Biography
José Isbert (real name: José Ysbert Alvarruiz), also known as Pepe Isbert (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), was a Spanish actor. In 1912 he debuted in the short film Asesinato y entierro de Don José Canalejas (playing Pardiñas, the anarchist who killed José Canalejas). During the silent era he worked in theatre with supporting roles in cinema, but with the advent of sound, he made a big screen comeback in the comedy directed by Florián Rey, La pura verdad in (1931). In the 1930s he acted in half a dozen films including: ¿Cuándo te suicidas? (1931) directed by Manuel Romero, La bien pagada (1935) by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín orEl bailarín y el trabajador (1935), directed by Luis Marquina and based on a play by Jacinto Benavente. In the 1940s he gained great popularity in films such as Te quiero para mí (1944) and El testamento del virrey (1944), both directed by Ladislao Vajda; Ella, él y sus millones (1944) by Juan de Orduña; El fantasma y doña Juanita (1945) by Rafael Gil and Pacto de silencio (1949), by Antonio Román. The films he is most remembered for are from the 1950s and 1960s, in classics directed by Luis García Berlanga: Welcome Mr. Marshall! (195…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Executioner (1963) — Amadeo, el verdugo
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Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953) — Don Pablo, el alcalde
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The Wheelchair (1960) — Don Anselmo
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The Rocket from Calabuch (1956) — Don Ramón
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The Big Family (1962) — El abuelo
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Miracles of Thursday (1957) — Don José
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Uncle Hyacynth (1956) — Sánchez
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Black Sky (1951)
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The Man Who Wagged His Tail (1957) — Pietrino
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The Family and One More (1965) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Radio Stories (1955) — Inventor
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Spanish Western (2015) — Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
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Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (1959) — Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
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Life Ahead (1958) — Testigo accidente
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Songs for After a War (1976) — Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Doña Francisquita (1952) — Maestro Lambertini
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Manolo guardia urbano (1956) — Don Andrés, el párroco
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Los dinamiteros (1964) — Don Benito
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Condemned to Hang (1953) — Don Félix
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Faustina (1957) — Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
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Love Charm (1947) — Gordón
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The Dancer and the Worker (1936) — Don Carmelo Romagosa
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Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1956) — El Tío del Gabán
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My Beloved Juan (1950) — Pedro
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El Litri y su sombra (1960) — Hermano Alejandro
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La familia Vila (1950) — Señor Vila
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Afternoon at the Bulls (1956) — Don Felipe
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El fantasma y doña Juanita (1945) — Don Pancho
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Cuentos de la Alhambra (1950) — Don Cosme - el escribano
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Don Lucio and Brother Pío (1960) — Hermano Pío
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Sabían demasiado (1962) — Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
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Vamos a contar mentiras (1962)
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Un día perdido (1955) — Paco
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This is Madrid (1953) — Dimas
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Angels at the Wheel (1957) — Cristóbal
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Fulano y Mengano (1957) — Eudosio
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El señor Esteve (1948) — Painter
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Eleven Pairs of Boots (1954) — Padre Roque
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Near the city (1952) — Ramón
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La fiesta sigue (1948)