Birth Day: 1886-03-03
Place of birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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.
Credits
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As Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage) -
As Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Abuelo -
As Don Antonio -
As Román -
As (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Don Benito -
As El Duque -
As Sr. Gaspar -
As Amadeo, el verdugo -
As El abuelo -
As Presidente -
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As Don Arístides -
As Recién casado -
As Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado -
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As Don Pablo -
As Marcelo -
As Don Severino, profesor de historia -
As Don Damián -
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As Hermano Alejandro -
As Hermano Pío -
As Don Anselmo -
As Mauricio Dupont -
As Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio -
As Testigo accidente -
As Tío Juan -
As Pietrino -
As Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo -
As Eudosio -
As Don Gervasio -
As Cristóbal -
As Don José -
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As Sánchez -
As Guarda de las barcas -
As El Tío del Gabán -
As Cipri -
As Don Ramón -
As Don Andrés, el párroco -
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As Don Felipe -
As Campillo -
As Señor sordo y despistado -
As Inventor -
As Paco -
As José -
As Representante Carmona -
As Padre Roque -
As Wences -
As Chófer de taxi -
As Joaquin -
As Portero -
As Joaquín -
As Don Faustino -
As Pablo -
As Don Félix -
As Dimas -
As Don Ramiro -
As Manolo -
As Anticuario -
As Don Pablo, el alcalde -
As Labriego -
As Soldado José Rodríguez -
As Don Cosme -
As Ramón -
As Maestro Lambertini -
As Comisario Pérez -
As Capitán del barco -
As Padre de Rosita -
As Vendedor de bolsos -
As Jose Holmes Pérez -
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As Don José -
As Pedro -
As Doctor Olmos -
As Don Cosme - el escribano -
As Señor Vila -
As Levi -
As Don Jacobo -
As Matías Orellano -
As Tío Tomás, el pescador -
As Painter -
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As Gordón -
As Don Pancho -
As Dimas -
As El abuelo -
As Don Cándido -
As Ramón, duque de Hinojares -
As Fabián Pérez -
As Self (uncredited) -
As El tío Matías -
As Don Carmelo Romagosa -
As Gabriel -
As Paco -
As Hilario
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As Manuel Pardiñas