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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 3, 1886
Died
November 28, 1966
Place of Birth
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Also Known As
- José Ysbert Alvarruiz
- Don José Isbert
- Jose Isbert
- Pepe Isbert
- Хосе Исберт
José Isbert
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.2
Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
Spanish Western
2015
0.0
Don Antonio
Lo que cuesta vivir
1967
6.0
Abuelo
Operation Delilah
1967
6.4
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Family and One More
1965
0.0
Román
Un americano en Toledo
1965
5.3
Don Benito
Los dinamiteros
1964
7.5
Amadeo, el verdugo
The Executioner
1963
6.0
El Duque
The Gang of Eleven
1963
0.0
Sr. Gaspar
Perro golfo
1963
6.5
El abuelo
La gran familia
1962
Credits
Spanish Western
as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
2015
6.2
Lo que cuesta vivir
as Don Antonio
1967
0.0
Operation Delilah
as Abuelo
1967
6.0
The Family and One More
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
6.4
Un americano en Toledo
as Román
1965
0.0
Los dinamiteros
as Don Benito
1964
5.3
The Executioner
as Amadeo, el verdugo
1963
7.5
The Gang of Eleven
as El Duque
1963
6.0
Perro golfo
as Sr. Gaspar
1963
0.0
La gran familia
as El abuelo
1962
6.5
Cupido contrabandista
as Recién casado
1962
0.0
Sabían demasiado
as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
1962
4.5
You and I Are Three
as Presidente
1962
0.0
Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Don Arístides
1962
6.0
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962
7.8
Despedida de soltero
as Don Pablo
1961
0.0
Margarita se llama mi amor
as Don Severino, profesor de historia
1961
3.5
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
as Marcelo
1961
5.0
Punto y banca
1961
0.0
The Wheelchair
as Don Anselmo
1960
6.8
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
as Hermano Pío
1960
7.2
Vida sin risas
1960
0.0
Días de feria
as Don Damián
1960
5.0
El Litri y su sombra
as Hermano Alejandro
1960
4.0
Bombs for Peace
as Mauricio Dupont
1959
6.0
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
1959
7.3
Life Ahead
as Testigo accidente
1958
6.5
Villa Alegre
as Tío Juan
1958
5.0
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
as Pietrino
1957
7.2
Angels at the Wheel
as Cristóbal
1957
6.3
Miracles of Thursday
as Don José
1957
6.8
Fulano y Mengano
as Eudosio
1957
6.3
Faustina
as Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
1957
5.7
Tremolina
as Don Gervasio
1957
0.0
Dos novias para un torero
1956
5.0
Manolo guardia urbano
as Don Andrés, el párroco
1956
6.0
The Rocket from Calabuch
as Don Ramón
1956
7.4
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
as El Tío del Gabán
1956
7.0
Rapto en la ciudad
1956
0.0
Sucedió en mi aldea
as Guarda de las barcas
1956
0.0
Uncle Hyacynth
as Sánchez
1956
6.7
La chica del barrio
as Cipri
1956
0.0
Afternoon at the Bulls
as Don Felipe
1956
4.8
The Miller's Saucy Wife
as Campillo
1955
5.0
Un día perdido
as Paco
1955
6.0
Congress in Seville
as Señor sordo y despistado
1955
6.5
Radio Stories
as Inventor
1955
7.2
El guardián del paraíso
as José
1955
8.0
Un caballero andaluz
as Joaquín
1954
0.0
Intriga en el escenario
as Portero
1954
0.0
Love on Wheels
as Representante Carmona
1954
0.0
Eleven Pairs of Boots
as Padre Roque
1954
6.0
Como la tierra
as Wences
1954
0.0
The Adventurer of Seville
as Don Faustino
1954
5.7
Nuits andalouses
as Chófer de taxi
1954
0.0
All Is Possible in Granada
as Joaquin
1954
5.0
Nubes de verano
as Pablo
1954
0.0
Condemned to Hang
as Don Félix
1953
5.3
This is Madrid
as Dimas
1953
7.2
Airport
as Manolo
1953
5.3
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Don Pablo, el alcalde
1953
7.4
¡Che, qué loco!
as Don Ramiro
1953
0.0
The Lovers of Toledo
as Anticuario
1953
1.0
Doña Francisquita
as Maestro Lambertini
1952
6.8
Último día
as Comisario Pérez
1952
0.0
Estrella de Sierra Morena
as Labriego
1952
7.0
Near the city
as Ramón
1952
6.3
Lola the Coalgirl
as Soldado José Rodríguez
1952
6.7
Sor Intrépida
as Don Cosme
1952
0.0
Spanish Round
as Capitán del barco
1951
0.0
The Seventh Page
as Vendedor de bolsos
1951
8.0
Una cubana en España
as Jose Holmes Pérez
1951
6.0
Black Sky
1951
6.1
Me quiero casar contigo
as Padre de Rosita
1951
0.0
El capitán Veneno
1950
4.7
Cuentos de la Alhambra
as Don Cosme - el escribano
1950
8.8
Un soltero difícil
as Doctor Olmos
1950
0.0
Servicio en la mar
as Don José
1950
0.0
La familia Vila
as Señor Vila
1950
6.0
My Beloved Juan
as Pedro
1950
6.6
Sin uniforme
as Levi
1950
0.0
En un rincón de España
as Tío Tomás, el pescador
1949
0.0
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
as Don Jacobo
1949
0.0
Pacto de silencio
as Matías Orellano
1949
0.0
El señor Esteve
as Painter
1948
5.7
La fiesta sigue
1948
4.3
Love Charm
as Gordón
1947
5.4
Un hombre de negocios
as Dimas
1945
0.0
El fantasma y doña Juanita
as Don Pancho
1945
3.5
Ella, él y sus millones
as Ramón, duque de Hinojares
1944
5.5
La vida empieza a medianoche
as El abuelo
1944
6.0
Orosia
as Don Cándido
1944
0.0
Una chica de opereta
as Fabián Pérez
1944
0.0
Fin de curso
as Self (uncredited)
1943
0.0
Alma de Dios
as El tío Matías
1941
5.0
The Dancer and the Worker
as Don Carmelo Romagosa
1936
4.8
La bien pagada
as Gabriel
1935
0.0
Broken Lives
as Paco
1935
0.0
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La mala ley
as Hilario
1924
0.0
Assassination and burial of José Canalejas
as Manuel Pardiñas
1912
5.0