
Actor
Fernando Rey
Born 1917 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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."
Acting

The French Connection
Alain Charnier · 1971

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Don Rafael · 1972

Jesus of Nazareth
Gaspar · 1977

Viridiana
Don Jaime · 1962

That Obscure Object of Desire
Mathieu Faber · 1977

1492: Conquest of Paradise
Marchena · 1992

French Connection II
Alain Charnier · 1975

The Miracle of Marcelino
Monje narrador · 1955

Tristana
Don Lope · 1970

Chimes at Midnight
Worcester · 1965

Seven Beauties
Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner · 1975

Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Narrador (voz) · 1953

The Hit
Policeman · 1984

Return of the Seven
Priest · 1966

The Immortal Story
Merchant · 1968

Illustrious Corpses
Security Minister · 1976

The Desert of the Tartars
Nathanson · 1976

Compañeros
Prof. Xantos · 1970

Traffic Jam
Carlo · 1979

Navajo Joe
Reverend Rattigan · 1966

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote · 1992

White Fang
Father Oatley · 1973

The Enchanted Forest
Mr. D'Abondo · 1987

The Running Man
Police Official · 1963