Fernando Casado Arambillet (20 September 1917 – 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey , was a Spanish film, theatre, and television 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.