Fernandel
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin, better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, a town located in the province of Turin, Italy, he became a comedy star, first gaining popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle.
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🎬 Movies
Fric-Frac
actor
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede
actor
1939
Tricoche and Cacolet
actor
1938
Barnabé
actor
1938
Heartbeat
actor
1938
Hercule
actor
1938
Harvest
actor
1937
The Kings of Sport
actor
1937
Life Dances On
actor
1937
Francis the First
actor
1937
One of the Legion
actor
1936
Les Gaîtés de la finance
actor
1936
Ferdinand the Roisterer
actor
1935
Angele
actor
1934
Skylark
actor
1934
Navy Blue
actor
1934
The Eight-Forty-Seven Train
actor
1934
The Amorous Garrison
actor
1934
The Bread Peddler
actor
1934
The Orderly
actor
1933
The Rooster of the Regiment
actor
1933
Fun in the Barracks
actor
1932
He
actor
1932
The Darling of Paris
actor
1931
The End Combine
actor
1931
Baby's Laxative
actor
1931
Bric a Brac and Company
actor
1931
Black and White
actor
1931
The best hostess
actor
1930