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.
Acted in 102
2010s
- 2015
Spanish Western
Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
1970s
- 1976
Songs for After a War
Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
Lo que cuesta vivir
Don Antonio
- 1965
The Family and One More
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Un americano en Toledo
Román
- 1964
Los dinamiteros
Don Benito
- 1963
The Executioner
Amadeo, el verdugo
The Gang of Eleven
El Duque
Perro golfo
Sr. Gaspar
- 1962
The Big Family
El abuelo
Cupido contrabandista
Recién casado
Sabían demasiado
Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
You and I Are Three
Presidente
Those Who Did Not Go to War
Don Arístides
Vamos a contar mentiras
Movie
- 1961
Despedida de soltero
Don Pablo
Margarita se llama mi amor
Don Severino, profesor de historia
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
Marcelo
Punto y banca
Movie
- 1960
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Hermano Pío
Vida sin risas
Movie
Días de feria
Don Damián
El Litri y su sombra
Hermano Alejandro
1950s
- 1959
Bombs for Peace
Mauricio Dupont
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
- 1958
Life Ahead
Testigo accidente
Villa Alegre
Tío Juan
- 1957
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Pietrino
Angels at the Wheel
Cristóbal
Miracles of Thursday
Don José
Fulano y Mengano
Eudosio
Faustina
Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
Tremolina
Don Gervasio
- 1956
Dos novias para un torero
Movie
Manolo guardia urbano
Don Andrés, el párroco
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
El Tío del Gabán
Rapto en la ciudad
Movie
Sucedió en mi aldea
Guarda de las barcas
Uncle Hyacynth
Sánchez
La chica del barrio
Cipri
Afternoon at the Bulls
Don Felipe
- 1955
The Miller's Saucy Wife
Campillo
Un día perdido
Paco
Congress in Seville
Señor sordo y despistado
Radio Stories
Inventor
El guardián del paraíso
José
- 1954
Un caballero andaluz
Joaquín
Intriga en el escenario
Portero
Love on Wheels
Representante Carmona
Eleven Pairs of Boots
Padre Roque
Como la tierra
Wences
The Adventurer of Seville
Don Faustino
Nuits andalouses
Chófer de taxi
All Is Possible in Granada
Joaquin
Nubes de verano
Pablo
- 1953
Condemned to Hang
Don Félix
This is Madrid
Dimas
Airport
Manolo
¡Che, qué loco!
Don Ramiro
The Lovers of Toledo
Anticuario
- 1952
Doña Francisquita
Maestro Lambertini
Último día
Comisario Pérez
Estrella de Sierra Morena
Labriego
Near the city
Ramón
Lola the Coalgirl
Soldado José Rodríguez
- 1951
The Seventh Page
Vendedor de bolsos
Una cubana en España
Jose Holmes Pérez
Black Sky
Movie
Me quiero casar contigo
Padre de Rosita
- 1950
El capitán Veneno
Movie
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Don Cosme - el escribano
Un soltero difícil
Doctor Olmos
Servicio en la mar
Don José
La familia Vila
Señor Vila
My Beloved Juan
Pedro
Sin uniforme
Levi
1940s
- 1949
En un rincón de España
Tío Tomás, el pescador
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Don Jacobo
Pacto de silencio
Matías Orellano
- 1948
El señor Esteve
Painter
La fiesta sigue
Movie
- 1947
Love Charm
Gordón
La princesa de los Ursinos
Maese Pucheros
- 1945
Un hombre de negocios
Dimas
El fantasma y doña Juanita
Don Pancho
- 1944
Ella, él y sus millones
Ramón, duque de Hinojares
La vida empieza a medianoche
El abuelo
Orosia
Don Cándido
Una chica de opereta
Fabián Pérez
- 1941
Alma de Dios
El tío Matías
1930s
- 1936
The Dancer and the Worker
Don Carmelo Romagosa
- 1935
La bien pagada
Gabriel
Broken Lives
Paco
- 1932
¿Cuándo te suicidas?
Petavey
- 1931
La pura verdad
Sr. Lamberti
1910s
- 1912
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas
Manuel Pardiñas
Appearances1
1940s
- 1943
Fin de curso
Self (uncredited)