joseph
Star Knight
as Fray Lupo
Star Knight
as Fray Lupo
Black Arrow
as Warwick
Black Arrow
as Warwick
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Railroad Colonel
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Railroad Colonel
Our Father
as Cardinal
Our Father
as Cardinal
A Strange Passion
as Piacchi
A Strange Passion
as Piacchi
The Hit
as Policeman
The Hit
as Policeman
Bearn
as Don Antonio
Bearn
as Don Antonio
Monsignor
as Cardinal Santoni
Monsignor
as Cardinal Santoni
A Estrangeira
as André
A Estrangeira
as André
Trágala, perro
as Juez
Trágala, perro
as Juez
The Crime of Cuenca
as Contreras
The Crime of Cuenca
as Contreras
Lady of the Camelias
as Count Stackelberg
Lady of the Camelias
as Count Stackelberg
Memorias de Leticia Valle
as Don Fernando Valle
Memorias de Leticia Valle
as Don Fernando Valle
Caboblanco
as Police Captain Torredo
Caboblanco
as Police Captain Torredo
Traffic Jam
as Carlo
Traffic Jam
as Carlo
The Last Romantic Lover
as Max
The Last Romantic Lover
as Max
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
The Assignment
as Bidara
The Assignment
as Bidara
The Desert of the Tartars
as Nathanson
The Desert of the Tartars
as Nathanson
A Matter of Time
as Charles Van Maar
A Matter of Time
as Charles Van Maar
Manuela
as Don Ramón
Manuela
as Don Ramón
Seven Beauties
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
Seven Beauties
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
The Woman with Red Boots
as Perrot
The Woman with Red Boots
as Perrot
White Fang
as Father Oatley
White Fang
as Father Oatley
One Way
as Mr. David
One Way
as Mr. David
High Crime
as Cafiero
High Crime
as Cafiero
Tarot
as Arthur
Tarot
as Arthur
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
La duda
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
La duda
as Don Rodrigo - Conde de Albrit
Antony and Cleopatra
as Lepidus
Antony and Cleopatra
as Lepidus
A Town Called Bastard
as Old Blind Man
A Town Called Bastard
as Old Blind Man
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Captain Moriz
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Captain Moriz
Cold Eyes of Fear
as Juez Flower
Cold Eyes of Fear
as Juez Flower
The Great Swindle
as Luis
The Great Swindle
as Luis
Wrath of the Wind
as Don Antonio
Wrath of the Wind
as Don Antonio
Tristana
as Don Lope
Tristana
as Don Lope
The Adventurers
as Jaime Xenos
The Adventurers
as Jaime Xenos
El mejillón gallego
El mejillón gallego
The Price of Power
as Pinkerton
The Price of Power
as Pinkerton
Land Raiders
as Priest
Land Raiders
as Priest
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
The Immortal Story
as Merchant
The Immortal Story
as Merchant
Villa Rides
as Fuentes
Villa Rides
as Fuentes
Un pequeño colonizador verde
Un pequeño colonizador verde
Amor en el aire
as Carlos Mª Saldiez
Amor en el aire
as Carlos Mª Saldiez
The Desperate Ones
as Ibram
The Desperate Ones
as Ibram
Return of the Seven
as Priest
Return of the Seven
as Priest
Zampo y yo
as Zampo
Zampo y yo
as Zampo
Chimes at Midnight
as Worcester
Chimes at Midnight
as Worcester
Espionage in Lisbon
as Agent of the New World Organization
Espionage in Lisbon
as Agent of the New World Organization
The Amazing Doctor G
as Goldginger
The Amazing Doctor G
as Goldginger
Legacy of the Incas
as President Castillo
Legacy of the Incas
as President Castillo
Son of a Gunfighter
as Don Pedro Fortuna
Son of a Gunfighter
as Don Pedro Fortuna
España insólita
as (voice)
España insólita
as (voice)
The Devil Also Cries
as Ramòn Quiroga
The Devil Also Cries
as Ramòn Quiroga
Samson and Gideon
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
Samson and Gideon
as Lo straniero / The Stranger - Angel of the Lord
Fin de semana
as Entrevistador
Fin de semana
as Entrevistador
The Palomos
as Don Alberto
The Palomos
as Don Alberto
The New Cinderella
as Juan Echarre
The New Cinderella
as Juan Echarre
The Rash One
as El Rico Pintor
The Rash One
as El Rico Pintor
Backfire
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
Backfire
as Commissioner of Beirut harbor
The Ceremony
as Sanchez
The Ceremony
as Sanchez
La hora incógnita
La hora incógnita
The Running Man
as Police Official
The Running Man
as Police Official
Scheherazade
as Al Fakid
Scheherazade
as Al Fakid
The Castilian
as Ramiro II, rey de León
The Castilian
as Ramiro II, rey de León
My Son, the Hero
as High Priest (uncredited)
My Son, the Hero
as High Priest (uncredited)
Viridiana
as Don Jaime
Viridiana
as Don Jaime
Rogelia
as Máximo García
Rogelia
as Máximo García
Siempre es domingo
as Juez Andonelli
Siempre es domingo
as Juez Andonelli
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Valerio
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Valerio
Vida sin risas
Vida sin risas
Poison at 2:30
as Ramón
Poison at 2:30
as Ramón
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Parque de Madrid
as Don Luis
Parque de Madrid
as Don Luis
Revenge
as Writer
Revenge
as Writer
The Night Heaven Fell
as Tío (alternate version)
The Night Heaven Fell
as Tío (alternate version)
The Singer from Mexico
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
The Singer from Mexico
as Cartoni - l'impresario (uncredited)
Don Juan
as Don Iñigo
Don Juan
as Don Iñigo
The Adventures of Gil Blas
as Captain Rolando
The Adventures of Gil Blas
as Captain Rolando
El alcalde de Zalamea
as El Rey
El alcalde de Zalamea
as El Rey
Crimen en el entreacto
Crimen en el entreacto
Las últimas banderas
as Miguel Bermejo
Las últimas banderas
as Miguel Bermejo
The Devil's Roundup
as Atracador
The Devil's Roundup
as Atracador
Air Lashings
as Narrador (voz)
Air Lashings
as Narrador (voz)
Black Sky
as Ángel López Veiga
Black Sky
as Ángel López Veiga
Agustina of Aragon
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
Agustina of Aragon
as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor
La princesa de los Ursinos
as Felipe V
La princesa de los Ursinos
as Felipe V
Reina santa
as Infante Alfonso
Reina santa
as Infante Alfonso
Los últimos de Filipinas
as Juan Chamizo
Los últimos de Filipinas
as Juan Chamizo
Eugenia de Montijo
as Duque de Alba
Eugenia de Montijo
as Duque de Alba
Los cuatro robinsones
Los cuatro robinsones
Señores del espacio
Señores del espacio