Fernandel

Career timeline

1. 1903 · Born

   Born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

2. 1931 · Screen debut

   Baby's Laxative (Movie)

3. 1942 · Directing debut

   Simple-Minded (Movie)

4. 1952 · Breakthrough

   The Little World of Don Camillo (Movie)

5. 1971 · First production

   The Cat (Movie)

6. 1971 · Latest release

   The Cat (Movie)

7. 1971 · Died

   February 26, 1971

Career in numbers

25 1930s

9 1940s

27 1950s

17 1960s

2 1970s

• Comedy70
• Drama16
• Adventure9
• Romance7
• Crime7
• Mystery3

Highest-rated title The Little World of Don Camillo 1952 7.5 Most popular title Around the World in 80 Days 1956 6.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Fernandel in our catalogue.

Rellys

6 titles together

Milly Mathis

5 titles together

Georges Bever

2 titles together

Henri Arius

2 titles together

Albert Malbert

2 titles together

Andrex

2 titles together

1. 1970 Happy He Who Like Ulysses as Antonin 6.9 Movie
2. 1968 Stasera Fernandel as Monsieur Fernand TV
3. 1968 The Man in the Buick as Armand Favrot 6.4 Movie
4. 1967 L'Amateur as Fernand TV
5. 1966 Father's Trip as Quantin, Jura farmer Movie
6. 1966 Your Money or Your Life as Charles Migue Movie
7. 1965 Don Camillo in Moscow as Don Camillo Tarocci 7.1 Movie
8. 1964 That Tender Age as Adolphe Lartigue 5.9 Movie
9. 1963 My Wife's Husband as Fernand Jouvin 6.7 Movie
10. 1963 Good King Dagobert as M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert Movie
11. 1962 The Changing of the Guard as Attilio Capellaro Movie
12. 1962 The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Dieu / God 5.7 Movie
13. 1962 Assassin in the Phonebook as Albert Rimond Movie
14. 1961 The Last Judgment as The widower 6.4 Movie
15. 1961 Don Camillo: Monsignor as Don Camillo Tarocci 6.9 Movie
16. 1961 Cocagne as Marc-Antoine Movie
17. 1960 Croesus as Crésus 6.4 Movie
18. 1960 The Boss as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles Movie
19. 1959 The Cow and I as Charles Bailly 6.7 Movie
20. 1959 Gangster Boss as Antoine Venturen 6.1 Movie
21. 1958 Life Together as Marcel Caboufigue 6.0 Movie
22. 1958 The Law Is the Law as Ferdinand Pastorelli 7.2 Movie
23. 1958 Les Vignes du Seigneur as Henri Levrier, l'ami d'Hubert, producteur de champagne Movie
24. 1958 Paris Holiday as Fernydel Movie
25. 1957 Easiest Profession as Baptistin Lachaud aka 'Tistin' Movie
26. 1957 Sénéchal the Magnificent as François, Lucien Sénéchal Movie
27. 1957 The Man in the Raincoat as Albert Constantin 6.6 Movie
28. 1956 The Virtuous Bigamist as Paul Verdier Movie
29. 1956 Around the World in 80 Days as French Coachman 6.7 Movie
30. 1956 Don Juan as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan Movie
31. 1956 Fernandel the Dressmaker as Fernand Vignard Movie
32. 1955 Don Camillo's Last Round as Don Camillo Tarocci 7.3 Movie
33. 1954 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Ali Baba 6.2 Movie
34. 1954 The Sheep Has Five Legs as Edouard de Saint-Forget 5.8 Movie
35. 1954 Mademoiselle Nitouche as Célestin / Floridor Movie
36. 1953 The Most Wanted Man as Joe Calvet Movie
37. 1953 The Return of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci 7.2 Movie
38. 1953 The Wild Oat as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker 6.9 Movie
39. 1952 The Little World of Don Camillo as Don Camillo Tarocci 7.5 Movie
40. 1951 The Red Inn as The Monk 6.8 Movie
41. 1951 Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny as Adhémar Pomme Movie
42. 1951 Topaze as Albert Topaze 6.8 Movie
43. 1950 Caught in the Foreign Legion as Luc, doorman of the "Miramar" Movie
44. 1950 Three Sinners as Noël Annequin Movie
45. 1950 Casimir as Casimir Movie
46. 1949 The Heroic Mr. Boniface as Boniface Movie
47. 1946 Pétrus as Pétrus Movie
48. 1945 St. Val's Mystery as Désiré Le Sec Movie
49. 1942 Simple-Minded as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour' Movie
50. 1941 The Italian Straw Hat as Fadinard Movie
51. 1941 The Acrobat as Ernest Sauce Movie
52. 1940 The Well-Digger's Daughter as Félipe Rambert 7.1 Movie
53. 1940 Monsieur Hector as Hector Movie
54. 1940 The Mondesir Heir as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux Movie
55. 1939 Fric-Frac as Marcel 6.1 Movie
56. 1939 Berlingot and Company as François Arnaud Movie
57. 1939 The Five Cents of Lavarede as Armand Lavarède Movie
58. 1939 Raphaël le tatoué as Modeste Manosque Movie
59. 1938 Ernest the Rebel as Ernest Pic Movie
60. 1938 Heartbeat as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz' 6.9 Movie
61. 1937 Harvest as Urbain Gedemus 6.8 Movie
62. 1937 The Kings of Sport as Acteur Movie
63. 1937 Life Dances On as Fabien Coutissol 7.0 Movie
64. 1937 Ignace as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel Movie
65. 1937 The Smart People of the 11th as The orderly Patard Movie
66. 1937 Francis the First as Honorin 5.7 Movie
67. 1936 One of the Legion as Fernand Espitalion Movie
68. 1935 Ferdinand the Roisterer as Ferdinand Piat Movie
69. 1934 I Have an Idea as Un passant dans la rue (uncredited) Movie
70. 1934 The Free Trade Hotel as Boulot, le garçon d'étage Movie
71. 1934 Angele as Saturnin 6.5 Movie
72. 1933 La Terreur de la pampa Movie
73. 1933 The Rooster of the Regiment as Medard Movie
74. 1933 Le Jugement de minuit as Sam Hackitt Movie
75. 1932 Fun in the Barracks as Vanderague Movie
76. 1932 Lilac as le garçon d'honneur Movie
77. 1932 He as Isidore Movie
78. 1931 Night attack as L'amant Movie
79. 1931 Baby's Laxative as Truchet 5.7 Movie

1. 1951 Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny Movie
2. 1942 Simple-Minded Movie

1. 1971 The Cat 7.4 Movie

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