José Isbert
Acting
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! (1953), Los jueves, milagro(1957) and El verdugo (1963); and the dark comedy masterpiece El cochecito by Marco Ferreri, all written by Rafael Azcona. He was the grandfather in the Spanish classic La gran familia (1962), and its sequel La gran familia... y uno más (1965), these films earning him still greater popularity. Pepe Isbert died in Madrid due to a heart condition when he was 80 years old. He was buried at Tarazona de la Mancha cemetery in the province of Albacete.
Known for
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movieSpanish Western
2015
Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
movieSongs for After a War
1976
Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieLo que cuesta vivir
1967
Don Antonio
movieThe Family and One More
1965
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieLos dinamiteros
1964
Don Benito
movieThe Executioner
1963
Amadeo, el verdugo
movieThe Gang of Eleven
1963
El Duque
moviePerro golfo
1963
Sr. Gaspar
movieThe Big Family
1962
El abuelo
movieCupido contrabandista
1962
Recién casado
movieSabían demasiado
1962
Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
movieYou and I Are Three
1962
Presidente
movieThose Who Did Not Go to War
1962
Don Arístides
movieDespedida de soltero
1961
Don Pablo
movieMargarita se llama mi amor
1961
Don Severino, profesor de historia
movieThe Wheelchair
1960
Don Anselmo
movieDon Lucio and Brother Pío
1960
Hermano Pío
movieDías de feria
1960
Don Damián
movieEl Litri y su sombra
1960
Hermano Alejandro
movieBombs for Peace
1959
Mauricio Dupont
moviePolicarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
1959
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
movieLife Ahead
1958
Testigo accidente
movieVilla Alegre
1958
Tío Juan
movieAngels at the Wheel
1957
Cristóbal
movieMiracles of Thursday
1957
Don José
movieFulano y Mengano
1957
Eudosio
movieFaustina
1957
Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
movieTremolina
1957
Don Gervasio
movieManolo guardia urbano
1956
Don Andrés, el párroco
movieThe Rocket from Calabuch
1956
Don Ramón
movieLos ladrones somos gente honrada
1956
El Tío del Gabán
movieSucedió en mi aldea
1956
Guarda de las barcas
movieUncle Hyacynth
1956
Sánchez
movieAfternoon at the Bulls
1956
Don Felipe
movieThe Miller's Saucy Wife
1955
Campillo
movieCongress in Seville
1955
Señor sordo y despistado
movieRadio Stories
1955
Inventor
movieLove on Wheels
1954
Representante Carmona
movieEleven Pairs of Boots
1954
Padre Roque
movieComo la tierra
1954
Wences
movieThe Adventurer of Seville
1954
Don Faustino
movieNuits andalouses
1954
Chófer de taxi
movieCondemned to Hang
1953
Don Félix
movieAirport
1953
Manolo
movieWelcome Mr. Marshall!
1953
Don Pablo, el alcalde
movie¡Che, qué loco!
1953
Don Ramiro
movieThe Lovers of Toledo
1953
Anticuario
movieDoña Francisquita
1952
Maestro Lambertini
movieÚltimo día
1952
Comisario Pérez
movieLola the Coalgirl
1952
Soldado José Rodríguez
moviePath to the Kingdom
1952
Don Cosme
movieSpanish Round
1951
Capitán del barco
movieThe Seventh Page
1951
Vendedor de bolsos
movieUna cubana en España
1951
Jose Holmes Pérez
movieMe quiero casar contigo
1951
Padre de Rosita
movieCuentos de la Alhambra
1950
Don Cosme - el escribano
movieUn soltero difícil
1950
Doctor Olmos
movieServicio en la mar
1950
Don José
movieLa familia Vila
1950
Señor Vila
movieEn un rincón de España
1949
Tío Tomás, el pescador
movieSiempre vuelven de madrugada
1949
Don Jacobo
moviePacto de silencio
1949
Matías Orellano
movieEl señor Esteve
1948
Painter
movieLove Charm
1947
Gordón
movieLa princesa de los Ursinos
1947
Maese Pucheros
movieEl fantasma y doña Juanita
1945
Don Pancho
movieElla, él y sus millones
1944
Ramón, duque de Hinojares
movieOrosia
1944
Don Cándido
movieUna chica de opereta
1944
Fabián Pérez
movieFin de curso
1943
Self (uncredited)
movieAlma de Dios
1941
El tío Matías
movieThe Dancer and the Worker
1936
Don Carmelo Romagosa
movieLa bien pagada
1935
Gabriel
movieAssassination and burial of José Canalejas
1912
Manuel Pardiñas