
Fernand Raynaud
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-05-19 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Died
1973-09-28
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. 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.
Most Known For

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self (archive footage)

Le Grand Échiquier
as Self (archive footage)

Cinépanorama
as Self

Midi trente
as Self

Système 2
as Self (archive footage)

Auguste
as Auguste

Sheep
as Fernand Castel

Happy Arenas
as Fernand Cyprien de Chalamond

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)

We Will Go to Deauville
as (uncredited)

Salut Berthe !
as Adrien Chautard

Houla-Houla
as Fernand

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Julien Brulebois

The Sicilian
as Fernand

Daddy's Gang
as Fernand Jérôme

Fernand the Tramp
as Fernand

It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)

It's Not My Business
as Fernand Raynaud/Antoine Gaspard

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)

La Marraine de Charley
as Charley Rivoise