José Isbert
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 3, 1886
- Died
- Nov 28, 1966 (aged 80)
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Credits
- 102
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.
Known for
The Executioner
1963Movie
Amadeo, el verdugo
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
1953Movie
Don Pablo, el alcalde
The Wheelchair
1960Movie
Don Anselmo
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956Movie
Don Ramón
The Big Family
1962Movie
El abuelo
Miracles of Thursday
1957Movie
Don José
Filmography
Spanish Western
2015Movie
Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
1976Movie
Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lo que cuesta vivir
1967Movie
Don Antonio
Operation Delilah
1967Movie
Abuelo
The Family and One More
1965Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Un americano en Toledo
1965Movie
Román
Los dinamiteros
1964Movie
Don Benito
The Executioner
1963Movie
Amadeo, el verdugo
The Gang of Eleven
1963Movie
El Duque
Perro golfo
1963Movie
Sr. Gaspar
The Big Family
1962Movie
El abuelo
Cupido contrabandista
1962Movie
Recién casado
Sabían demasiado
1962Movie
Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
You and I Are Three
1962Movie
Presidente
Those Who Did Not Go to War
1962Movie
Don Arístides
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962Movie
Despedida de soltero
1961Movie
Don Pablo
Margarita se llama mi amor
1961Movie
Don Severino, profesor de historia
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
1961Movie
Marcelo
Punto y banca
1961Movie
The Wheelchair
1960Movie
Don Anselmo
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
1960Movie
Hermano Pío
Vida sin risas
1960Movie
Días de feria
1960Movie
Don Damián
El Litri y su sombra
1960Movie
Hermano Alejandro
Bombs for Peace
1959Movie
Mauricio Dupont
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
1959Movie
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
Life Ahead
1958Movie
Testigo accidente
Villa Alegre
1958Movie
Tío Juan
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957Movie
Pietrino
Angels at the Wheel
1957Movie
Cristóbal
Miracles of Thursday
1957Movie
Don José
Fulano y Mengano
1957Movie
Eudosio
Faustina
1957Movie
Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
Tremolina
1957Movie
Don Gervasio
Dos novias para un torero
1956Movie
Manolo guardia urbano
1956Movie
Don Andrés, el párroco
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956Movie
Don Ramón
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
1956Movie
El Tío del Gabán
Rapto en la ciudad
1956Movie
Sucedió en mi aldea
1956Movie
Guarda de las barcas
Uncle Hyacynth
1956Movie
Sánchez
La chica del barrio
1956Movie
Cipri
Afternoon at the Bulls
1956Movie
Don Felipe
The Miller's Saucy Wife
1955Movie
Campillo
Un día perdido
1955Movie
Paco
Congress in Seville
1955Movie
Señor sordo y despistado
Radio Stories
1955Movie
Inventor
El guardián del paraíso
1955Movie
José
Un caballero andaluz
1954Movie
Joaquín
Intriga en el escenario
1954Movie
Portero
Love on Wheels
1954Movie
Representante Carmona
Eleven Pairs of Boots
1954Movie
Padre Roque
Como la tierra
1954Movie
Wences
The Adventurer of Seville
1954Movie
Don Faustino
Nuits andalouses
1954Movie
Chófer de taxi
All Is Possible in Granada
1954Movie
Joaquin
Nubes de verano
1954Movie
Pablo
Condemned to Hang
1953Movie
Don Félix
This is Madrid
1953Movie
Dimas
Airport
1953Movie
Manolo
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
1953Movie
Don Pablo, el alcalde
¡Che, qué loco!
1953Movie
Don Ramiro
The Lovers of Toledo
1953Movie
Anticuario
Doña Francisquita
1952Movie
Maestro Lambertini
Último día
1952Movie
Comisario Pérez
Estrella de Sierra Morena
1952Movie
Labriego
Near the city
1952Movie
Ramón
Lola the Coalgirl
1952Movie
Soldado José Rodríguez
Path to the Kingdom
1952Movie
Don Cosme
Spanish Round
1951Movie
Capitán del barco
The Seventh Page
1951Movie
Vendedor de bolsos
Una cubana en España
1951Movie
Jose Holmes Pérez
Black Sky
1951Movie
Me quiero casar contigo
1951Movie
Padre de Rosita
El capitán Veneno
1950Movie
Cuentos de la Alhambra
1950Movie
Don Cosme - el escribano
Un soltero difícil
1950Movie
Doctor Olmos
Servicio en la mar
1950Movie
Don José
La familia Vila
1950Movie
Señor Vila
My Beloved Juan
1950Movie
Pedro
Sin uniforme
1950Movie
Levi
En un rincón de España
1949Movie
Tío Tomás, el pescador
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
1949Movie
Don Jacobo
Pacto de silencio
1949Movie
Matías Orellano
El señor Esteve
1948Movie
Painter
La fiesta sigue
1948Movie
Love Charm
1947Movie
Gordón
La princesa de los Ursinos
1947Movie
Maese Pucheros
Un hombre de negocios
1945Movie
Dimas
El fantasma y doña Juanita
1945Movie
Don Pancho
Ella, él y sus millones
1944Movie
Ramón, duque de Hinojares
La vida empieza a medianoche
1944Movie
El abuelo
Orosia
1944Movie
Don Cándido
Una chica de opereta
1944Movie
Fabián Pérez
Fin de curso
1943Movie
Self (uncredited)
Alma de Dios
1941Movie
El tío Matías
The Dancer and the Worker
1936Movie
Don Carmelo Romagosa
La bien pagada
1935Movie
Gabriel
Broken Lives
1935Movie
Paco
La mala ley
1924Movie
Hilario
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas
1912Movie
Manuel Pardiñas