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José Isbert

Actor | * 03/03/1886 († 80, 11/28/1966) | Madrid (Spain)
José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. ()

José Isbert(real name:José Ysbert Alvarruiz), also known asPepe Isbert(3 March 1886 inMadrid– 28 November 1966 in Madrid), was a Spanishactor. In 1912 he debuted in the short filmAsesinato y entierro de Don José Canalejas(playingPardiñas, the anarchist who killedJosé 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 byFlorián Rey,La pura verdadin (1931). In the 1930s he acted in half a dozen films including:¿Cuándo te suicidas?(1931) directed byManuel Romero,La bien pagada(1935) byEusebio Fernández ArdavínorEl bailarín y el trabajador(1935), directed byLuis Marquinaand based on a play byJacinto Benavente. In the 1940s he gained great popularity in films such asTe quiero para mí(1944) andEl testamento del virrey(1944), both directed byLadislao Vajda;Ella, él y sus millones(1944) byJuan de Orduña;El fantasma y doña Juanita(1945) byRafael GilandPacto de silencio(1949), byAntonio Román. The films he is most remembered for are from the 1950s and 1960s, in classics directed byLuis García Berlanga:Welcome Mr. Marshall!(1953),Los jueves, milagro(1957) andEl verdugo(1963); and the dark comedy masterpieceEl cochecitobyMarco Ferreri, all written byRafael Azcona. He was the grandfather in the Spanish classicLa gran familia(1962), and its sequelLa gran familia... y uno más(1965), these films earning him still greater popularity. Pepe Isbert died inMadriddue to a heart condition when he was 80 years old. He was buried atTarazona de la Manchacemetery in the province ofAlbacete.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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Movies with José Isbert as Actor(89)

as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)2015 Spanish Western
as Abuelo1967 Operation Delilah
as Don Antonio1967 Lo que cuesta vivir
as (archive footage) (uncredited)1965 The Family and One More
as Don Benito1964 Los dinamiteros
as Sr. Gaspar1963 Perro golfo
as Amadeo, the Executioner1963 The Executioner
as El Duque1963 The Gang of Eleven
as Recién casado1962 Cupido contrabandista
as El abuelo1962 The Big Family
as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado1962 Sabían demasiado
as Presidente1962 You and I Are Three
as Don Arístides1962 Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Don Severino, profesor de historia1961 Margarita se llama mi amor
as Don Pablo1961 Despedida de soltero
as Don Damián1960 Días de feria
as Hermano Pío1960 Don Lucio and Brother Pío
as Don Anselmo1960 The Wheelchair
as Hermano Alejandro1960 El Litri y su sombra
as Mauricio Dupont1959 Bombs for Peace
as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio1959 Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Tío Juan1958 Villa Alegre
as Testigo accidente1958 Life Ahead
as Cristóbal1957 Angels at the Wheel
as Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo1957 Faustina
as Don José1957 Miracles of Thursday
as Eudosio1957 Fulano y Mengano
as Don Gervasio1957 Tremolina
as Don Andrés, el párroco1956 Manolo guardia urbano
as Don Felipe1956 Afternoon at the Bulls
as Sánchez1956 My Uncle Jacinto
as El Tío del Gabán1956 Los ladrones somos gente honrada
as Señor sordo y despistado1955 Congress in Seville
as Campillo1955 La pícara molinera
as Paco1955 Un día perdido
as Inventor1955 Radio Stories
as Representante Carmona1954 Love on Wheels
as Wences1954 Like the earth
as Joaquín1954 Un caballero andaluz
as Padre Roque1954 Eleven Pairs of Boots
as Chauffeur de taxi1954 Nuits andalouses
as Don Faustino1954 The Adventurer of Seville
as Dimas1953 This is Madrid
as Don Ramiro1953 ¡Che, qué loco!
as Manolo1953 Airport
as Don Pablo, el alcalde1953 Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Soldado José Rodríguez1952 Lola la Piconera
as Maestro Lambertini1952 Doña Francisquita
as Capitán del barco1951 Spanish Round
as Vendedor de bolsos1951 The Seventh Page
as Don José1951 Servicio en la mar
as Jose Holmes Pérez1951 Una cubana en España
as Don Cosme - el escribano1950 Alhambra Tales
as Señor Vila1950 La familia Vila
as Levi1950 Sin uniforme
as Matías Orellano1949 Pacto de silencio
as Tío Tomás, el pescador1949 En un rincón de España
as Painter1948 El señor Esteve
as Gordón1947 Love Charm
as Don Pancho1945 El fantasma y doña Juanita
as Don Cándido1944 Orosia
as Fabián Pérez1944 Una chica de opereta
as Ramón, duque de Hinojares1944 Ella, él y sus millones
as Self (uncredited)1943 Fin de curso
as El tío Matías1941 Alma de Dios
as Don Carmelo Romagosa1936 El bailarín y el trabajador
as Gabriel1935 La bien pagada
as Paco1935 Broken Lives
as Hilario1924 The Bad Law

Full Name: José Isbert
Citizenship: Spain
Born: Wednesday, 03/03 1886 (March) in Madrid (Spain)
Died: Monday, 11/28 1966 (November) in Madrid (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Children: María Isbert
Other names for José Isbert (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"José Ysbert Alvarruiz"
"Don José Isbert"
"Jose Isbert"
"Pepe Isbert"
"Хосе Исберт"
José Isbert frequently works together with these people:
Antonio Riquelme (22x, Actor)
Manolo Morán (22x, Actor)
Xan das Bolas (19x, Actor)
Casimiro Hurtado (18x, Actor)
Rafael Bardem (17x, Actor)
Manuel Arbó (16x, Actor)
María Isbert (16x, Actress)
Julia Caba Alba (16x, Actress)
Francisco Bernal (16x, Actor)
Enrique Alarcón (15x, Crew)
Manuel Guitián (14x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:622919, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024