Fernand Raynaud

Born: 1926-05-19

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. 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.


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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-01-07

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about...

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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-10-13

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We Will Go to Deauville

as (uncredited)
Released: 1962-12-24

Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.

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It's Not My Business

as Fernand Raynaud/Antoine Gaspard
Released: 1962-11-07

A small-scale cabaret troupe is touring the provinces. One afternoon while canoeing, Monique...

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Salut Berthe !

as Adrien Chautard
Released: 1968-08-20

Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the...

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Auguste

as Auguste
Released: 1961-10-24

Auguste is about an eponymous bank clerk who finds fame and fortune. Auguste happens to be in...

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The Sicilian

as Fernand
Released: 1958-11-26

A brave little couturier from Lyon, Fernand, travels to Paris to present his creation "La ligne...

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Life is beautiful

as Cameo (uncredited)
Released: 1956-10-05

Paris, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to...

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Les 60 ans du one-man-show

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-01-31

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It Happened on the 36 Candles

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1957-10-16

Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an...

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L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

as Julien Brulebois
Released: 1969-04-18

Julien Brûlebois, a brave peasant from Auvergne, learns that he has been summoned to Strasbourg...

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La Marraine de Charley

as Charley Rivoise
Released: 1959-10-08

Living in cramped quarters with Charley, an architecture student, four of his friends force him...

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Fernand cherche du boulot

as Fernand
Released: 1954-10-21

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Fernand the Tramp

as Fernand
Released: 1957-08-13

The tramp Fernand and his dog Brigadier discover some extraordinary jewels in a bag lost in a...

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Daddy's Gang

as Fernand Jérôme
Released: 1956-04-26

Shy, timorous bank clerk, Fernand Jérôme, prevents -unwillingly of course - a gang led by "Le...

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Fernand cow-boy

as Fernand Mignot
Released: 1956-09-06

Fernand has just inherited a saloon in Texas from an uncle in America. Despite his inheritance,...

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Houla-Houla

as Fernand
Released: 1959-01-07

Fernand Martin, a schoolteacher in Nogent-le-Roi, is in love with Jacqueline, a postal worker...

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Fernand Raynaud

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-10-04

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Sheep

as Fernand Castel
Released: 1960-10-25

Fernand, a simple employee at the Prefecture of Police, must serve as a "sheep" to extract...

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Happy Arenas

as Fernand Cyprien de Chalamond
Released: 1958-08-13

A watchman with a sensitive heart, Fernand falls in love with Violette and Pervenche, two of the...

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L'extraordinaire Fernand Raynaud sur scène

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2001-01-01

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Minute papillon

as uncredited
Released: 1959-07-14

Oscar, a shy lifeguard, flees the wrath of his boss following the disaster caused by the water...

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Bourreau d'enfant

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-10-01

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Fernand Raynaud, les plus grands sketchs

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-05-23

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Bonne Année de Fernand Raynaud

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-31

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Fernand Raynaud - En spectacle

as Self
Released: 1999-04-20

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L'inénarrable Fernand Raynaud

as Self
Released: 1961-01-01

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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