Fernand Raynaud

Acting

Fernand Raynaud

Born May 19, 1926 · Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Died September 28, 1973 · aged 47

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 te…

Known For

AugusteAuguste · 1961
Auguste
4.51961
MovieComedy
Auguste is about an eponymous bank clerk who finds fame and fortune. Auguste happens to be in the right place at the right time to save young starlet Francine from killing herself -- or more accurately, pretending to kill herself. His supposed heroism hits the news, and before Auguste knows what is happening, a Machiavellian publicist is using him for his own ends. The bank clerk is no fool and soon thinks of a way to come out on top.
SheepSheep · 1960
Sheep
5.71960
MovieComedy
Fernand, a simple employee at the Prefecture of Police, must serve as a "sheep" to extract confessions from a leader of organized crime, who has recently been in prison. But he managed to escape by taking Fernand hostage.
Happy ArenasHappy Arenas · 1958
Happy Arenas
7.01958
MovieComedyMusic
A watchman with a sensitive heart, Fernand falls in love with Violette and Pervenche, two of the daughters of his boss, Maître Arno. At a bullfight starring three attractive Spaniards, the girls and their sister Marguerite - with whom Fernand's companion Rémy is in love - compete in charm, to the despair of both suitors. Followed by Marina, a pretty girl who seems to take a keen interest in Fernand, the two friends decide to retire to Les Martigues, far from their belles. But soon annoyed by Marina's insistence, Fernand returns to Maître Arno's manade, while Rémy decides to become a bullfighter to win back Marguerite.
We Will Go to DeauvilleWe Will Go to Deauville · 1962
We Will Go to Deauville
5.41962
MovieComedy
Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.
L'Auvergnat et l'AutobusL'Auvergnat et l'Autobus · 1969
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
7.01969
MovieComedy
Julien Brûlebois, a brave peasant from Auvergne, learns that he has been summoned to Strasbourg to collect an inheritance. Amazed by the operation of the bus that takes him from the station to his notary's home, he decides to buy it. What follows is a bewildering chase between the agents of the Strasbourg transport authority, the capitalists, the naive peasant and his lucid, pretty fiancée.
Heureux ?Heureux ? · 2004
Heureux ?
2004
MovieComedy
Daddy's GangDaddy's Gang · 1956
Daddy's Gang
5.81956
MovieComedy
Shy, timorous bank clerk, Fernand Jérôme, prevents -unwillingly of course - a gang led by "Le Grand J" from robbing the "Crédit Populaire", where he works. Having become a hero out of the blue, this new status allows him to woo Renée, the daughter of chief inspector Merlerin. What Merlerin does not know is that the man he has been trying to arrest for years, "Le Grand J" is in fact Joseph Jérôme, Fernand's father, who has disappeared for years...
Fernand cow-boyFernand cow-boy · 1956
Fernand cow-boy
4.81956
MovieComedy
Fernand has just inherited a saloon in Texas from an uncle in America. Despite his inheritance, he is considered an intruder. Soon he's the victim of a cruel plot: accused of murder, arrested and kidnapped by Indians and gangsters. A young, beautiful, pure-hearted Indian, moved by Fernand's kindness, accompanies him back to the village. She's sure to become the owner of the Texas hotel.

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It's Not My BusinessIt's Not My Business · 1962
It's Not My Business
5.71962
MovieComedy
A small-scale cabaret troupe is touring the provinces. One afternoon while canoeing, Monique Darzel, one of the troupe's singers, spots an angler whose resemblance to Fernand Raynaud strikes her. She discusses this with Jean Duroc, the troupe's director, who laments the meagre revenues his show is raking in. He then had the idea of meeting this fisherman to convince him to imitate Fernand Raynaud in his shows. It turns out that the Fernand Raynaud impersonator is in fact Fernand Raynaud himself, who has come for a week's incognito vacation in the provinces. Raynaud is finally persuaded to play the novice comedian, in order to further develop the script for his next film, Les cabotins à travers les âges.

Fernand Raynaud/Antoine Gaspard