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Fernando Rey
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Spanish actor (1917–1994)
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Fernando Rey, born Fernando Casado Arambillet in A Coruña, Spain, was a Spanish actor and film actor. He began his professional work period in 1935 and continued until his death in 1994. Rey was educated at Complutense University of Madrid and spoke Spanish. He died of bladder cancer in Madrid and was buried at La Almudena Cemetery.
Rey received several awards during his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, the Goya Award for Best Actor, the Silver Shell for Best Actor, and the Castelao Medal. He was also nominated for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor and the Goya Award for Best Actor.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- El Quijote desde la platea — Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)2019
- Speaking of Buñuel — Self (archive footage)2000
- Les paradoxes de Buñuel — Self (archive footage)1998
- On the Far Side of the Tunnel — Miguel1994
- El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? — Gregorio1994
- Arnau — Compte de Barcelona1994
- Madregilda — Franco's Father1993
- Mission of Love — Pacheco1993
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise — Marchena1992
- The Sow — Fray Juan1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Fernando Casado Arambillet , ( 1917-09-20 ) 20 September 1917, A Coruña , Galicia , Spain
- Died
- 9 March 1994 (1994-03-09) (aged 76), Madrid , Spain
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1935–1994
- Spouse
- Mabel Karr ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
- Awards
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor , 1977 Elisa, vida mía
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fernando
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- A Coruña
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Fernando Rey.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1917-09-20
- date of death
- 1994-03-09
- cause of death
- bladder cancer
- birth name
- Fernando Casado Arambillet
- nickname
- Fernando Rey
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Goya Award for Best Actor
- place of burial
- La Almudena Cemetery
- Commons category
- Fernando Rey
- name in native language
- Fernando Rey
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- end of work period
- 1994-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Fernando Casado Arambillet (20 September 1917 – 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television 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 (Viridiana, 1961; Tristana, 1970; Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972; That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as the drug lord Alain Charnier in The French Connection (1971) and French Connection II (1975), 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 fame after he turned 50: "Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life", he told the Los Angeles Times. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobés in the bullring. Then your life is all before you to enjoy it."
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