Xan das Bolas

Xan das Bolas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

31/10/1908

Day of Death

13/10/1977
(69) years old

Place of Birth

La Coruña, Spain

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

Cast

1977

My Daughter Hildegart

as Un republicano

1976

Madrid, Costa Fleming

as Marcelo

1976

La Carmen

as Padre de José

1976

Vuelve, querida Nati

as Conserje

1976

Volvoreta

as Ramón

1976

Los hijos de...

as Barrendero

1976

El segundo poder

as Fray Lope

1976

El chiste

as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio

1975

Cry, Onion!

as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)

1975

El mejor regalo

as Invitado a la boda

1974

Five Pillows for One Night

as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente

1973

Celos, amor y Mercado Común

as Amigo de Felipe

1971

Delusions of Grandeur

as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)

1971

Cut-Throats Nine

as Buddy

1971

Murders in the Rue Morgue

as Orsini's Assistant

1971

La montaña rebelde

as Ermitaño

1970

A Lady Called Andrew

as Empleado de limpieza

1970

Don erre que erre

as Guardia Civil 1

1970

Sabata the Killer

as Telegrafo

1970

El mesón del gitano

as Ezequiel

1970

El alma se serena

as Jefe de estación

1970

Con ella llegó el amor

as Huésped de la pensión

1969

Juicio de faldas

as Paco, amigo de Gregorio

1969

Amor a todo gas

as Cristobal

1969

Dead Are Countless

as Potter (uncredited)

1969

No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta

as Policía secreta de noche 1º

1968

Objetivo: BI-KI-NI

as Camarero

1968

One by One

as Bartender Ben (uncredited)

1968

Los que tocan el piano

as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno

1968

¡Cómo está el servicio!

as Sereno con un bastón

1968

Villa Rides

as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)

1968

Operation Mata Hari

as Jefe de sala del cabaret

1967

40 grados a la sombra

as Portero casa de Evaristo

1967

Operación cabaretera

as Guardia

1967

Run Like a Thief

as Gonzalez

1967

Vestida de novia

as Camarero gallego

1967

Club de solteros

as Lucas

1967

La niña del patio

as Don Calixto, administrador

1967

Clint the Stranger

as Simpson

1966

The Tough One

as Padre O’Hara

1966

Fray Torero

as Un habitante del pueblo

1966

Ypotron: Final Countdown

as Il portiere dell'hotel

1966

Lost Command

as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)

1966

Seven Guns for the MacGregors

as Barman (uncredited)

1965

In a Colt's Shadow

as Veterinarian

1965

Whisky y vodka

as Pintor

1965

Texas Jim

as Pedro, the Mexican

1965

Amador

as Limpiabotas

1965

Dos chicas locas locas

as Guarda de la estación de tren

1965

Mi canción es para ti

as Propietario caballos de carreras

1965

Cotolay

as Monje

1964

The Palomos

as Taxi driver

1964

Los dinamiteros

as Marmolista

1964

El pecador y la bruja

as Portero

1964

Backfire

as Guard of the boat parking

1964

Strange Voyage

as Cosme

1964

Gunfighters of Casa Grande

as Vasco (uncredited)

1964

The Spy

as Poker Player

1964

Como dos gotas de agua

as Martínez

1964

La chica del gato

as Venancio

1964

Relevo para un pistolero

as Recepcionista del hotel

1964

El camino

as Germán's Father

1963

Un demonio con ángel

as Don Federico

1963

Heroes of the West

as Doctor

1963

La revoltosa

as Jugador de cartas

1963

Chica para todo

as Gancho del Timador

1963

An Almost Decent Girl

as Propietario bar

1963

The Swindlers

as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fid...

1963

The Executioner

as Guarda de la obra

1963

Pacto de silencio

as Guardia del tren

1963

The Implacable Three

as Cartero

1963

Sign of Zorro

as Mejicano

1963

El turista

as Atracador

1963

Girl from La Mancha

as Carretero

1963

Plaza de Oriente

as Camarero

1963

Mathias Sandorf

as Carpena

1963

Jaguar

as Lugarteniente del llanero

1963

José María

as Coronel

1962

The Shadow of Zorro

as Empleado de banca

1962

La gran familia

as (uncredited)

1962

Two Against All

as Wagon Loader (uncredited)

1962

I motorizzati

as (uncredited)

1962

Those Who Did Not Go to War

as Propietario bar Fandiño

1962

Placido

as Rivas - The Administrator

1962

Zorro the Avenger

as Soldado

1962

Torrejón City

as Ojo de Halcón

1962

Martes y trece

as Invitado con botella

1961

Madame

1961

Pecado de amor

as Sereno

1961

The Savage Guns

as Cantinero pedro

1961

El pobre García

as Felipe

1961

Fantasmas en la casa

as Pascasio

1961

Revolt of the Mercenaries

as Katia's Companion

1961

¡Aquí están las vicetiples!

as Dueño Kiosco

1961

Conqueror of Maracaibo

as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)

1961

Ella y los veteranos

as Dueño caseta de tiro

1960

El indulto

as Músico ambulante

1960

Un paso al frente

as Román

1960

The Boy Who Stole a Million

as Knife Grinder

1960

Ama Rosa

as Cochero

1960

El hombre que perdió el tren

as Federico Méndez

1959

Poison at 2:30

as Hombre en consulta veterinario

1959

El gafe

as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2

1959

Der Löwe von Babylon

as Abdullah (uncredited)

1959

Sonatas

as Tercer centinela

1959

Streetcar for Sale

as Marmolista

1959

La vida alrededor

as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'

1959

Diez fusiles esperan

as Cañete

1959

¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?

as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)

1958

Die Sklavenkarawane

as Hassan (uncredited)

1958

Anna Said Yes

as Don Cristino

1958

Life Ahead

as Copiloto de la camioneta

1958

El puente de la paz

as Dedos Largos

1958

Héroes del aire

as Percebe

1958

Revenge

as Galician Harvester

1958

Historias de Madrid

as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredi...

1958

Farmacia de guardia

as Sereno

1957

Las muchachas de azul

as Felipe - padre de Ana

1957

Fulano y Mengano

as Conductor del coche fúnebre

1957

The Pride and the Passion

as (uncredited)

1957

Faustina

as Lipio

1957

El hombre que viajaba despacito

as Jugador de cartas

1957

Susanna and Me

as Bedel

1956

Saeta rubia

as Taxista

1956

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter

as (uncredited)

1956

The Wicked Carabel

as Bedel

1956

El fenómeno

as Guardia del Parque

1956

Curra Veleta

as Sereno

1956

Pasión en el mar

as El Sabio

1956

¡Aquí hay petróleo!

as Baldomero

1956

Afternoon at the Bulls

as Portero de la enfermería

1955

Pride

as Gabriel

1955

Un día perdido

as Maestro de baile

1955

Radio Stories

as Sargento de la guardia civil

1955

La Cruz de Mayo

as Félix

1955

La reina mora

as Presidiario

1954

Tres eran tres

as (segment "Una de indios")

1954

Love on Wheels

as Cristóbal

1954

The Devil Plays the Flute

as Presidente

1954

Hollyhock

as Barrabás

1954

Buenas noticias

as Alguacil

1954

Tres huchas para Oriente

as Portero del estadio (uncredited)

1953

Vuelo 971

as Padre

1953

Nadie lo sabrá

as Cartero

1953

Airport

as Sereno

1953

La alegre caravana

as Titiritero

1951

Niebla y sol

as Meigo

1951

The Great Galeoto

as Cochero

1951

Doubt

as Sereno (uncredited)

1951

Air Lashings

as Pepiño

1950

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

1948

Botón de ancla

as Trinquete

1947

Heroes del 95

as Fadeiro

1946

Mar abierto

as Peirán

1946

El pirata Bocanegra

as Cayetano

1945

Un hombre de negocios

as Conserje del museo

1944

La vida empieza a medianoche

as Regidor del teatro

1944

Tuvo la culpa Adán

as Guardia

1942

La rueda de la vida

as Juanito

1942

Goyescas

as Asistente

1941

Torbellino

as Juan José

1941

Stowaway on Board!

as Alguacil