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Fernando Rey
Biography
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."
Known For
The French Connection
as Alain Charnier
Honey
as Editor
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Don Rafael
Locura de amor
as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"
The Hit
as Policeman
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Marchena
White Fang
as Father Oatley
The Miracle of Marcelino
as Monje narrador
Voyage of the Damned
as President Bru
That Obscure Object of Desire
as Mathieu Faber
