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 | Butterfly | Don Gregorio | 1999-09-24 |
Movie | All About My Mother | Rosa's Father | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Plenilune | Padre Orduña | 1999-08-15 |
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 | Belle Époque | Manolo | 1992-12-04 |
Movie | Chechu y familia | Don José | 1992-06-25 |
Movie | Offsides | Don Aníbal | 1991-09-22 |
Movie | Miracle of Marcellino | The prior | 1991-12-19 |
Movie | The Dumbfounded King | Gran Inquisidor | 1991-11-01 |
Movie | Esquilache | Esquilache | 1989-01-29 |
Movie | The Sea and the Weather | Eusebio | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Mnemos | 1988-01-06 | |
Movie | Silver-beet Face | Madariaga | 1987-01-20 |
Movie | El gran Serafín | Padre Bellot | 1987-01-01 |
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 | Poor Butterfly | 1986-06-02 | |
Movie | Love Ravings | 1986-11-13 | |
Movie | Voyage to Nowhere | Don Arturo | 1986-10-15 |
Movie | Half of Heaven | Don Pedro | 1986-10-09 |
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 | Apaga... y vámonos | Prof. Benjamín Rodero | 1981-03-10 |
Movie | 127 millones libres de impuestos | Félix | 1981-07-31 |
Movie | Erotic Stories | Don Enrique (segment "Tiempos rotos") (voice) | 1980-03-13 |
Series | Fortunata y Jacinta | Don Evaristo Feijoo | 1980-05-07 |
Movie | Mama Turns 100 | Fernando | 1979-09-17 |
Movie | Naked Madrid | Baltasar | 1979-03-05 |
Movie | Gulliver | Martín | 1979-04-17 |
Movie | Más fina que las gallinas | Don Enrique | 1977-02-07 |
Movie | The Carrot Queen | J.J. | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Parranda | Escribiente | 1977-03-17 |
Movie | Las cuatro novias de Augusto Pérez | 1977-04-17 | |
Movie | ¡Bruja, más que bruja! | Tío Justino | 1977-03-28 |
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 | Crimen imperfecto | Salomón | 1970-08-24 |
Movie | De profesión, sus labores | Federico | 1970-02-26 |
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 becerrada | Francisco Rodríguez 'Juncal' | 1963-05-27 |
Movie | La vida privada de Fulano de Tal | 1961-06-13 | |
Movie | La venganza de Don Mendo | Don Mendo Salazar - Marqués de Cabra | 1961-02-19 |
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 | Anna Said Yes | Juan | 1958-10-23 |
Movie | The Tenant | Evaristo González | 1958-02-24 |
Movie | Life Ahead | Antonio Redondo | 1958-09-14 |
Movie | The Irony of Money | Frasquito | 1957-03-05 |
Movie | Faustina | Mogon | 1957-05-13 |
Movie | La gran mentira | Self (uncredited) | 1956-04-01 |
Movie | El fenómeno | Claudio Henkel | 1956-09-09 |
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 | Rebeldía | Federico Lanuza | 1954-01-01 |
Movie | Asylum | Carlos | 1954-01-25 |
Movie | El mensaje | 1954-05-03 | |
Movie | Morena clara | Don Lope de Baena y Carrasco / Don Enrique de Baena Rodríguez | 1954-12-23 |
Movie | Voice of Silence | Fernando Layer | 1953-04-01 |
Movie | That Happy Couple | Juan | 1953-08-31 |
Movie | Airport | Luis | 1953-09-14 |
Movie | El sistema Pelegrín | Héctor Pelegrín | 1952-06-23 |
Movie | Facultad de Letras | Fernando | 1952-05-12 |
Movie | The Eyes Leave a Trace | Agente Díaz (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez) | 1952-09-12 |
Movie | Reckless | Balarrasa | 1951-02-04 |
Movie | Air Lashings | 1951-09-24 | |
Movie | La noche del sábado | Conductor | 1950-12-29 |
Movie | Botón de ancla | Enrique Tejada y Sandoval | 1948-01-13 |
Movie | La mies es mucha | Padre Santiago Hernández | 1948-01-01 |
Movie | Embrujo | Mentor | 1948-04-29 |
Movie | La sirena negra | 1948-08-07 | |
Movie | El destino se disculpa | Teófilo Dueñas | 1945-01-29 |
Movie | El camino de Babel | Marcelino Pastor | 1945-02-19 |
Movie | Bambú | Antonio | 1945-10-15 |
Movie | Carnival Sunday | Matías | 1945-10-22 |
Movie | Turbante blanco | 1943-01-01 | |
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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