Fernando Fernán-Gómez (August 28, 1921 – November 21, 2007) was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Lima, Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924. After the Spanish Civil War he began to study law but interrupted his studies to work in theater. In 1942 he began to act in movies but also continued working on plays. He formed his own theater company and received awards for directing and writing. In the 1950s he began to direct movies, including the film of his novel, "El viaje a ninguna parte". He received praise for his 1958 comedy "La vida por delante", which led to a sequel, "La vida alrededor". In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in "The Anchorite". He won the award again at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985 for his role in "Stico". Having been very much in demand during the 1970s and 1980s, the 1990s was a less active period for him, but towards the end of his life, he enjoyed something of a revival, featuring in three major projects: "Todo sobre mi madre", "Plenilunio", and a starring role in the hit "La lengua de las mariposas". He married María Dolores Pradera in 1945; they divorced in 1959. He married Emma Cohen in 2000. Fernando Fernán Gómez died in Madrid on November 21, 2007. As he was a lifelong anarchist, his coffin was covered in a black and red anarchist flag.
Movie | Mia Sarah | Paul | 2006-12-15 |
Movie | Something to Remember Me By | Mateo | 2005-02-18 |
Movie | Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 | Tertuliano | 2004-09-16 |
Movie | With Good Reason | Self (segment "Epílogo")(voice) | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | The City of No Limits | Max | 2002-03-01 |
Movie | The Shanghai Spell | Capt. Bay | 2002-04-11 |
Movie | Visionarios | Gobernador | 2001-10-10 |
Movie | All About My Mother | Rosa's Father | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Plenilune | Padre Orduña | 1999-08-15 |
Movie | Butterfly | Don Gregorio | 1999-09-24 |
Movie | Pintadas | José | 1997-07-18 |
Movie | El sueño de los héroes | Taboada | 1997-11-05 |
Movie | Pesadilla para un rico | Presidente | 1996-11-22 |
Movie | On Earth as It Is in Heaven | Dios Padre | 1995-11-03 |
Movie | Cartas desde Huesca | Mainar | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Chechu y familia | Don José | 1992-06-25 |
Movie | Belle Époque | Manolo | 1992-12-04 |
Movie | Offsides | Don Aníbal | 1991-09-22 |
Movie | The Dumbfounded King | Gran Inquisidor | 1991-11-01 |
Movie | Miracle of Marcellino | The prior | 1991-12-19 |
Movie | Esquilache | Esquilache | 1989-01-29 |
Movie | The Sea and the Weather | Eusebio | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Mnemos | 1988-01-06 | |
Movie | El gran Serafín | Padre Bellot | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Silver-beet Face | Madariaga | 1987-01-20 |
Movie | Mi general | General Mario del Pozo | 1987-05-07 |
Movie | Moors and Christians | Don Fernando | 1987-10-28 |
Movie | Mambrú se fue a la guerra | Emiliano | 1986-05-16 |
Movie | Half of Heaven | Don Pedro | 1986-10-09 |
Movie | Poor Butterfly | 1986-06-02 | |
Movie | Voyage to Nowhere | Don Arturo | 1986-10-15 |
Movie | Love Ravings | 1986-11-13 | |
Movie | Stico | Don Leopoldo Contreras de Tejada | 1985-03-04 |
Movie | Marbella | Germán | 1985-10-13 |
Movie | The Most Beautiful Night | Luis | 1984-09-24 |
Movie | Los zancos | Ángel | 1984-10-10 |
Movie | Soldados de plomo | Don Dimas | 1983-08-12 |
Movie | Juana la Loca… de vez en cuando | Sir Henry | 1983-09-19 |
Movie | Bésame, tonta | Director general | 1982-04-05 |
Movie | Maravillas | Fernando | 1981-02-26 |
Movie | 127 millones libres de impuestos | Félix | 1981-07-31 |
Movie | Apaga... y vámonos | Prof. Benjamín Rodero | 1981-03-10 |
Movie | Erotic Stories | Don Enrique (segment "Tiempos rotos") (voice) | 1980-03-13 |
Series | Fortunata y Jacinta | Don Evaristo Feijoo | 1980-05-07 |
Movie | Gulliver | Martín | 1979-04-17 |
Movie | Naked Madrid | Baltasar | 1979-03-05 |
Movie | Mama Turns 100 | Fernando | 1979-09-17 |
Movie | Más fina que las gallinas | Don Enrique | 1977-02-07 |
Movie | The Carrot Queen | J.J. | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | ¡Bruja, más que bruja! | Tío Justino | 1977-03-28 |
Movie | Parranda | Escribiente | 1977-03-17 |
Movie | Las cuatro novias de Augusto Pérez | 1977-04-17 | |
Movie | The Pyjama Girl Case | Forensics Detective | 1977-12-31 |
Movie | Chely | Nicolás | 1977-07-03 |
Movie | The Mistress | Eduardo | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | Imposible para una solterona | Manuel | 1976-01-26 |
Movie | Sensualidad | Carlos Baena | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | Yo soy fulana de tal | Rodolfo Pellejo | 1975-10-31 |
Movie | El pícaro | 1974-04-30 | |
Movie | The Love of Captain Brando | Fernando | 1974-11-28 |
Movie | Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo | Don Quijote / Alonso Quixano | 1973-03-09 |
Movie | The Spirit of the Beehive | Fernando | 1973-10-08 |
Movie | Anna and the Wolves | Fernando | 1973-06-04 |
Movie | The Ibéricas Football Club | Federico | 1971-10-07 |
Movie | De profesión, sus labores | Federico | 1970-02-26 |
Movie | Crimen imperfecto | Salomón | 1970-08-24 |
Movie | Panthers Eat the Rich | José | 1969-01-01 |
Movie | Ninette and a Gentleman from Murcia | Andrés | 1966-01-17 |
Movie | Un vampiro para dos | Baron de Rosenthal | 1965-12-13 |
Movie | Rififi in the City | Sargento Detective Miguel Mora | 1964-12-07 |
Movie | Life Goes On | Faustino | 1963-04-06 |
Movie | La venganza de Don Mendo | Don Mendo Salazar - Marqués de Cabra | 1961-02-19 |
Movie | La vida privada de Fulano de Tal | 1961-06-13 | |
Movie | ¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón! | Heriberto Promenade | 1961-02-21 |
Movie | Crimen para recién casados | Antonio | 1960-03-07 |
Movie | For Men Only | Pablo Meléndez | 1960-10-27 |
Movie | La vida alrededor | Antonio Redondo | 1959-10-08 |
Movie | The Tenant | Evaristo González | 1958-02-24 |
Movie | Life Ahead | Antonio Redondo | 1958-09-14 |
Movie | Faustina | Mogon | 1957-05-13 |
Movie | The Irony of Money | Frasquito | 1957-03-05 |
Movie | El fenómeno | Claudio Henkel | 1956-09-09 |
Movie | La gran mentira | Self (uncredited) | 1956-04-01 |
Movie | The Wicked Carabel | Amaro Carabel | 1956-10-15 |
Movie | Viaje de novios | Juan Torregrosa Orózco | 1956-12-10 |
Movie | El guardián del paraíso | Manuel | 1955-05-23 |
Movie | The Other Life of Captain Contreras | Alonso Contreras | 1955-06-05 |
Movie | The Bachelor | Armando | 1955-12-30 |
Movie | Voice of Silence | Fernando Layer | 1953-04-01 |
Movie | That Happy Couple | Juan | 1953-08-31 |
Movie | El sistema Pelegrín | Héctor Pelegrín | 1952-06-23 |
Movie | The Eyes Leave a Trace | Agente Díaz (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez) | 1952-09-12 |
Movie | Air Lashings | 1951-09-24 | |
Movie | La noche del sábado | Conductor | 1950-12-29 |
Movie | La mies es mucha | Padre Santiago Hernández | 1948-01-01 |
Movie | La sirena negra | 1948-08-07 | |
Movie | Botón de ancla | Enrique Tejada y Sandoval | 1948-01-13 |
Movie | El destino se disculpa | Teófilo Dueñas | 1945-01-29 |
Movie | El camino de Babel | Marcelino Pastor | 1945-02-19 |
Movie | Carnival Sunday | Matías | 1945-10-22 |
Movie | Bambú | Antonio | 1945-10-15 |
Movie | Autumn Roses | Adolfo Barona | 1943-01-01 |
Movie | La chica del gato | 1943-11-09 | |
Movie | Cristina Guzmán | Bob | 1943-05-24 |
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