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.
Movies(101)
Spanish Western
Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
2015
Songs for After a War
Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
Lo que cuesta vivir
Don Antonio
1967
Operation Delilah
Abuelo
1967
The Family and One More
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
Un americano en Toledo
Román
1965
Los dinamiteros
Don Benito
1964
The Executioner
Amadeo, el verdugo
1963
The Gang of Eleven
El Duque
1963
Perro golfo
Sr. Gaspar
1963
The Big Family
El abuelo
1962
Cupido contrabandista
Recién casado
1962
Sabían demasiado
Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
1962
You and I Are Three
Presidente
1962
Those Who Did Not Go to War
Don Arístides
1962
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962
Despedida de soltero
Don Pablo
1961
Margarita se llama mi amor
Don Severino, profesor de historia
1961
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
Marcelo
1961
Punto y banca
1961
The Wheelchair
Don Anselmo
1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Hermano Pío
1960
Vida sin risas
1960
Días de feria
Don Damián
1960
El Litri y su sombra
Hermano Alejandro
1960
Bombs for Peace
Mauricio Dupont
1959
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
1959
Life Ahead
Testigo accidente
1958
Villa Alegre
Tío Juan
1958
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Pietrino
1957
Angels at the Wheel
Cristóbal
1957
Miracles of Thursday
Don José
1957
Fulano y Mengano
Eudosio
1957
Faustina
Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
1957
Tremolina
Don Gervasio
1957
Dos novias para un torero
1956
Manolo guardia urbano
Don Andrés, el párroco
1956
The Rocket from Calabuch
Don Ramón
1956
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
El Tío del Gabán
1956
Rapto en la ciudad
1956
Sucedió en mi aldea
Guarda de las barcas
1956
Uncle Hyacynth
Sánchez
1956
La chica del barrio
Cipri
1956
Afternoon at the Bulls
Don Felipe
1956
The Miller's Saucy Wife
Campillo
1955
Un día perdido
Paco
1955
Congress in Seville
Señor sordo y despistado
1955
Radio Stories
Inventor
1955
El guardián del paraíso
José
1955
Un caballero andaluz
Joaquín
1954
Intriga en el escenario
Portero
1954
Love on Wheels
Representante Carmona
1954
Eleven Pairs of Boots
Padre Roque
1954
Como la tierra
Wences
1954
The Adventurer of Seville
Don Faustino
1954
Nuits andalouses
Chófer de taxi
1954
All Is Possible in Granada
Joaquin
1954
Nubes de verano
Pablo
1954
Condemned to Hang
Don Félix
1953
This is Madrid
Dimas
1953
Airport
Manolo
1953
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Don Pablo, el alcalde
1953
¡Che, qué loco!
Don Ramiro
1953
The Lovers of Toledo
Anticuario
1953
Doña Francisquita
Maestro Lambertini
1952
Último día
Comisario Pérez
1952
Estrella de Sierra Morena
Labriego
1952
Near the city
Ramón
1952
Lola the Coalgirl
Soldado José Rodríguez
1952
Path to the Kingdom
Don Cosme
1952
Spanish Round
Capitán del barco
1951
The Seventh Page
Vendedor de bolsos
1951
Una cubana en España
Jose Holmes Pérez
1951
Black Sky
1951
Me quiero casar contigo
Padre de Rosita
1951
El capitán Veneno
1950
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Don Cosme - el escribano
1950
Un soltero difícil
Doctor Olmos
1950
Servicio en la mar
Don José
1950
La familia Vila
Señor Vila
1950
My Beloved Juan
Pedro
1950
Sin uniforme
Levi
1950
En un rincón de España
Tío Tomás, el pescador
1949
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Don Jacobo
1949
Pacto de silencio
Matías Orellano
1949
El señor Esteve
Painter
1948
La fiesta sigue
1948
Love Charm
Gordón
1947
Un hombre de negocios
Dimas
1945
El fantasma y doña Juanita
Don Pancho
1945
Ella, él y sus millones
Ramón, duque de Hinojares
1944
La vida empieza a medianoche
El abuelo
1944
Orosia
Don Cándido
1944
Una chica de opereta
Fabián Pérez
1944
Fin de curso
Self (uncredited)
1943
Alma de Dios
El tío Matías
1941
The Dancer and the Worker
Don Carmelo Romagosa
1936
La bien pagada
Gabriel
1935
Broken Lives
Paco
1935
La mala ley
Hilario
1924
Assassination and burial of José Canalejas
Manuel Pardiñas
1912