Fernand Raynaud

Fernand Raynaud

Known for
Acting
Born
May 19, 1926
Place of birth
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Died
September 28, 1973

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.

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Movies with Fernand Raynaud

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