Acting
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.
Filmography
Spanish Western
Film · 2015
Songs for After a War
Film · 1976
Lo que cuesta vivir
Film · 1967
Operation Delilah
Film · 1967
Un americano en Toledo
Film · 1965
The Family and One More
Film · 1965
Los dinamiteros
Film · 1964
The Executioner
Film · 1963
Perro golfo
Film · 1963
The Gang of Eleven
Film · 1963
You and I Are Three
Film · 1962
The Big Family
Film · 1962
Sabían demasiado
Film · 1962
Those Who Did Not Go to War
Film · 1962
Vamos a contar mentiras
Film · 1962
Cupido contrabandista
Film · 1962
Despedida de soltero
Film · 1961
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
Film · 1961
Margarita se llama mi amor
Film · 1961
Punto y banca
Film · 1961
The Wheelchair
Film · 1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Film · 1960
Días de feria
Film · 1960
Vida sin risas
Film · 1960
El Litri y su sombra
Film · 1960
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
Film · 1959
Bombs for Peace
Film · 1959
Villa Alegre
Film · 1958
Life Ahead
Film · 1958
Angels at the Wheel
Film · 1957
Miracles of Thursday
Film · 1957
Fulano y Mengano
Film · 1957
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Film · 1957
Faustina
Film · 1957
Tremolina
Film · 1957
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
Film · 1956
La chica del barrio
Film · 1956
Uncle Hyacynth
Film · 1956
The Rocket from Calabuch
Film · 1956
Dos novias para un torero
Film · 1956
Afternoon at the Bulls
Film · 1956
Manolo guardia urbano
Film · 1956
Sucedió en mi aldea
Film · 1956
Rapto en la ciudad
Film · 1956
Congress in Seville
Film · 1955
El guardián del paraíso
Film · 1955
Un día perdido
Film · 1955
Radio Stories
Film · 1955
The Miller's Saucy Wife
Film · 1955
Eleven Pairs of Boots
Film · 1954
All Is Possible in Granada
Film · 1954
The Adventurer of Seville
Film · 1954
Un caballero andaluz
Film · 1954
Love on Wheels
Film · 1954
Como la tierra
Film · 1954
Nuits andalouses
Film · 1954
Intriga en el escenario
Film · 1954
Nubes de verano
Film · 1954
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Film · 1953
The Lovers of Toledo
Film · 1953
¡Che, qué loco!
Film · 1953
This is Madrid
Film · 1953
Airport
Film · 1953
Condemned to Hang
Film · 1953
Near the city
Film · 1952
Doña Francisquita
Film · 1952
Lola the Coalgirl
Film · 1952
Estrella de Sierra Morena
Film · 1952
Path to the Kingdom
Film · 1952
Último día
Film · 1952
Black Sky
Film · 1951
Una cubana en España
Film · 1951
Spanish Round
Film · 1951
The Seventh Page
Film · 1951
Me quiero casar contigo
Film · 1951
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Film · 1950
My Beloved Juan
Film · 1950
El capitán Veneno
Film · 1950
Sin uniforme
Film · 1950
La familia Vila
Film · 1950
Servicio en la mar
Film · 1950
Un soltero difícil
Film · 1950
En un rincón de España
Film · 1949
Pacto de silencio
Film · 1949
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Film · 1949
El señor Esteve
Film · 1948
La fiesta sigue
Film · 1948
Love Charm
Film · 1947
La princesa de los Ursinos
Film · 1947
El fantasma y doña Juanita
Film · 1945
Un hombre de negocios
Film · 1945
Una chica de opereta
Film · 1944
Orosia
Film · 1944
Ella, él y sus millones
Film · 1944
La vida empieza a medianoche
Film · 1944
Fin de curso
Film · 1943
Alma de Dios
Film · 1941
The Dancer and the Worker
Film · 1936
Broken Lives
Film · 1935
La bien pagada
Film · 1935
La mala ley
Film · 1924
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas
Film · 1912