José Isbert
Acting
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.
Born: March 3, 1886
Place of Birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Known For
Filmography
as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
as Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Don Antonio
as Abuelo
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Román
as Don Benito
as Amadeo, el verdugo
as El Duque
as Sr. Gaspar
as El abuelo
as Recién casado
as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
as Presidente
as Don Arístides
as Don Pablo
as Don Severino, profesor de historia
as Marcelo
as Don Anselmo
as Hermano Pío
as Don Damián
as Hermano Alejandro
as Mauricio Dupont
as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
as Testigo accidente
as Tío Juan
as Pietrino
as Cristóbal
as Don José
as Eudosio
as Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
as Don Gervasio
as Don Andrés, el párroco
as Don Ramón
as El Tío del Gabán
as Guarda de las barcas
as Sánchez
as Cipri
as Don Felipe
as Campillo
as Paco
as Señor sordo y despistado
as Inventor
as José
as Joaquín
as Portero
as Representante Carmona
as Padre Roque
as Wences
as Don Faustino
as Chófer de taxi
as Joaquin
as Pablo
as Don Félix
as Dimas
as Manolo
as Don Pablo, el alcalde
as Don Ramiro
as Anticuario
as Maestro Lambertini
as Comisario Pérez
as Labriego
as Soldado José Rodríguez
as Ramón
as Don Cosme
as Capitán del barco
as Vendedor de bolsos
as Jose Holmes Pérez
as Padre de Rosita
as Don Cosme - el escribano
as Doctor Olmos
as Don José
as Señor Vila
as Pedro
as Levi
as Tío Tomás, el pescador
as Don Jacobo
as Matías Orellano
as Painter
as Gordón
as Dimas
as Don Pancho
as Ramón, duque de Hinojares
as El abuelo
as Don Cándido
as Fabián Pérez
as Self (uncredited)
as El tío Matías
as Don Carmelo Romagosa
as Gabriel
as Paco
as Manuel Pardiñas