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

1975

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

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)
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Orsini's Assistant
Cut-Throats Nine as Buddy
El apartamento de la tentación as Forest Guard
Una chica casi decente
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño
Simón, contamos contigo

1970

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

1969

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

1968

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

1967

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

1966

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

1965

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

1964

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

1963

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

1962

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

1961

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

1960

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

1959

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

1958

Farmacia de guardia as Sereno
Revenge as Galician Harvester
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé as Tendero
Anna Said Yes as Don Cristino
Historias de Madrid as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Héroes del aire as Percebe
Die Sklavenkarawane as Hassan (uncredited)
Life Ahead as Copiloto de la camioneta
El puente de la paz as Dedos Largos
Familia provisional
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
Faustina as Lipio
Un marido de ida y vuelta as Díaz
El hombre que viajaba despacito as Jugador de cartas
Las muchachas de azul as Felipe - padre de Ana
El anónimo
Un fantasma llamado amor

1956

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

1955

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

1954

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

1953

1951

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

1950

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

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

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

1942

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
Unos pasos de mujer

1941

Torbellino as Juan José
Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil

1940

Salomé