Xan das Bolas's photo

Xan das Bolas

Born: 1908-10-31 in La Coruña, Spain

Died: 1977-10-13

Known For: Acting

Biography

Tomás Ares Pena was a Spanish actor. He started in the theater in the thirties as a comedian and variety actor. After the Spanish Civil War, he began his film career, and in the following years he became one of the supporting actors with one of the longest careers in the history of Spanish cinema.

Filmography

1977

My Daughter Hildegart as Un republicano

1976

Curro Jiménez
Vuelve, querida Nati as Conserje
El segundo poder as Fray Lope
Volvoreta as Ramón
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión as Tabernero
Los hijos de... as Barrendero
La Carmen as Padre de José
Madrid, Costa Fleming as Marcelo
El chiste as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio

1975

El mejor regalo as Invitado a la boda
Cry, Onion! as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)

1974

Five Pillows for One Night as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
Una pareja... distinta as Truhán
La boda o la vida
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella as Padre de José

1973

Celos, amor y Mercado Común as Amigo de Felipe

1971

Delusions of Grandeur as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
Cut-Throats Nine as Buddy
Simón, contamos contigo
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Orsini's Assistant
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño
El apartamento de la tentación as Forest Guard
Una chica casi decente
Los jóvenes amantes

1970

Con ella llegó el amor as Huésped de la pensión
A Lady Called Andrew as Empleado de limpieza
El alma se serena as Jefe de estación
Don erre que erre as Guardia Civil 1
Sabata the Killer as Telegrafo
El mesón del gitano as Ezequiel

1969

No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta as Policía secreta de noche 1º
Amor a todo gas as Cristobal
Dead Are Countless as Potter (uncredited)
Educando a una idiota
Pasto de fieras
Juicio de faldas as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño) as Rogelio

1968

Villa Rides as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
Operation Mata Hari as Jefe de sala del cabaret
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Los que tocan el piano as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI as Camarero
One by One as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
¡Cómo está el servicio! as Sereno con un bastón
¡Cuidado con las señoras! as Camarero

1967

Operación cabaretera as Guardia
Run Like a Thief as Gonzalez
Two Crosses in Danger Pass as Bartender
Clint the Stranger as Simpson
La niña del patio as Don Calixto, administrador
40 grados a la sombra as Portero casa de Evaristo
Club de solteros as Lucas
Vestida de novia as Camarero gallego

1966

Lost Command as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
Ypotron: Final Countdown as Il portiere dell'hotel
La mujer perdida
Seven Guns for the MacGregors as Barman (uncredited)
The Tough One as Padre O’Hara
Fray Torero as Un habitante del pueblo
Eroe vagabondo
Proceso a una estrella

1965

Cotolay as Monje
In a Colt's Shadow as Veterinarian
Texas Jim as Pedro, the Mexican
Mi canción es para ti as Propietario caballos de carreras
Amador as Limpiabotas
Whisky y vodka as Pintor
Dos chicas locas locas as Guarda de la estación de tren

1964

The Rash One
Strange Voyage as Cosme
Backfire as Guard of the boat parking
El pecador y la bruja as Portero
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande as Peon
The Spy as Poker Player
El camino as Germán's Father
Black Angel of the Mississippi as Lopez
Cavalry Charge
Como dos gotas de agua as Martínez
Gunfighters of Casa Grande as Vasco (uncredited)
Death Whistles the Blues as Policía
The Palomos as Taxi driver
Los dinamiteros as Marmolista
Relevo para un pistolero as Recepcionista del hotel
La chica del gato as Venancio

1963

José María as Coronel
The Adventures of Scaramouche as Gino
The Executioner as Guarda de la obra
El turista as Atracador
Gunfight at Red Sands as Barber
Mathias Sandorf as Carpena
Sign of Zorro as Mejicano
The Swindlers as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
Jaguar as Lugarteniente del llanero
The Implacable Three as Cartero
Girl from La Mancha as Carretero
The Castilian
The Fair of the Dove
The Ceremony
Heroes of the West as Doctor
Pacto de silencio as Guardia del tren
Plaza de Oriente as Camarero
An Almost Decent Girl as Propietario bar
El precio de un asesino as Cura
Bochorno
Death and the Lumberjack as Guardia
Un demonio con ángel as Don Federico
La revoltosa as Jugador de cartas
Escala en Hi-Fi
Chica para todo as Gancho del Timador

1962

Torrejón City as Ojo de Halcón
The Four Truths
The Son of Captain Blood as Matt
The Shadow of Zorro as Empleado de banca
The Big Family as (uncredited)
Placido as Rivas
I motorizzati as (uncredited)
Vamos a contar mentiras
Those Who Did Not Go to War as Propietario bar Fandiño
Two Against All as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
Zorro the Avenger as Soldado
Martes y trece as Invitado con botella

1961

The Savage Guns as Cantinero pedro
Fray Escoba
¡Aquí están las vicetiples! as Dueño Kiosco
El pobre García as Felipe
Madame
Pecado de amor as Sereno
Revolt of the Mercenaries as Katia's Companion
Conqueror of Maracaibo as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
La venganza de Don Mendo as Alí
Fantasmas en la casa as Pascasio
Ella y los veteranos as Dueño caseta de tiro
Punto y banca

1960

Crimen para recién casados
The Boy Who Stole a Million as Knife Grinder
Ama Rosa as Cochero
El indulto as Músico ambulante
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
Un paso al frente as Román
El hombre que perdió el tren as Federico Méndez

1959

La vida alrededor as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
Der Löwe von Babylon as Abdullah (uncredited)
Blame Me
Diez fusiles esperan as Cañete
El gafe as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
Sonatas as Tercer centinela
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
The Redeemer
Poison at 2:30 as Hombre en consulta veterinario
Streetcar for Sale as Marmolista

1958

Héroes del aire as Percebe
Historias de Madrid as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Farmacia de guardia as Sereno
Revenge as Galician Harvester
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé as Tendero
Die Sklavenkarawane as Hassan (uncredited)
Anna Said Yes as Don Cristino
Familia provisional
El puente de la paz as Dedos Largos
Life Ahead as Copiloto de la camioneta
El hombre del paraguas blanco as Alguacil #1

1957

The Pride and the Passion as (uncredited)
Susanna and Me as Bedel
Fulano y Mengano as Conductor del coche fúnebre
El hombre que viajaba despacito as Jugador de cartas
Un marido de ida y vuelta as Díaz
El anónimo
Faustina as Lipio
Un fantasma llamado amor
Las muchachas de azul as Felipe - padre de Ana

1956

La mestiza
¡Aquí hay petróleo! as Baldomero
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter as (uncredited)
The Wicked Carabel as Bedel
El fenómeno as Guardia del Parque
El rey de la carretera as Pedro
Afternoon at the Bulls as Portero de la enfermería
Pasión en el mar as El Sabio
Curra Veleta as Sereno
Dos novias para un torero
Saeta rubia as Taxista
Piedras vivas

1955

Un día perdido as Maestro de baile
Radio Stories as Sargento de la guardia civil
Noche de tormenta
Para siempre amor mío
La Cruz de Mayo as Félix
The Coyote
Pride as Gabriel
El guardián del paraíso as Sereno
La reina mora as Presidiario

1954

Love on Wheels as Cristóbal
The Devil Plays the Flute as Presidente
Buenas noticias as Alguacil
Hollyhock as Barrabás
Tres huchas para Oriente as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
Tres eran tres as (segment "Una de indios")
La ciudad de los sueños

1953

1951

Doubt as Sereno (uncredited)
Air Lashings as Pepiño
The Great Galeoto as Cochero
Niebla y sol as Meigo
The Girl at the Inn as Dimas

1950

Pequeñeces
Historia en dos aldeas
Post Office Box 1001
Tiempos felices
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari as Don Cosme Fernández

1949

Sabela De Cambados as Benito

1948

The Marquis of Salamanca as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
Botón de ancla as Trinquete
Pototo, Boliche y Compañía

1947

Heroes del 95 as Fadeiro

1946

1945

El pozo de los enamorados
Un hombre de negocios as Conserje del museo

1944

Ella, él y sus millones as El guía
Tuvo la culpa Adán as Guardia
La vida empieza a medianoche as Regidor del teatro

1942

Unos pasos de mujer
La rueda de la vida as Juanito
El hombre que se quiso matar as Huésped
Goyescas as Asistente
Éramos 7 a la mesa
Madrid de mis sueños

1941

Torbellino as Juan José
Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil

1940

Salomé