José Isbert
Acting
- Born:
- 1886-03-03
- Died:
- 1966-11-28
- Place of birth:
- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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
Filmography
Spanish Western
Songs for After a War
Lo que cuesta vivir
Operation Delilah
The Family and One More
Un americano en Toledo
Los dinamiteros
The Executioner
The Gang of Eleven
Perro golfo
The Big Family
Cupido contrabandista
Sabían demasiado
You and I Are Three
Those Who Did Not Go to War
Vamos a contar mentiras
Despedida de soltero
Margarita se llama mi amor
Don José, Pepe y Pepito
Punto y banca
The Wheelchair
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
Vida sin risas
Días de feria
El Litri y su sombra
Bombs for Peace
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
Life Ahead
Villa Alegre
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Angels at the Wheel
Miracles of Thursday
Fulano y Mengano
Faustina
Tremolina
Dos novias para un torero
Manolo guardia urbano
The Rocket from Calabuch
Los ladrones somos gente honrada
Rapto en la ciudad
Sucedió en mi aldea
Uncle Hyacynth
La chica del barrio
Afternoon at the Bulls
The Miller's Saucy Wife
Un día perdido
Congress in Seville
Radio Stories
El guardián del paraíso
Un caballero andaluz
Intriga en el escenario
Love on Wheels
Eleven Pairs of Boots
Como la tierra
The Adventurer of Seville
Nuits andalouses
All Is Possible in Granada
Nubes de verano
Condemned to Hang
This is Madrid
Airport
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
¡Che, qué loco!
The Lovers of Toledo
Doña Francisquita
Último día
Estrella de Sierra Morena
Near the city
Lola the Coalgirl
Path to the Kingdom
Spanish Round
The Seventh Page
Una cubana en España
Black Sky
Me quiero casar contigo
El capitán Veneno
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Un soltero difícil
Servicio en la mar
La familia Vila
My Beloved Juan
Sin uniforme
En un rincón de España
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Pacto de silencio
El señor Esteve
La fiesta sigue
Love Charm
La princesa de los Ursinos
Un hombre de negocios
El fantasma y doña Juanita
Ella, él y sus millones
La vida empieza a medianoche
Orosia
Una chica de opereta
Fin de curso
Alma de Dios
The Dancer and the Worker
La bien pagada
Broken Lives
La mala ley
Assassination and Burial of José Canalejas