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Fernando Rey (Fernando Casado Arambillet) was born on 20 September, 1917 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, is an actor,miscellaneous. Discover Fernando Rey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As Fernando Casado Arambillet
Occupation actor,miscellaneous
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 20 September, 1917
Birthday 20 September
Birthplace A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Date of death 9 March, 1994
Died Place Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spain

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Fernando Rey Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, Fernando Rey height is 5' 9½" (1.77 m) .

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Height 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Who Is Fernando Rey's Wife?

His wife is Mabel Karr (1960 - 9 March 1994) ( his death)

Family
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Wife Mabel Karr (1960 - 9 March 1994) ( his death)
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Fernando Rey Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Fernando Rey worth at the age of 77 years old? Fernando Rey’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Spain. We have estimated Fernando Rey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1917

Fernando Rey, the great Spanish movie actor primarily known in the United States for his role as "Frog One" in The French Connection (1971) and its sequel, was born Fernando Casado D'Arambillet on September 20 1917, in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, the son of Colonel Casado Veiga. Originally, the young Fernando intended to become an architect.

1936

However, when the Spanish Civil War erupted in 1936, his architectural studies were interrupted, and he gained employment as a movie extra. He took the stage name "Fernando Rey" at the beginning of his career, equivalent, in English, to "Fernando King".

1944

Eight years after his movie debut, he was cast in his first major speaking role, as the Duke de Alba in José López Rubio's 1944 movie "Eugenia de Montijo". Rey enjoyed a long and prosperous career as an actor in movies, the theater, radio, and television. He also was a major voice-over artist in Spain, narrating films and dubbing the voices of actors in foreign films.

1948

Was also a voice actor, and provided the Castilian Spanish dubbed voice for Laurence Olivier in Hamlet (1948) and The Prince and the Showgirl (1957); for Henry Fonda in The Longest Day (1962), and for the character "Jim" in the animated feature When the Wind Blows (1986) (John Mills in the original). He also dubbed himself into Spanish in the roles he performed in other languages, as well as other Spanish actors in Spanish movies whose voice was deemed unsuitable for the screen.

1960

Rey's most fruitful collaboration was with the great director Luis Buñuel, which began during the 1960s and continued thought the 1970s. The films that Rey appeared in for Buñuel' made him an international star, the first produced by the Spanish cinema.

1970

By the early 1970s, Rey's career reached its high point, with his co-starring role in "The French Connection" (Best Picture Oscar Winner for 1971) and his starring role in Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) ("The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner for 1972).

1971

Rey followed up these successes by appearing in The French Connection (1971) in 1974, and Buñuel's tandem That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) ("That Obscure Object of Desire"), an art-house hit that was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Ironically, in the film, Rey's voice was dubbed into French by Michel Piccoli.

1974

The January 16, 1974, edition of Variety, in the Film Production section, reports the movie The Captive began filming Sep. 13, 1973, producer/director Herb Freed, starring Rey, 'Oliver Reed (I)', and, Curt Jurgens. No evidence the movie was ever released.

1977

That same year, he won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for Carlos Saura' Elisa, vida mía (1977).

1980

Many honors came to Rey in the twilight of his career, during the 1980s and 1990s. He was awarded at San Sebastián and Cannes, and was presented with the gold medal of the Spanish Art and Movie Sciences Academy.

1992

(1992-1994) President of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.