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."
Acting
Movie
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
1971
Movie
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
1992
Movie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
1972
TV
Jesus of Nazareth
as Gaspar
1977
Movie
Viridiana
as Don Jaime
1962
Movie
French Connection II
as Alain Charnier
1975
Movie
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
1977
Movie
Return of the Seven
as Priest
1966
Movie
The Miracle of Marcelino
as Monje narrador
1955
Movie
Tristana
as Don Lope
1970
Movie
Chimes at Midnight
as Worcester
1965
Movie
The Hit
as Policeman
1984
Movie
Seven Beauties
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
1975
Movie
Navajo Joe
as Reverend Rattigan
1966
Movie
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Narrador (voz)
1953
Movie
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Quintero
1969
Movie
Compañeros
as Prof. Xantos
1970
Movie
Illustrious Corpses
as Security Minister
1976
Movie
The Desert of the Tartars
as Nathanson
1976
Movie
The Immortal Story
as Merchant
1968
Movie
Traffic Jam
as Carlo
1979
Movie
Quintet
as Grigor
1979
Movie
Voyage of the Damned
as President Bru
1976
Movie
White Fang
as Father Oatley
1973