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José Isbert

José Isbert

Acting March 3, 1886 (80 years old) November 28, 1966 Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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! (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 104

The Executioner 7.6

The Executioner

as Amadeo, el verdugo

1963
The Rocket from Calabuch 7.5

The Rocket from Calabuch

as Don Ramón

1956
Welcome Mr. Marshall! 7.4

Welcome Mr. Marshall!

as Don Pablo, el alcalde

1953
Radio Stories 7.5

Radio Stories

as Inventor

1955
Una cubana en España 7.0

Una cubana en España

as Jose Holmes Pérez

1951
The Wheelchair 6.9

The Wheelchair

as Don Anselmo

1960
All Is Possible in Granada 6.5

All Is Possible in Granada

as Joaquin

1954
The Man Who Wagged His Tail 6.8

The Man Who Wagged His Tail

as Pietrino

1957
Songs for After a War 6.8

Songs for After a War

as Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura 7.4

Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura

as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio

1959
Angels at the Wheel 6.5

Angels at the Wheel

as Cristóbal

1957
El guardián del paraíso 9.0

El guardián del paraíso

as José

1955
You and I Are Three 9.0

You and I Are Three

as Presidente

1962
The Family and One More 6.5

The Family and One More

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1965
Love Charm 5.9

Love Charm

as Gordón

1947
Ella, él y sus millones 6.3

Ella, él y sus millones

as Ramón, duque de Hinojares

1944
Me quiero casar contigo

Me quiero casar contigo

as Padre de Rosita

1951
Spanish Round 8.0

Spanish Round

as Capitán del barco

1951
The Seventh Page 9.0

The Seventh Page

as Vendedor de bolsos

1951
The Big Family 6.6

The Big Family

as El abuelo

1962
Bombs for Peace 7.5

Bombs for Peace

as Mauricio Dupont

1959
Una chica de opereta 9.0

Una chica de opereta

as Fabián Pérez

1944
Miracles of Thursday 6.8

Miracles of Thursday

as Don José

1957
Don José, Pepe y Pepito 6.0

Don José, Pepe y Pepito

as Marcelo

1961
El capitán Veneno 5.8

El capitán Veneno

1950
The Lovers of Toledo 4.0

The Lovers of Toledo

as Anticuario

1953
Vamos a contar mentiras 7.8

Vamos a contar mentiras

1962
Servicio en la mar 7.0

Servicio en la mar

as Don José

1950
Los ladrones somos gente honrada 7.3

Los ladrones somos gente honrada

as El Tío del Gabán

1956
Margarita se llama mi amor 5.3

Margarita se llama mi amor

as Don Severino, profesor de historia

1961
Estrella de Sierra Morena 7.3

Estrella de Sierra Morena

as Labriego

1952
Sabían demasiado 5.0

Sabían demasiado

as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado

1962
Sucedió en mi aldea 10.0

Sucedió en mi aldea

as Guarda de las barcas

1956
The Gang of Eleven 6.5

The Gang of Eleven

as El Duque

1963
Don Lucio and Brother Pío 7.8

Don Lucio and Brother Pío

as Hermano Pío

1960
La chica del barrio

La chica del barrio

as Cipri

1956
Un americano en Toledo 9.0

Un americano en Toledo

as Román

1965
Cuentos de la Alhambra 9.0

Cuentos de la Alhambra

as Don Cosme - el escribano

1950
Spanish Western 6.4

Spanish Western

as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)

2015
Love on Wheels 10.0

Love on Wheels

as Representante Carmona

1954
Fulano y Mengano 6.8

Fulano y Mengano

as Eudosio

1957
The Adventurer of Seville 6.2

The Adventurer of Seville

as Don Faustino

1954
El señor Esteve 6.0

El señor Esteve

as Painter

1948
Path to the Kingdom 10.0

Path to the Kingdom

as Don Cosme

1952
Nubes de Verano

Nubes de Verano

as Pablo

1954
Operation Delilah 7.5

Operation Delilah

as Abuelo

1967
El fantasma y doña Juanita 4.2

El fantasma y doña Juanita

as Don Pancho

1945
Un día perdido 6.8

Un día perdido

as Paco

1955
Un hombre de negocios 8.0

Un hombre de negocios

as Dimas

1945
Near the city 7.2

Near the city

as Ramón

1952
Un soltero difícil

Un soltero difícil

as Doctor Olmos

1950
Airport 6.0

Airport

as Manolo

1953
Tremolina 7.0

Tremolina

as Don Gervasio

1957
Alma de Dios 6.0

Alma de Dios

as El tío Matías

1941
Lola the Coalgirl 7.0

Lola the Coalgirl

as Soldado José Rodríguez

1952
Un caballero andaluz 10.0

Un caballero andaluz

as Joaquín

1954
Uncle Hyacynth 6.7

Uncle Hyacynth

as Sánchez

1956
La princesa de los Ursinos 6.7

La princesa de los Ursinos

as Maese Pucheros

1947
Those Who Did Not Go to War 6.5

Those Who Did Not Go to War

as Don Arístides

1962
Condemned to Hang 6.1

Condemned to Hang

as Don Félix

1953
Eleven Pairs of Boots 6.2

Eleven Pairs of Boots

as Padre Roque

1954
The Dancer and the Worker 5.3

The Dancer and the Worker

as Don Carmelo Romagosa

1936
Siempre vuelven de madrugada 9.0

Siempre vuelven de madrugada

as Don Jacobo

1949
Life Ahead 6.5

Life Ahead

as Testigo accidente

1958
Nuits andalouses 9.0

Nuits andalouses

as Chófer de taxi

1954
Dos novias para un torero 6.0

Dos novias para un torero

1956
Rapto en la ciudad

Rapto en la ciudad

1956
La vida empieza a medianoche 8.0

La vida empieza a medianoche

as El abuelo

1944
The Miller's Saucy Wife 7.0

The Miller's Saucy Wife

as Campillo

1955
Días de feria 6.0

Días de feria

as Don Damián

1960
El Litri y su sombra 4.5

El Litri y su sombra

as Hermano Alejandro

1960
Lo que cuesta vivir 9.0

Lo que cuesta vivir

as Don Antonio

1967
Intriga en el escenario

Intriga en el escenario

as Portero

1954
Los dinamiteros 5.8

Los dinamiteros

as Don Benito

1964
Doña Francisquita 7.2

Doña Francisquita

as Maestro Lambertini

1952
La familia Vila 6.3

La familia Vila

as Señor Vila

1950
Orosia 9.0

Orosia

as Don Cándido

1944
Cupido contrabandista 6.5

Cupido contrabandista

as Recién casado

1962
This is Madrid 7.8

This is Madrid

as Dimas

1953
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas 5.0

Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas

as Manuel Pardiñas

1912
Despedida de soltero 8.0

Despedida de soltero

as Don Pablo

1961
Broken Lives 7.0

Broken Lives

as Paco

1935
La fiesta sigue 5.0

La fiesta sigue

1948
En un rincón de España 9.0

En un rincón de España

as Tío Tomás, el pescador

1949
¡Che, qué loco! 10.0

¡Che, qué loco!

as Don Ramiro

1953
Black Sky 6.3

Black Sky

1951
My Beloved Juan 7.0

My Beloved Juan

as Pedro

1950
Pacto de silencio 8.0

Pacto de silencio

as Matías Orellano

1949
Punto y banca 10.0

Punto y banca

1961
Sin uniforme 9.0

Sin uniforme

as Levi

1950
Perro golfo 9.0

Perro golfo

as Sr. Gaspar

1963
Fin de curso 9.0

Fin de curso

as Self (uncredited)

1943
Como la tierra 8.0

Como la tierra

as Wences

1954
Último día 9.0

Último día

as Comisario Pérez

1952
Manolo guardia urbano 6.1

Manolo guardia urbano

as Don Andrés, el párroco

1956
Congress in Seville 7.0

Congress in Seville

as Señor sordo y despistado

1955
Faustina 6.1

Faustina

as Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo

1957
Afternoon at the Bulls 5.3

Afternoon at the Bulls

as Don Felipe

1956
Vida sin risas 10.0

Vida sin risas

1960
La mala ley 7.0

La mala ley

as Hilario

1924
Villa Alegre 7.5

Villa Alegre

as Tío Juan

1958
La bien pagada 7.0

La bien pagada

as Gabriel

1935
¿Cuándo te suicidas?

¿Cuándo te suicidas?

as Petavey

1932
La pura verdad

La pura verdad

as Sr. Lamberti

1931

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