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