Fernando Casado Arambillet (20 September 1917 – 9 March 1994), best known as
Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director
Luis Buñuel (
Tristana, 1970;
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972;
That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as a
drug lord in
The French Connection (1971), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.