Acting
José Isbert
ES, IT, EN, FR cinema · 102 credits
Born
3 March 1886
Died
28 November 1966 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Also known as José Ysbert Alvarruiz · Don José Isbert · Jose Isbert · Pepe Isbert · Хосе Исберт
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
Filmography
Spanish Western
as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
as Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lo que cuesta vivir
as Don Antonio
Operation Delilah
as Abuelo
The Family and One More
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Los dinamiteros
as Don Benito
The Executioner
as Amadeo, el verdugo
Perro golfo
as Sr. Gaspar
The Gang of Eleven
as El Duque
You and I Are Three
as Presidente
The Big Family
as El abuelo
Sabían demasiado
as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Don Arístides
Cupido contrabandista
as Recién casado
Despedida de soltero
as Don Pablo
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
as Marcelo
Margarita se llama mi amor
as Don Severino, profesor de historia
The Wheelchair
as Don Anselmo
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
as Hermano Pío
Días de feria
as Don Damián
El Litri y su sombra
as Hermano Alejandro
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
Bombs for Peace
as Mauricio Dupont
Villa Alegre
as Tío Juan
Life Ahead
as Testigo accidente
Angels at the Wheel
as Cristóbal
Miracles of Thursday
as Don José
Fulano y Mengano
as Eudosio
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
as Pietrino
Faustina
as Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
Tremolina
as Don Gervasio
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
as El Tío del Gabán
Uncle Hyacynth
as Sánchez
The Rocket from Calabuch
as Don Ramón
Afternoon at the Bulls
as Don Felipe
Manolo guardia urbano
as Don Andrés, el párroco
Sucedió en mi aldea
as Guarda de las barcas
Congress in Seville
as Señor sordo y despistado
Un día perdido
as Paco
Radio Stories
as Inventor
The Miller's Saucy Wife
as Campillo
Eleven Pairs of Boots
as Padre Roque
All Is Possible in Granada
as Joaquin
The Adventurer of Seville
as Don Faustino
Un caballero andaluz
as Joaquín
Love on Wheels
as Representante Carmona
Como la tierra
as Wences
Nuits andalouses
as Chófer de taxi
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Don Pablo, el alcalde
The Lovers of Toledo
as Anticuario
¡Che, qué loco!
as Don Ramiro
This is Madrid
as Dimas
Airport
as Manolo
Condemned to Hang
as Don Félix
Near the city
as Ramón
Doña Francisquita
as Maestro Lambertini
Lola the Coalgirl
as Soldado José Rodríguez
Estrella de Sierra Morena
as Labriego
Path to the Kingdom
as Don Cosme
Último día
as Comisario Pérez
Una cubana en España
as Jose Holmes Pérez
Spanish Round
as Capitán del barco
The Seventh Page
as Vendedor de bolsos
Me quiero casar contigo
as Padre de Rosita
Cuentos de la Alhambra
as Don Cosme - el escribano
My Beloved Juan
as Pedro
Sin uniforme
as Levi
La familia Vila
as Señor Vila
Servicio en la mar
as Don José
Un soltero difícil
as Doctor Olmos
En un rincón de España
as Tío Tomás, el pescador
Pacto de silencio
as Matías Orellano
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
as Don Jacobo
El señor Esteve
as Painter
Love Charm
as Gordón
La princesa de los Ursinos
as Maese Pucheros
El fantasma y doña Juanita
as Don Pancho
Una chica de opereta
as Fabián Pérez
Orosia
as Don Cándido
Ella, él y sus millones
as Ramón, duque de Hinojares
La vida empieza a medianoche
as El abuelo
Fin de curso
as Self (uncredited)
Alma de Dios
as El tío Matías
The Dancer and the Worker
as Don Carmelo Romagosa
Broken Lives
as Paco
La bien pagada
as Gabriel
La mala ley
1924
La mala ley
as Hilario
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas
as Manuel Pardiñas