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José Isbert
Also known as: José Ysbert Alvarruiz, Don José Isbert, Jose Isbert, Pepe Isbert
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 3, 1886
Day of Death
November 28, 1966
Age at Death
80 years old
Place of Birth
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
Spanish Western
Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
2015Movie
Songs for After a War
Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976Movie
Lo que cuesta vivir
Don Antonio
1967Movie
Operation Delilah
Abuelo
1967Movie
Un americano en Toledo
Román
1965Movie
The Family and One More
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1965Movie
Los dinamiteros
Don Benito
1964Movie
The Executioner
Amadeo, el verdugo
1963Movie
Perro golfo
Sr. Gaspar
1963Movie
The Gang of Eleven
El Duque
1963Movie
You and I Are Three
Presidente
1962Movie
The Big Family
El abuelo
1962Movie
Sabían demasiado
Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
1962Movie
Those Who Did Not Go to War
Don Arístides
1962Movie
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962Movie
Cupido contrabandista
Recién casado
1962Movie
Despedida de soltero
Don Pablo
1961Movie
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
Marcelo
1961Movie
Margarita se llama mi amor
Don Severino, profesor de historia
1961Movie
Punto y banca
1961Movie
The Wheelchair
Don Anselmo
1960Movie
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Hermano Pío
1960Movie
Días de feria
Don Damián
1960Movie
Vida sin risas
1960Movie
El Litri y su sombra
Hermano Alejandro
1960Movie
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
1959Movie
Bombs for Peace
Mauricio Dupont
1959Movie
Villa Alegre
Tío Juan
1958Movie
Life Ahead
Testigo accidente
1958Movie
Angels at the Wheel
Cristóbal
1957Movie
Miracles of Thursday
Don José
1957Movie
Fulano y Mengano
Eudosio
1957Movie
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Pietrino
1957Movie
Faustina
Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
1957Movie
Tremolina
Don Gervasio
1957Movie
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
El Tío del Gabán
1956Movie
La chica del barrio
Cipri
1956Movie
Uncle Hyacynth
Sánchez
1956Movie
The Rocket from Calabuch
Don Ramón
1956Movie
Dos novias para un torero
1956Movie
Afternoon at the Bulls
Don Felipe
1956Movie
Manolo guardia urbano
Don Andrés, el párroco
1956Movie
Sucedió en mi aldea
Guarda de las barcas
1956Movie
Rapto en la ciudad
1956Movie
Congress in Seville
Señor sordo y despistado
1955Movie
El guardián del paraíso
José
1955Movie
Un día perdido
Paco
1955Movie
Radio Stories
Inventor
1955Movie
The Miller's Saucy Wife
Campillo
1955Movie
Eleven Pairs of Boots
Padre Roque
1954Movie
All Is Possible in Granada
Joaquin
1954Movie
The Adventurer of Seville
Don Faustino
1954Movie
Un caballero andaluz
Joaquín
1954Movie
Love on Wheels
Representante Carmona
1954Movie
Como la tierra
Wences
1954Movie
Nuits andalouses
Chófer de taxi
1954Movie
Intriga en el escenario
Portero
1954Movie
Nubes de verano
Pablo
1954Movie
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Don Pablo, el alcalde
1953Movie
The Lovers of Toledo
Anticuario
1953Movie
¡Che, qué loco!
Don Ramiro
1953Movie
This is Madrid
Dimas
1953Movie
Airport
Manolo
1953Movie
Condemned to Hang
Don Félix
1953Movie
Near the city
Ramón
1952Movie
Doña Francisquita
Maestro Lambertini
1952Movie
Lola the Coalgirl
Soldado José Rodríguez
1952Movie
Estrella de Sierra Morena
Labriego
1952Movie
Path to the Kingdom
Don Cosme
1952Movie
Último día
Comisario Pérez
1952Movie
Black Sky
1951Movie
Una cubana en España
Jose Holmes Pérez
1951Movie
Spanish Round
Capitán del barco
1951Movie
The Seventh Page
Vendedor de bolsos
1951Movie
Me quiero casar contigo
Padre de Rosita
1951Movie
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Don Cosme - el escribano
1950Movie
My Beloved Juan
Pedro
1950Movie
El capitán Veneno
1950Movie
Sin uniforme
Levi
1950Movie
La familia Vila
Señor Vila
1950Movie
Servicio en la mar
Don José
1950Movie
Un soltero difícil
Doctor Olmos
1950Movie
En un rincón de España
Tío Tomás, el pescador
1949Movie
Pacto de silencio
Matías Orellano
1949Movie
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Don Jacobo
1949Movie
El señor Esteve
Painter
1948Movie
La fiesta sigue
1948Movie
Love Charm
Gordón
1947Movie
La princesa de los Ursinos
Maese Pucheros
1947Movie
El fantasma y doña Juanita
Don Pancho
1945Movie
Un hombre de negocios
Dimas
1945Movie
Una chica de opereta
Fabián Pérez
1944Movie
Orosia
Don Cándido
1944Movie
Ella, él y sus millones
Ramón, duque de Hinojares
1944Movie
La vida empieza a medianoche
El abuelo
1944Movie
Fin de curso
Self (uncredited)
1943Movie
Alma de Dios
El tío Matías
1941Movie
The Dancer and the Worker
Don Carmelo Romagosa
1936Movie
Broken Lives
Paco
1935Movie
La bien pagada
Gabriel
1935Movie
La mala ley
Hilario
1924Movie
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas
Manuel Pardiñas
1912Movie