Portrait of Fernandel

Acting

Fernandel

Career

Active from 1930 to 1970, busiest in 1934 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
126
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fernandel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 11
  • Mistaken Identity 7
  • Slapstick Humor 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Classic French Comedy 4
  • Political Satire 4
  • French Cinema 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Italian Comedy 3
  • Post-War Italy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

135
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 71
The Cat
The Cat (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer

Happy He Who Like Ulysses
Happy He Who Like Ulysses (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

as Antonin

1960s

21 titles · average score 64
The Man in the Buick
The Man in the Buick (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

as Armand Favrot

L'Amateur
L'Amateur (1967)

TV show · as Fernand

Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charles Migue

Don Camillo in Moscow
Don Camillo in Moscow (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Don Camillo Tarocci

That Tender Age
That Tender Age (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Adolphe Lartigue

My Wife's Husband
My Wife's Husband (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Fernand Jouvin

The Changing of the Guard
The Changing of the Guard (1962)

as Attilio Capellaro

Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Don Camillo Tarocci

The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as The widower

Cocagne
Cocagne (1961)

as Marc-Antoine

The Boss
The Boss (1960)

as Justin Migonnet, professor of philosophy in Arles

Croesus
Croesus (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Crésus

1950s

37 titles · average score 64
The Cow and I
The Cow and I (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

as Charles Bailly

The Man in the Raincoat
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

as Albert Constantin

Don Juan
Don Juan (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sganarelle / Falso Don Juan

Honoré de Marseille
Honoré de Marseille (1956)

as Honoris, le guerrier grec, Honorius, le romain, Honoré maître tailleur à Marseille

Fernandel the Dressmaker
Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

as Fernand Vignard

Don Camillo's Last Round
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Don Camillo Tarocci

The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Edouard de Saint-Forget

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ali Baba

The Return of Don Camillo
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Don Camillo Tarocci

The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
GoodWatch score 77

as Don Camillo Tarocci

The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Monk

Three Feet in a Bed
Three Feet in a Bed (1950)

as Casimir

1940s

27 titles · average score 67
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
The Heroic Mr. Boniface (1949)

as Boniface

Emile the African
Emile the African (1948)

as Emile Boulard

The Cupboard Was Bare
The Cupboard Was Bare (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alfred Puc

Pétrus
Pétrus (1946)

as Pétrus

Naïs
Naïs (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

as Toine

St. Val's Mystery
St. Val's Mystery (1945)

as Désiré Le Sec

The Lucky Star
The Lucky Star (1943)

as Auguste

Simple-Minded
Simple-Minded (1942)

as Simplet, 'le fada de Miéjour'

The Acrobat
The Acrobat (1941)

as Ernest Sauce

Little Nothings
Little Nothings (1941)

as Astier

The Well-Digger's Daughter
The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Félipe Rambert

Monsieur Hector
Monsieur Hector (1940)

as Hector

1930s

48 titles · average score 65
Fric-Frac
Fric-Frac (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marcel

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1938)
GoodWatch score 70

as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'

Ernest the Rebel
Ernest the Rebel (1938)

as Ernest Pic

Hercule
Hercule (1938)

as Hercule Maffre

Ignace
Ignace (1937)

as Ignace Boitaclou, jeune paysan, ordonnance du colonel

The Kings of Sport
The Kings of Sport (1937)

as Acteur

Josette
Josette (1937)

as Albert Durandal

The Smart People of the 11th
The Smart People of the 11th (1937)

as The orderly Patard

Ferdinand the Roisterer
Ferdinand the Roisterer (1935)

as Ferdinand Piat

The Free Trade Hotel
The Free Trade Hotel (1934)

as Boulot, le garçon d'étage

Lidoire
Lidoire (1933)

as Lidoire

Night attack
Night attack (1931)

as L'amant