Portrait of Fernando Rey

Acting

Fernando Rey

Career

Active from 1945 to 1994, busiest in 1965 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
88
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Viridiana
Viridiana
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fernando Rey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 14
  • Historical Drama 12
  • Character-Driven 11
  • Psychological Drama 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Italian Cinema 6
  • Character Study 6
  • Literary Adaptation 5
  • Spanish Cinema 5
  • Class Conflict 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

198
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

16 titles · average score 63
On the Far Side of the Tunnel
On the Far Side of the Tunnel (1994)

as Miguel

Mission of Love
Mission of Love (1993)

TV show · as Pacheco

Madregilda
Madregilda (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

as Franco's Father

1492: Conquest of Paradise
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

as Marchena

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (1992)
GoodWatch score 79

as Don Quijote

Don Quijote de la Mancha
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Don Quijote

The Sow
The Sow (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fray Juan

Blood and Dust
Blood and Dust (1992)

as Sultan Saladin

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

as Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Naked Tango
Naked Tango (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Judge Torres

Breath of Life
Breath of Life (1990)
GoodWatch score 81

as Gran Magno

Drums of Fire
Drums of Fire (1990)

as Papa Pablo V

1980s

36 titles · average score 54
Esmeralda Bay
Esmeralda Bay (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ramos

The Tunnel
The Tunnel (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as Allende

Mi general
Mi general (1987)

as Director Almirante

Saving Grace
Saving Grace (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cardinal Stefano Biondi

Our Father
Our Father (1985)

as Cardinal

Angel of Death
Angel of Death (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ohmei Felsberg

Star Knight
Star Knight (1985)
GoodWatch score 34

as Fray Lupo

The Hit
The Hit (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Policeman

Monsignor
Monsignor (1982)
GoodWatch score 18

as Cardinal Santoni

Honey
Honey (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Editor

Chaste and Pure
Chaste and Pure (1981)
GoodWatch score 44

as Antonio Di Maggio

Memorias de Leticia Valle
Memorias de Leticia Valle (1980)

as Don Fernando Valle

1970s

47 titles · average score 63
Quintet
Quintet (1979)
GoodWatch score 36

as Grigor

Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as Carlo

That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mathieu Faber

French Connection II
French Connection II (1975)
GoodWatch score 70

as Alain Charnier

Seven Beauties
Seven Beauties (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner

Violent Blood Bath
Violent Blood Bath (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Oscar

The Woman with Red Boots
The Woman with Red Boots (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Perrot

White Fang
White Fang (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

as Father Oatley

High Crime
High Crime (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cafiero

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

as Don Rafael

The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

as Alain Charnier

Tristana
Tristana (1970)
GoodWatch score 86

as Don Lope

1960s

52 titles · average score 58
The Immortal Story
The Immortal Story (1968)
GoodWatch score 81

as Merchant

Amor en el aire
Amor en el aire (1967)

as Carlos Mª Saldiez

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven (1966)
GoodWatch score 32

as Priest

Zampo y yo
Zampo y yo (1966)

as Zampo

Navajo Joe
Navajo Joe (1966)
GoodWatch score 38

as Reverend Rattigan

Attack of the Robots
Attack of the Robots (1966)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sir Percy

Legacy of the Incas
Legacy of the Incas (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as President Castillo

Viridiana
Viridiana (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Don Jaime

Torerillos, 61
Torerillos, 61 (1962)

as Narrator (voice)

Face of Terror
Face of Terror (1962)

as Dr. Charles Taylor

Goliath Against the Giants
Goliath Against the Giants (1961)

as Bokan the Usurper

The Savage Guns
The Savage Guns (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Don Hernán

1950s

32 titles · average score 62
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis

The Night Heaven Fell
The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
GoodWatch score 35

as Tío (alternate version)

Un marido de ida y vuelta
Un marido de ida y vuelta (1957)

as Paco

Faustina
Faustina (1957)

as Valentín

Don Juan
Don Juan (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Don Iñigo

The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Monje narrador

Billete para Tánger
Billete para Tánger (1955)

as Inspector

Comedians
Comedians (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Miguel

Airport
Airport (1953)

as Fernando

La señora de Fátima
La señora de Fátima (1951)

as Lorenzo Duarte

Black Sky
Black Sky (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ángel López Veiga

Agustina of Aragon
Agustina of Aragon (1950)

as General Palafox/Lorenzo, el pastor

1940s

15 titles · average score 61
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
Aventuras de Juan Lucas (1949)

as Juan Lucas

Sabela De Cambados
Sabela De Cambados (1949)

as Narrator (voice)

Locura de amor
Locura de amor (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Don Felipe "el Hermoso"

Si te hubieses casado conmigo
Si te hubieses casado conmigo (1948)

as Enrique Marín Rubio

Mare nostrum
Mare nostrum (1948)

as Ulises / Capitán Ferragut

Fuenteovejuna
Fuenteovejuna (1947)

as Frondoso

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sansón Carrasco

La princesa de los Ursinos
La princesa de los Ursinos (1947)

as Felipe V

Reina santa
Reina santa (1947)

as Infante Alfonso

La pródiga
La pródiga (1946)

as José

Los últimos de Filipinas
Los últimos de Filipinas (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Juan Chamizo

Eugenia de Montijo
Eugenia de Montijo (1944)

as Duque de Alba