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Fernand Raynaud
Actor

Fernand Raynaud

19 May 1926Born
28 Sep 1973Died
47Age at death
20Credits

Biography

André Gustave Fernand Raynaud, best known as Fernand Raynaud (May 19, 1926 – September 28, 1973), was a French stand-up comic star, an actor and a singer.

Fernand Raynaud was one of the most renowned standup comedians among French comic actors of the 1950s and 1960s. He began his career playing and singing in cabarets and music halls, then he gained popularity through performances broadcast on television. He's renowned for playing typical, average Frenchmen characters, especially the silly ones, making funny faces and using mime and slapstick humor.

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In 1973, Raynaud was killed in a car crash in Le Cheix, near Riom, France.

Source: Article "Fernand Raynaud" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2011Bourreau d'enfantFilm: Director
  2. 2004Heureux ?Film: Writer
  3. 2003En las arenas negrasFilm: Fernand Cyprien, de Chalamond
  4. 1971Bonne Année de Fernand RaynaudFilm
  5. 1969L'Auvergnat et l'AutobusFilm: Julien Brulebois
  6. 1968Salut Berthe !Film: Adrien Chautard
  7. 1962We Will Go to DeauvilleFilm: (uncredited)
  8. 1962It's Not My BusinessFilm: Fernand Raynaud/Antoine Gaspard
  9. 1961AugusteFilm: Auguste
  10. 1960SheepFilm: Fernand Castel
  11. 1959La Marraine de CharleyFilm: Charley Rivoise
  12. 1959Minute papillonFilm
  13. 1959Houla-HoulaFilm: Fernand
  14. 1958The SicilianFilm: Fernand
  15. 1958Happy ArenasFilm: Fernand Cyprien de Chalamond
  16. 1957Fernand the TrampFilm: Fernand
  17. 1956Life is beautifulFilm: Cameo (uncredited)
  18. 1956Fernand cow-boyFilm: Fernand Mignot
  19. 1956Daddy's GangFilm: Fernand Jérôme
  20. 1954Fernand cherche du boulotFilm: Fernand

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