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José Isbert
Actor
Born March 3, 1886Died November 28, 1966 (80 years)
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
Filmography
| 2014 | Spanish Western · as Don Pablo, The Mayor (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Don Pablo, El Alcalde (in 'bienvenido Mr. Marshall') |
| 2002 | El sueño de la maestra · as Don Pablo, El Alcalde |
| 1976 | Songs for After a War · as Don Pablo, El Alcalde |
| 1965 | The Family Plus One · as (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Los dinamiteros · as Don Benito |
| 1963 | The Executioner · as Amadeo, El Verdugo |
| 1963 | La pandilla de los once · as El Duque |
| 1962 | La gran familia · as El Abuelo |
| 1962 | Sabían demasiado · as Don Sebastián Guzmán, El Secuestrado |
| 1962 | Tú y yo somos tres · as Presidente |
| 1962 | Los que no fuimos a la guerra · as Don Arístides |
| 1961 | Margarita se llama mi amor · as Don Severino, Profesor De Historia |
| 1961 | Don José, Pepe y Pepito · as Marcelo |
| 1960 | El cochecito · as Don Anselmo |
| 1960 | Don Lucio y el hermano Pío · as Hermano Pío |
| 1960 | Días de feria · as Don Damián |
| 1960 | El Litri y su sombra · as Hermano Alejandro |
| 1959 | College Boarding House · as Don Servando |
| 1959 | Bombas para la paz · as Mauricio Dupont |
| 1959 | Policarpo · as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio |
| 1958 | La vida por delante · as Testigo Accidente |
| 1957 | The Man Who Wagged His Tail · as Pietrino |
| 1957 | Los ángeles del volante · as Cristóbal |
| 1957 | Miracles of Thursday · as Don José |
| 1957 | Fulano y Mengano · as Eudosio |
| 1957 | Faustina · as Sacerdote - Tio De Guillermo |
| 1956 | Manolo guardia urbano · as Don Andrés, El Párroco |
| 1956 | The Rocket from Calabuch · as Don Ramón |
| 1956 | Afternoon of the Bulls · as Don Felipe |
| 1956 | Los ladrones somos gente honrada · as El Tío Del Gabán |
| 1956 | Uncle Hyacynth · as Sánchez |
| 1955 | Historias de la radio · as Inventor |
| 1955 | La pícara molinera · as Campillo |
| 1955 | Congreso en Sevilla · as Señor Sordo Y Despistado |
| 1954 | Un caballero andaluz · as Joaquín |
| 1954 | Amor sobre ruedas · as Representante Carmona |
| 1954 | Once pares de botas · as Padre Roque |
| 1954 | The Adventurer of Seville · as Don Faustino |
| 1953 | Carne de horca · as Don Félix |
| 1953 | Así es Madrid · as Dimas |
| 1953 | Aeropuerto · as Manolo |
| 1953 | Welcome Mr. Marshall! · as Don Pablo, El Alcalde |
| 1953 | The Lovers of Toledo · as Anticuario |
| 1952 | Doña Francisquita · as Maestro Lambertini |
| 1952 | Estrella de Sierra Morena · as Labriego |
| 1952 | Lola, the Coalgirl · as Soldado José Rodríguez |
| 1952 | Path to the Kingdom · as Don Cosme |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Séptima página · as Vendedor De Bolsos |
| 1951 | Una cubana en España · as Jose Holmes Pérez |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | Cuentos de la Alhambra · as Don Cosme - El Escribano |
| 1950 | La familia Vila · as Señor Vila |
| 1950 | Mi adorado Juan · as Pedro |
| 1949 | Pacto de silencio · as Matías Orellano |
| 1947 | Love Charm · as Gordón |
| 1947 | Princess of the Ursinos · as Maese Pucheros |
| 1945 | El fantasma y Dª Juanita · as Don Pancho |
| 1944 | El testamento del virrey · as Don Prudencio |
| 1944 | Ella, él y sus millones · as Ramón, Duque De Hinojares |
| 1944 | Adventure · as Empresario Rodríguez |
| 1944 | Una chica de opereta · as Fabián Pérez |
| 1941 | Alma de Dios · as El Tío Matías |
| 1936 | The Dancer and the Worker · as Don Carmelo Romagosa |