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