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.
Acted in
The First Look
2023
Spanish Western
2015
as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
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
La Gran Familia
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
as Bombero
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
The Wheelchair
1960
as Don Anselmo
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
1960
as Hermano Pío
Vida sin risas
1960
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
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
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
Like the earth
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
Near the city
1952
as Ramón
Lola the Coalgirl
1952
as Soldado José Rodríguez
Sor Intrépida
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
Me quiero casar contigo
1951
as Padre de Rosita
El capitán Veneno
1950
Alhambra Tales
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
Love Charm
1947
as Gordón
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
El bailarín y el trabajador
1936
as Don Carmelo Romagosa
La bien pagada
1935
as Gabriel
Broken Lives
1935
as Paco
The Bad Law
1924
as Hilario
Assassination and burial of José Canalejas
1912
as Manuel Pardiñas