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José Isbert

José Isbert

Actor · Born 1886-03-03 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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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

  1. The Executioner (1963) — Amadeo, el verdugo
  2. Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953) — Don Pablo, el alcalde
  3. The Wheelchair (1960) — Don Anselmo
  4. The Rocket from Calabuch (1956) — Don Ramón
  5. The Big Family (1962) — El abuelo
  6. Miracles of Thursday (1957) — Don José
  7. Uncle Hyacynth (1956) — Sánchez
  8. Black Sky (1951)
  9. The Man Who Wagged His Tail (1957) — Pietrino
  10. The Family and One More (1965) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
  11. Radio Stories (1955) — Inventor
  12. Spanish Western (2015) — Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
  13. Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (1959) — Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
  14. Life Ahead (1958) — Testigo accidente
  15. Songs for After a War (1976) — Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
  16. Doña Francisquita (1952) — Maestro Lambertini
  17. Manolo guardia urbano (1956) — Don Andrés, el párroco
  18. Los dinamiteros (1964) — Don Benito
  19. Condemned to Hang (1953) — Don Félix
  20. Faustina (1957) — Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
  21. Love Charm (1947) — Gordón
  22. The Dancer and the Worker (1936) — Don Carmelo Romagosa
  23. Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1956) — El Tío del Gabán
  24. My Beloved Juan (1950) — Pedro
  25. El Litri y su sombra (1960) — Hermano Alejandro
  26. La familia Vila (1950) — Señor Vila
  27. Afternoon at the Bulls (1956) — Don Felipe
  28. El fantasma y doña Juanita (1945) — Don Pancho
  29. Cuentos de la Alhambra (1950) — Don Cosme - el escribano
  30. Don Lucio and Brother Pío (1960) — Hermano Pío
  31. Sabían demasiado (1962) — Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
  32. Vamos a contar mentiras (1962)
  33. Un día perdido (1955) — Paco
  34. This is Madrid (1953) — Dimas
  35. Angels at the Wheel (1957) — Cristóbal
  36. Fulano y Mengano (1957) — Eudosio
  37. El señor Esteve (1948) — Painter
  38. Eleven Pairs of Boots (1954) — Padre Roque
  39. Near the city (1952) — Ramón
  40. La fiesta sigue (1948)