1956Nominee
Best Performance
Around the World in 80 Days
Fernandel
Actor · Director · Producer
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
May 8, 1903
Biography
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan town located in the province of Turin. He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her"). (Wikipedia)
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1954Nominee
Best Performance
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1946Nominee
Best Performance
Pétrus
Career Highlights
1931Highlight
Best Performance
Night attack
1959Highlight
Best Performance
The Cow and I
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Around the World in 80 Days
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Fric-Frac