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Fernand Raynaud

May 19, 1926 - Sep 28, 1973 (47 years old) in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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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Known For

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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
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We Will Go to Deauville
(uncredited)
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Salut Berthe !
Adrien Chautard
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L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
Julien Brulebois
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It Happened on the 36 Candles
Self (uncredited)
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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Self (archive footage)
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The Sicilian
Fernand
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It's Not My Business
Fernand Raynaud/Antoine Gaspard
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Daddy's Gang
Fernand Jérôme
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Life is beautiful
Cameo (uncredited)

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