Fernando Rey Biography
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Trivia

Studied architecture.

Thanks to his work with
Luis Buñuel he was the first Spanish actor who gained international fame.

President of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [1992-1994]

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975

Due to his starring in
The French Connection and that he did much of his acting work in French films, many Americans perceived him as a Frenchman, when he was in fact very much Spanish.

Became the favorite leading actor of
Luis Buñuel in the latter half of the director's career.

Was also a voice actor, and provided the Castilian Spanish dubbed voice for
Laurence Olivier in
Hamlet and
The Prince and the Showgirl; for
Henry Fonda in
The Longest Day, and for the character "Jim" in the animated feature
When the Wind Blows (
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.
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