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.
Señor sordo y despistado
Movie 1955
Amadeo, el verdugo
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Don Pablo, el alcalde
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Don Antonio
Movie 1967
Don Pablo
Movie 1961
Don Pancho
Movie 1945
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
Movie 1959
Don Cosme - el escribano
Movie 1950
Cristóbal
Movie 1957
Anticuario
Movie 1953
Eudosio
Movie 1957
Don Carmelo Romagosa
Movie 1936
Presidente
Movie 1962
Don Anselmo
Movie 1960
Pietrino
Movie 1957
Painter
Movie 1948
El Tío del Gabán
Movie 1956
José
Movie 1955
Mauricio Dupont
Movie 1959
Sr. Gaspar
Movie 1963
Tío Juan
Movie 1958
El abuelo
Movie 1962
Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
Movie 1957
Testigo accidente
Movie 1958
Don Benito
Movie 1964
Hermano Pío
Movie 1960
Don Damián
Movie 1960
Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
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Manuel Pardiñas
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Don Arístides
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Padre Roque
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Marcelo
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Pedro
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Fabián Pérez
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Ramón
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Cipri
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Joaquin
Movie 1954
Bombero
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Paco
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Román
Movie 1965
Movie 1951
Paco
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Don Cándido
Movie 1944
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Don Gervasio
Movie 1957
Maestro Lambertini
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Don Faustino
Movie 1954
Joaquín
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Inventor
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Campillo
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El Duque
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Don Ramiro
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Sánchez
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Soldado José Rodríguez
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Dimas
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El tío Matías
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Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
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Movie 1960
Don Ramón
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Hermano Alejandro
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(archive footage) (uncredited)
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Tío Tomás, el pescador
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Levi
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Señor Vila
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Self (uncredited)
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Don Severino, profesor de historia
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Recién casado
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Matías Orellano
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Don Jacobo
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Abuelo
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Jose Holmes Pérez
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Gabriel
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Ramón, duque de Hinojares
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Labriego
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Dimas
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Manolo
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Representante Carmona
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Don Felipe
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Don José
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Capitán del barco
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El abuelo
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Hilario
Movie 1924
Wences
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Chófer de taxi
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Don Andrés, el párroco
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Gordón
Movie 1947
Vendedor de bolsos
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Doctor Olmos
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Padre de Rosita
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Don Cosme
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Comisario Pérez
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Don Félix
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Portero
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Pablo
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Guarda de las barcas
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