Fernando Rey
Born: 1917-09-20 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Died: 1994-03-09
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: ...
Acting (in our collection)
Rustlers' Rhapsody
(1985)
The Hit
(1984)
Quintet
(1979)
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
French Connection II
(1975)
Seven Beauties
(1975)
The Woman with Red Boots
(1974)
Antony and Cleopatra
(1972)
The French Connection
(1971)
Tristana
(1970)
The Adventurers
(1970)
Viridiana
(1961)
The Night Heaven Fell
(1958)