José Isbert

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 (102 Appearances)

Spanish Western

2015

Songs for After a War

1976

Lo que cuesta vivir

1967

Operation Delilah

1967

The Family and One More

1965

Un americano en Toledo

1965

Los dinamiteros

1964

The Executioner

1963

The Gang of Eleven

1963

Perro golfo

1963

The Big Family

1962

Cupido contrabandista

1962

Sabían demasiado

1962

You and I Are Three

1962

Those Who Did Not Go to War

1962

Vamos a contar mentiras

1962

Despedida de soltero

1961

Margarita se llama mi amor

1961

Don José, Pepe y Pepito

1961

Punto y banca

1961

The Wheelchair

1960

Don Lucio and Brother Pío

1960

Vida sin risas

1960

Días de feria

1960

El Litri y su sombra

1960

Bombs for Peace

1959

Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura

1959

Life Ahead

1958

Villa Alegre

1958

The Man Who Wagged His Tail

1957

Angels at the Wheel

1957

Miracles of Thursday

1957

Fulano y Mengano

1957

Faustina

1957

Tremolina

1957

Dos novias para un torero

1956

Manolo guardia urbano

1956

The Rocket from Calabuch

1956

Los ladrones somos gente honrada

1956

Rapto en la ciudad

1956

Sucedió en mi aldea

1956

Uncle Hyacynth

1956

La chica del barrio

1956

Afternoon at the Bulls

1956

The Miller's Saucy Wife

1955

Un día perdido

1955

Congress in Seville

1955

Radio Stories

1955

El guardián del paraíso

1955

Un caballero andaluz

1954

Intriga en el escenario

1954

Love on Wheels

1954

Eleven Pairs of Boots

1954

Como la tierra

1954

The Adventurer of Seville

1954

Nuits andalouses

1954

All Is Possible in Granada

1954

Nubes de verano

1954

Condemned to Hang

1953

This is Madrid

1953

Airport

1953

Welcome Mr. Marshall!

1953

¡Che, qué loco!

1953

The Lovers of Toledo

1953

Doña Francisquita

1952

Último día

1952

Estrella de Sierra Morena

1952

Lola the Coalgirl

1952

Near the city

1952

Path to the Kingdom

1952

Spanish Round

1951

The Seventh Page

1951

Una cubana en España

1951

Black Sky

1951

Me quiero casar contigo

1951

El capitán Veneno

1950

Cuentos de la Alhambra

1950

Un soltero difícil

1950

Servicio en la mar

1950

La familia Vila

1950

My Beloved Juan

1950

Sin uniforme

1950

En un rincón de España

1949

Siempre vuelven de madrugada

1949

Pacto de silencio

1949

El señor Esteve

1948

La fiesta sigue

1948

Love Charm

1947

La princesa de los Ursinos

1947

Un hombre de negocios

1945

El fantasma y doña Juanita

1945

Ella, él y sus millones

1944

La vida empieza a medianoche

1944

Orosia

1944

Una chica de opereta

1944

Fin de curso

1943

Alma de Dios

1941

The Dancer and the Worker

1936

La bien pagada

1935

Broken Lives

1935

La mala ley

1924

Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas

1912 Debut
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