Arturo Fernández

Arturo Fernández Rodríguez (21 February 1929 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish actor who appeared in numerous films since making his debut in 1954.

Life and work Fernández Rodríguez was born on 21 February 1929 in Gijón, Asturias. He started a professional career as a boxer, where he gained the nickname of "The tiger of the Piles". In 1952, he served in the military at Logroño; that summer he realized a course of escalation in Viguera's rocks, sleeping for one month in the schools of this town. He married the Isabel Sensat of Catalan in San Vicente of Montalt on 21 March 1967, and they separated in 1978. They had three children: Maria Isabel (1968), Arturo (1970) and Maria Dolores "Boby" (1975).

Fernández Rodríguez underwent stomach surgery in April 2019. He recovered from the surgery, but shortly afterwards suffered a fall. His health deteriorated and he died on 4 July 2019 at a hospital in Madrid from complications related to the fall at the age of 90.

Acting career

During his career, he was most known as a comedic actor appearing in films such as Un vaso de whisky (1958), Novios 68 (1967) or The Complete Idiot (1970). He usually played the role of a seductive and somewhat cynical gallant.

In television his most famous role was in the series La casa de los líos on Antena 3 between 1996 and 2000. In May 2007 he also played two twin brothers in the series Como el perro y el gato on TVE.

In theatre, he played the main role in, among others, in the play "La herencia" (1957), "La tercera palabra" (1966), "La playa vacía" (1970), "Tribute" (1980),"Romantic Comedy" (1983), "Chapter Two" (1985), "The Secretary Bird" (1986), "Mejor en octubre" (1994) or "Esmoquin" (2001)

Selected filmography

Judas' Kiss (1954) - Santiago (uncredited) La patrulla (1954) - Johnny El torero (1954) - Periodista 2º Duelo de pasiones (1955) Mañana cuando amanezca (1955) - Fedor Kormics - piloto Nunca es demasiado tarde (1956) - Pedro Cuerda de presos (1956) - Sargento Morales (uncredited) Mañana... (1957) - Ladrón El andén (1957) - Mariano (uncredited) Familia provisional (1958) Fifth District (1958) - Gerardo García Rapsodia de sangre (1958) - Dalmas La frontera del miedo (1958) - Sacerdote Cita imposible (1958) - Inspector Fermín Red Cross Girls (1958) - Ernesto Un vaso de whisky (1959) - Víctor College Boarding House (1959) - Gerardo Roquer A sangre fría (1959) - Manuel Ejército blanco (1959) Juicio final (1960) - Amigo de Paco La fiel infantería (1960) - Comandante Félix Goñi Vida sin risas (1960) Maria, Registered in Bilbao (1960) - Eduardo Vila Fuga desesperada (1961) - Pierre Morlaix Los cuervos (1961) - César Regresa un desconocido (1961) - Juan Valdés La mentira tiene cabellos rojos (1962) - Enrique Solano El último verano (1962) - Jaime La viudita naviera (1962) - Tomás Igartua Bahía de Palma (1962) - Mario Rogelia (1962) - Fernando Vilches No temas a la ley (1963) - Toni Basó La gran coartada (1963) - Luis Escala en Hi-Fi (1963) Sol de verano (1963) Piedra de toque (1963) - Carlos Rivera El sexto sentido (1964) - Pablo El salario del crimen (1964) - Mario Jandro (1965) - Jandro Currito of the Cross (1965) - Ángel Romera 'Romerita' Sound of Horror (1966) - Pete Las viudas (1966) - Enrique (segment "Luna de miel") Road to Rocío (1966) - Alberto Echeve Novios 68 (1967) - Emilio Contreras No desearás la mujer de tu prójimo (1968) - Alberto ¡Cómo sois las mujeres! (1968) - Mario Cristina Guzmán (1968) - Alfonso Ribas Vedove inconsolabili in cerca di... distrazioni (1968) Turistas y bribones (1969) - Romeo Pecados conyugales (1969) - Ricardo El señorito y las seductoras (1969) - Antonio del Olmo y Matilla Las cinco advertencias de Satanás (1945) - Félix The Locket (1970) - Alejandro ¿Quién soy yo? (1970) - Mario Colomer / Juan Brandel The Complete Idiot (1970) - Felipe el Postinero Las juergas de 'El Señorito''' (1973) - Anselmo / Antonio / Inocencio / Manolo / Pepe Casa Flora (1973) - Carlos Vílchez Matrimonio al desnudo (1974) - Miguel Tocata y fuga de Lolita (1974) - Carlos Villar Un lujo a su alcance (1975) - Miguel Montalvo El adúltero (1975) - Julián Yagüe Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra (1976) - Don Tello La amante perfecta (1976) - Raúl Mauricio, mon amour (1976) - Mauricio Fernández La muerte ronda a Mónica (1976) - Arturo Ésta que lo es... (1977) - Carlos El hombre que yo quiero (1978) - Alberto Esperando a papá (1980) - Antonio Tejeiro El crack dos (1983) - Don Gregorio Truhanes (1983) - Gonzalo Millares La chica de la piscina (1987) - Claudio Tovar El día que nací yo (1991) - Miguel Asenjo Bernal Aquí, el que no corre... vuela (1992) - Miguel Lagos Tiempos mejores (1994) - Curro Dos hombres y una mujer (1994) Desde que amanece apetece'' (2005) - Lorenzo