ACTOR

Fernando Rey

1917 - 1994

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Rey has received more than 694,929 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Fernando Rey is the 495th most popular actor (up from 497th in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Spain (down from 249th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Actor.

Fernando Rey is most famous for his role as the French detective Pepe Le Moko in the film "Casbah" (1948).

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  • 690k

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  • 63.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fernando Rey ranks 495 out of 13,578Before him are Courteney Cox, James Cromwell, Christian Clavier, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carole Bouquet, and Jacques Perrin. After him are Larry Hagman, Tilda Swinton, Jennifer Connelly, Lee Strasberg, Hugh Jackman, and Richard Crenna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Fernando Rey ranks 36Before him are Rochus Misch, Sven Hassel, Tove Ditlevsen, Dizzy Gillespie, John B. Calhoun, and John Lee Hooker. After him are Herbert A. Hauptman, Kiro Gligorov, John Kendrew, Jane Wyman, George Gaynes, and Leonid Hurwicz. Among people deceased in 1994, Fernando Rey ranks 43Before him are Marija Gimbutas, Juvénal Habyarimana, Pierre Boulle, Niels Kaj Jerne, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, and Witold Lutosławski. After him are Pujie, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Raul Julia, Jessica Tandy, and Roland Ratzenberger.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando Rey ranks 254 out of 3,355Before him are Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Felipe González (1942), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), Andrés Segovia (1893), and Alfonso III of Aragon (1265). After him are Javier Bardem (1969), Ibn Jubayr (1145), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Andrés Iniesta (1984), and Wittiza (687).

Among ACTORS In Spain

Among actors born in Spain, Fernando Rey ranks 4Before him are Antonio Banderas (1960), Penélope Cruz (1974), and Carmen Amaya (1913). After him are Javier Bardem (1969), La Belle Otero (1868), Carmen Maura (1945), Francisco Rabal (1926), Marisa Paredes (1946), Sara Montiel (1928), María Casares (1922), and Victoria Abril (1959).

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