Xan das Bolas

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-10-31 (69 years old)

Deathday

1977-10-13

Place of Birth

La Coruña, Spain

Xan das Bolas

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.

Acting

1953

Nadie lo sabrá

as Cartero

1964

1961

Ella y los veteranos

as Dueño caseta de tiro

1970

Sabata the Killer

as Telegrafo

1958

1955

1975

El mejor regalo

as Invitado a la boda

1959

La vida alrededor

as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'

1960

1961

The Savage Guns

as Cantinero pedro

1966

The Tough One

as Padre O’Hara

1967

1957

Faustina

as Lipio

1964

1963

Chica para todo

as Gancho del Timador

1963

Jaguar

as Lugarteniente del llanero

1964

1963

1967

1951

Niebla y sol

as Meigo

1963

The Executioner

as Guarda de la obra

1968

1958

Life Ahead

as Copiloto de la camioneta

1976

1976

Volvoreta

as Ramón

1962

Those Who Did Not Go to War

as Propietario bar Fandiño

1962

Placido

as Rivas - The Administrator

1976

Los hijos de...

as Barrendero

1969

Dead Are Countless

as Potter (uncredited)

1944

1970

El alma se serena

as Jefe de estación

1959

1970

Con ella llegó el amor

as Huésped de la pensión

1963

El turista

as Atracador

1955

Pride

as Gabriel

1942

1956

1958

El puente de la paz

as Dedos Largos

1946

1976

La Carmen

as Padre de José

1976

El segundo poder

as Fray Lope

1956

El fenómeno

as Guardia del Parque

1964

Backfire

as Guard of the boat parking

1946

Mar abierto

as Peirán

1970

A Lady Called Andrew

as Empleado de limpieza

1961

1968

¡Cómo está el servicio!

as Sereno con un bastón

1968

Los que tocan el piano

as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno

1967

Vestida de novia

as Camarero gallego

1963

An Almost Decent Girl

as Propietario bar

1949

1953

Vuelo 971

as Padre

1956

1976

1965

Cotolay

as Monje

1971

Delusions of Grandeur

as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)

1974

Five Pillows for One Night

as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente

1961

1951

Air Lashings

as Pepiño

1961

Conqueror of Maracaibo

as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)

1973

1963

Un demonio con ángel

as Don Federico

1968

One by One

as Bartender Ben (uncredited)

1961

1957

1961

Revolt of the Mercenaries

as Katia's Companion

1959

Der Löwe von Babylon

as Abdullah (uncredited)

1961

1964

Relevo para un pistolero

as Recepcionista del hotel

1965

Dos chicas locas locas

as Guarda de la estación de tren

1962

Torrejón City

as Ojo de Halcón

1963

1965

Amador

as Limpiabotas

1971

1962

1962

Two Against All

as Wagon Loader (uncredited)

1962

The Shadow of Zorro

as Empleado de banca

1965

Texas Jim

as Pedro, the Mexican

1955

La reina mora

as Presidiario

1965

Mi canción es para ti

as Propietario caballos de carreras

1948

Botón de ancla

as Trinquete

1960

El indulto

as Músico ambulante

1962

Martes y trece

as Invitado con botella

1967

40 grados a la sombra

as Portero casa de Evaristo

1969

Juicio de faldas

as Paco, amigo de Gregorio

1962

I motorizzati

as (uncredited)

1963

The Swindlers

as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")

1964

The Palomos

as Taxi driver

1969

No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta

as Policía secreta de noche 1º

1954

Tres huchas para Oriente

as Portero del estadio (uncredited)

1955

Un día perdido

as Maestro de baile

1965

1957

Las muchachas de azul

as Felipe - padre de Ana

1964

El camino

as Germán's Father

1954

Hollyhock

as Barrabás

1970

Don erre que erre

as Guardia Civil 1

1953

La alegre caravana

as Titiritero

1956

Curra Veleta

as Sereno

1959

¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?

as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)

1945

Un hombre de negocios

as Conserje del museo

1948

The Marquis of Salamanca

as Hombre almacén figuras de cera

1947

Heroes del 95

as Fadeiro

1959

Streetcar for Sale

as Marmolista

1950

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari

as Don Cosme Fernández

1959

Poison at 2:30

as Hombre en consulta veterinario

1959

El gafe

as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2

1951

Doubt

as Sereno (uncredited)

1960

Ama Rosa

as Cochero

1960

1951

1961

1960

1954

1953

Airport

as Sereno

1963

Mathias Sandorf

as Carpena

1962

La gran familia

as (uncredited)

1954

Good news

as Alguacil

1954

Love on Wheels

as Cristóbal

1954

Tres eran tres

as (segment "Una de indios")

1955

Radio Stories

as Sargento de la guardia civil

1963

Plaza de Oriente

as Camarero

1963

Sign of Zorro

as Mejicano

1963

Pacto de silencio

as Guardia del tren

1963

La revoltosa

as Jugador de cartas

1956

Afternoon at the Bulls

as Portero de la enfermería

1956

Saeta rubia

as Taxista

1956

1956

1957

1957

Fulano y Mengano

as Conductor del coche fúnebre

1957

1963

1963

José María

as Coronel

1964

1964

Gunfighters of Casa Grande

as Vasco (uncredited)

1964

The Spy

as Poker Player

1971

Murders in the Rue Morgue

as Orsini's Assistant

1965

In a Colt's Shadow

as Veterinarian

1964

Los dinamiteros

as Marmolista

1941

1958

Historias de Madrid

as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)

1942

Goyescas

as Asistente

1958

Revenge

as Galician Harvester

1958

1958

Anna Said Yes

as Don Cristino

1941

Torbellino

as Juan José

1958

Die Sklavenkarawane

as Hassan (uncredited)

1959

Sonatas

as Tercer centinela

1966

Lost Command

as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)

1944

La vida empieza a medianoche

as Regidor del teatro

1966

Seven Guns for the MacGregors

as Barman (uncredited)

1966

Ypotron: Final Countdown

as Il portiere dell'hotel

1966

Fray Torero

as Un habitante del pueblo

1967

La niña del patio

as Don Calixto, administrador

1967

Run Like a Thief

as Gonzalez

1967

1968

Operation Mata Hari

as Jefe de sala del cabaret

1968

Villa Rides

as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)

1970

1969

Amor a todo gas

as Cristobal

1971

1975

Cry, Onion!

as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)

1976

El chiste

as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio

1977

My Daughter Hildegart

as Un republicano

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