Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey holds a Smith & Wesson Model 36 as Don Rafael Acosta in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).

Fernando Casado Arambillet (1917-1994) best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. To American audiences he is best known for playing the role of the high-level drug dealer Alain Charnier in The French Connection and French Connection II. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) he fought for the Republicans/Loyalists. Though he was on the losing side he survived not only the war, but the purges that followed under General Franco. He had worked for decades before appearing in The French Connection (1971), but the success of the movie catapulted him into international stardom. He passed away on March 9, 1994, at the age of 76.

Fernando Rey can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Single Barreled Shotgun	Proffesor Santos	Companeros	Probably Spanish manufacture	1970
Smith & Wesson Model 36	Don Rafael Acosta	The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie	Two different revolvers	1972
Walther PP	Don Rafael Acosta	The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie		1972
Browning 22 Semi-Auto	Don Rafael Acosta	The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie		1972
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun	Charnier	French Connection II		1975
Colt New Service	Captain Terredo	Caboblanco		1980
Single Action Army	Railroad Colonel	Rustlers' Rhapsody	Seen only in holster; "Quick-Draw" model with nickel-plated finish and pearl grips	1985