Acting
Xan das Bolas
ES, EN, IT, FR cinema · 237 credits
Born
31 October 1908
Died
13 October 1977 (aged 68)
Birthplace
La Coruña, Spain
Also known as Tomás Ares Pena · Fernando Tomás Ares · Tomas Ares · Tomás Ares · Xan D'as Bolas
Tomás Ares Pena was a Spanish actor. He started in the theater in the thirties as a comedian and variety actor. After the Spanish Civil War, he began his film career, and in the following years he became one of the supporting actors with one of the longest careers in the history of Spanish cinema.
Known for
Filmography
My Daughter Hildegart
as Un republicano
Vuelve, querida Nati
as Conserje
Volvoreta
as Ramón
Los hijos de...
as Barrendero
La Carmen
as Padre de José
El segundo poder
as Fray Lope
Madrid, Costa Fleming
as Marcelo
El chiste
as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio
El mejor regalo
as Invitado a la boda
Cry, Onion!
as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
Una pareja... distinta
as Truhán
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
as Padre de José
Five Pillows for One Night
as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
Celos, amor y Mercado Común
as Amigo de Felipe
El apartamento de la tentación
as Forest Guard
Delusions of Grandeur
as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
La montaña rebelde
as Ermitaño
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Orsini's Assistant
Cut-Throats Nine
as Buddy
Sabata the Killer
as Telegrafo
El alma se serena
as Jefe de estación
Con ella llegó el amor
as Huésped de la pensión
A Lady Called Andrew
as Empleado de limpieza
Don erre que erre
as Guardia Civil 1
El mesón del gitano
as Ezequiel
Dead Are Countless
as Potter (uncredited)
Juicio de faldas
as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
as Policía secreta de noche 1º
Amor a todo gas
as Cristobal
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
as Camarero
¡Cómo está el servicio!
as Sereno con un bastón
Los que tocan el piano
as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
¡Cuidado con las señoras!
as Camarero
One by One
as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
Operation Mata Hari
as Jefe de sala del cabaret
Villa Rides
as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
Clint the Stranger
as Simpson
Club de solteros
as Lucas
Vestida de novia
as Camarero gallego
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
as Bartender
40 grados a la sombra
as Portero casa de Evaristo
La niña del patio
as Don Calixto, administrador
Run Like a Thief
as Gonzalez
Operación cabaretera
as Guardia
The Tough One
as Padre O’Hara
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
as Barman (uncredited)
Lost Command
as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
Ypotron: Final Countdown
as Il portiere dell'hotel
Fray Torero
as Un habitante del pueblo
Cotolay
as Monje
Dos chicas locas locas
as Guarda de la estación de tren
Amador
as Limpiabotas
Texas Jim
as Pedro, the Mexican
Mi canción es para ti
as Propietario caballos de carreras
Whisky y vodka
as Pintor
In a Colt's Shadow
as Veterinarian
El pecador y la bruja
as Portero
La chica del gato
as Venancio
Strange Voyage
as Cosme
Backfire
as Guard of the boat parking
Relevo para un pistolero
as Recepcionista del hotel
Death Whistles the Blues
as Policía
The Palomos
as Taxi driver
El camino
as Germán's Father
The Spy
as Poker Player
Como dos gotas de agua
as Martínez
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
as Vasco (uncredited)
Los dinamiteros
as Marmolista
Gunfight at Red Sands
as Barber
Chica para todo
as Gancho del Timador
Jaguar
as Lugarteniente del llanero
Death and the Lumberjack
as Guardia
The Implacable Three
as Cartero
The Executioner
as Guarda de la obra
El turista
as Atracador
Bochorno
Actor
An Almost Decent Girl
as Propietario bar
Un demonio con ángel
as Don Federico
Girl from La Mancha
as Carretero
The Swindlers
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
Mathias Sandorf
as Carpena
Plaza de Oriente
as Camarero
Sign of Zorro
as Mejicano
La revoltosa
as Jugador de cartas
Pacto de silencio
as Guardia del tren
José María
as Coronel
Heroes of the West
as Doctor
Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Propietario bar Fandiño
Placido
as Rivas
Torrejón City
as Ojo de Halcón
Zorro the Avenger
as Soldado
Two Against All
as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
The Shadow of Zorro
as Empleado de banca
Martes y trece
as Invitado con botella
I motorizzati
as (uncredited)
The Big Family
as (uncredited)
Ella y los veteranos
as Dueño caseta de tiro
The Savage Guns
as Cantinero pedro
Madame
Actor
Pecado de amor
as Sereno
Conqueror of Maracaibo
as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
as Dueño Kiosco
Revolt of the Mercenaries
as Katia's Companion
El pobre García
as Felipe
Fantasmas en la casa
as Pascasio
Un paso al frente
as Román
El indulto
as Músico ambulante
El hombre que perdió el tren
as Federico Méndez
Ama Rosa
as Cochero
The Boy Who Stole a Million
as Knife Grinder
La vida alrededor
as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
Diez fusiles esperan
as Cañete
Der Löwe von Babylon
as Abdullah (uncredited)
Blame Me
Actor
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
El gafe
as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
Poison at 2:30
as Hombre en consulta veterinario
Streetcar for Sale
as Marmolista
Sonatas
as Tercer centinela
Farmacia de guardia
as Sereno
Life Ahead
as Copiloto de la camioneta
El hombre del paraguas blanco
as Alguacil #1
El puente de la paz
as Dedos Largos
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
as Tendero
Historias de Madrid
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Héroes del aire
as Percebe
Revenge
as Galician Harvester
Anna Said Yes
as Don Cristino
Die Sklavenkarawane
as Hassan (uncredited)
Faustina
as Lipio
Susanna and Me
as Bedel
Las muchachas de azul
as Felipe - padre de Ana
El hombre que viajaba despacito
as Jugador de cartas
The Pride and the Passion
as (uncredited)
Fulano y Mengano
as Conductor del coche fúnebre
Pasión en el mar
as El Sabio
El fenómeno
as Guardia del Parque
The Wicked Carabel
as Bedel
Curra Veleta
as Sereno
Afternoon at the Bulls
as Portero de la enfermería
¡Aquí hay petróleo!
as Baldomero
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as (uncredited)
Saeta rubia
as Taxista
La Cruz de Mayo
as Félix
Pride
as Gabriel
La reina mora
as Presidiario
Un día perdido
as Maestro de baile
Radio Stories
as Sargento de la guardia civil
El guardián del paraíso
as Sereno
Tres huchas para Oriente
as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
Hollyhock
as Barrabás
The Devil Plays the Flute
as Presidente
Buenas noticias
as Alguacil
Love on Wheels
as Cristóbal
Tres eran tres
as (segment "Una de indios")
Nadie lo sabrá
as Cartero
Vuelo 971
as Padre
La alegre caravana
as Titiritero
Airport
as Sereno
Jeromín
Actor
Niebla y sol
as Meigo
Air Lashings
as Pepiño
The Girl at the Inn
as Dimas
Doubt
as Sereno (uncredited)
The Great Galeoto
as Cochero
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
as Don Cosme Fernández
Sabela De Cambados
as Benito
Botón de ancla
as Trinquete
The Marquis of Salamanca
as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
Heroes del 95
as Fadeiro
Mar abierto
as Peirán
Un hombre de negocios
as Conserje del museo
Tuvo la culpa Adán
as Guardia
Ella, él y sus millones
as El guía
La vida empieza a medianoche
as Regidor del teatro
El hombre que se quiso matar
as Huésped
La rueda de la vida
as Juanito
Goyescas
as Asistente
Torbellino
as Juan José
Salomé
Actor