Acting · Madrid, Madrid, Spain · Born March 3, 1886
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.
MovieSpanish Western
2015
as Don Pablo, the mayor (archive footage)
MovieSongs for After a War
1976
as Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLo que cuesta vivir
1967
as Don Antonio
MovieOperation Delilah
1967
as Abuelo
MovieThe Family and One More
1965
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieUn americano en Toledo
1965
as Román
MovieLos dinamiteros
1964
as Don Benito
MovieThe Executioner
1963
as Amadeo, el verdugo
MovieThe Gang of Eleven
1963
as El Duque
MoviePerro golfo
1963
as Sr. Gaspar
MovieThe Big Family
1962
as El abuelo
MovieCupido contrabandista
1962
as Recién casado
MovieSabían demasiado
1962
as Don Sebastián Guzmán, el secuestrado
MovieYou and I Are Three
1962
as Presidente
MovieThose Who Did Not Go to War
1962
as Don Arístides
MovieVamos a contar mentiras
1962
MovieDespedida de soltero
1961
as Don Pablo
MovieMargarita se llama mi amor
1961
as Don Severino, profesor de historia
MovieDon José, Pepe y Pepito
1961
as Marcelo
MoviePunto y banca
1961
MovieThe Wheelchair
1960
as Don Anselmo
MovieDon Lucio and Brother Pío
1960
as Hermano Pío
MovieVida sin risas
1960
MovieDías de feria
1960
as Don Damián
MovieEl Litri y su sombra
1960
as Hermano Alejandro
MovieBombs for Peace
1959
as Mauricio Dupont
MoviePolicarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
1959
as Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
MovieLife Ahead
1958
as Testigo accidente
MovieVilla Alegre
1958
as Tío Juan
MovieThe Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957
as Pietrino
MovieAngels at the Wheel
1957
as Cristóbal
MovieMiracles of Thursday
1957
as Don José
MovieFulano y Mengano
1957
as Eudosio
MovieFaustina
1957
as Sacerdote - tio de Guillermo
MovieTremolina
1957
as Don Gervasio
MovieDos novias para un torero
1956
MovieManolo guardia urbano
1956
as Don Andrés, el párroco
MovieThe Rocket from Calabuch
1956
as Don Ramón
MovieLos ladrones somos gente honrada
1956
as El Tío del Gabán
MovieRapto en la ciudad
1956
MovieSucedió en mi aldea
1956
as Guarda de las barcas
MovieUncle Hyacynth
1956
as Sánchez
MovieLa chica del barrio
1956
as Cipri
MovieAfternoon at the Bulls
1956
as Don Felipe
MovieThe Miller's Saucy Wife
1955
as Campillo
MovieUn día perdido
1955
as Paco
MovieCongress in Seville
1955
as Señor sordo y despistado
MovieRadio Stories
1955
as Inventor
MovieEl guardián del paraíso
1955
as José
MovieUn caballero andaluz
1954
as Joaquín
MovieIntriga en el escenario
1954
as Portero
MovieLove on Wheels
1954
as Representante Carmona
MovieEleven Pairs of Boots
1954
as Padre Roque
MovieComo la tierra
1954
as Wences
MovieThe Adventurer of Seville
1954
as Don Faustino
MovieNuits andalouses
1954
as Chófer de taxi
MovieAll Is Possible in Granada
1954
as Joaquin
MovieNubes de verano
1954
as Pablo
MovieCondemned to Hang
1953
as Don Félix
MovieThis is Madrid
1953
as Dimas
MovieAirport
1953
as Manolo
MovieWelcome Mr. Marshall!
1953
as Don Pablo, el alcalde
Movie¡Che, qué loco!
1953
as Don Ramiro
MovieThe Lovers of Toledo
1953
as Anticuario
MovieDoña Francisquita
1952
as Maestro Lambertini
MovieÚltimo día
1952
as Comisario Pérez
MovieEstrella de Sierra Morena
1952
as Labriego
MovieNear the city
1952
as Ramón
MovieLola the Coalgirl
1952
as Soldado José Rodríguez
MoviePath to the Kingdom
1952
as Don Cosme
MovieSpanish Round
1951
as Capitán del barco
MovieThe Seventh Page
1951
as Vendedor de bolsos
MovieUna cubana en España
1951
as Jose Holmes Pérez
MovieBlack Sky
1951
MovieMe quiero casar contigo
1951
as Padre de Rosita
MovieEl capitán Veneno
1950
MovieCuentos de la Alhambra
1950
as Don Cosme - el escribano
MovieUn soltero difícil
1950
as Doctor Olmos
MovieServicio en la mar
1950
as Don José
MovieLa familia Vila
1950
as Señor Vila
MovieMy Beloved Juan
1950
as Pedro
MovieSin uniforme
1950
as Levi
MovieEn un rincón de España
1949
as Tío Tomás, el pescador
MovieSiempre vuelven de madrugada
1949
as Don Jacobo
MoviePacto de silencio
1949
as Matías Orellano
MovieEl señor Esteve
1948
as Painter
MovieLa fiesta sigue
1948
MovieLove Charm
1947
as Gordón
MovieLa princesa de los Ursinos
1947
as Maese Pucheros
MovieUn hombre de negocios
1945
as Dimas
MovieEl fantasma y doña Juanita
1945
as Don Pancho
MovieElla, él y sus millones
1944
as Ramón, duque de Hinojares
MovieLa vida empieza a medianoche
1944
as El abuelo
MovieOrosia
1944
as Don Cándido
MovieUna chica de opereta
1944
as Fabián Pérez
MovieFin de curso
1943
as Self (uncredited)
MovieAlma de Dios
1941
as El tío Matías
MovieThe Dancer and the Worker
1936
as Don Carmelo Romagosa
MovieLa bien pagada
1935
as Gabriel
MovieBroken Lives
1935
as Paco
La mala ley
1924
as Hilario
MovieAssassination and burial of José Canalejas
1912
as Manuel Pardiñas
