José Isbert
Known For
Acting
Born
1886-03-03 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died
1966-11-28
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.
Most Known For
Spanish Round
as Capitán del barco
Sabían demasiado
as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
My Beloved Juan
as Pedro
Path to the Kingdom
as Don Cosme
The Executioner
as Amadeo, el verdugo
Operation Delilah
as Abuelo
The Rocket from Calabuch
as Don Ramón
Cupido contrabandista
as Recién casado
Love on Wheels
as Representante Carmona
Tremolina
as Don Gervasio
The Big Family
as El abuelo
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
as Don Pablo, el alcalde
The Family and One More
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wheelchair
as Don Anselmo
The Seventh Page
as Vendedor de bolsos
Spanish Western
as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
Doña Francisquita
as Maestro Lambertini
The Gang of Eleven
as El Duque
Fulano y Mengano
as Eudosio
Eleven Pairs of Boots
as Padre Roque