Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including Botón de ancla (1961). Source: Article "Xan das Bolas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
| Birth Location | A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908-10-31 |
| Died | 1977-10-13 |
Movies
I Feel Strange
as Cliente taberna
1977
My Daughter Hildegart
as Un republicano
1977
Madrid, Costa Fleming
as Marcelo
1976
1976
La Carmen
as Padre de José
1976
El chiste
as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio
1976
El segundo poder
as Fray Lope
1976
Los hijos de...
as Barrendero
1976
Volvoreta
as Ramón
1976
Vuelve, querida Nati
as Conserje
1976
Cry, Onion!
as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
1975
El mejor regalo
as Invitado a la boda
1975
1974
Una pareja... distinta
as Truhán
1974
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
as Padre de José
1974
Five Pillows for One Night
as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
1974
Celos, amor y Mercado Común
as Amigo de Felipe
1973
Cut-Throats Nine
as Buddy
1972
Delusions of Grandeur
as Le cheikh des Barbaresques (uncredited)
1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Orsini's Assistant
1971
El apartamento de la tentación
as Forest Guard
1971
La montaña rebelde
as Ermitaño
1971
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
1970
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
1969
1969
El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño)
as Rogelio
1969
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
as Camarero
1968
Cuidado con las señoras
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
1968
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
1967
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
as Bartender
1967
The Tough One
as Padre O’Hara
1966
Fray Torero
as Un habitante del pueblo
1966
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)
1966
1966
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
1965
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
as Peon
1964
Los dinamiteros
as Marmolista
1964
The Palomos
as Taxi driver
1964
El pecador y la bruja
as Portero
1964
1964
Backfire
as Guard of the boat parking
1964
Black Angel of the Mississippi
as Lopez
1964
Strange Voyage
as Cosme
1964
Death Whistles the Blues
as Policía
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
El camino
as Germán's Father
1964
1964
Relevo para un pistolero
as Recepcionista del hotel
1964
1963
Un demonio con ángel
as Don Federico
1963
Heroes of the West
as Doctor
1963
La revoltosa
as Jugador de cartas
1963
Fair of the Virgin of La Paloma
as Francisco, el sereno
1963
1963
Chica para todo
as Gancho del Timador
1963
An Almost Decent Girl
as Propietario bar
1963
1963
The Swindlers
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
1963
The Adventures of Scaramouche
as Gino
1963
Gunfight at Red Sands
as Barber
1963
The Executioner
as Guarda de la obra
1963
Pacto de silencio
as Guardia del tren
1963
The Implacable Three
as Cartero
1963
El precio de un asesino
as Cura
1963
Death and the Lumberjack
as Guardia
1963
Sign of Zorro
as Mejicano
1963
El turista
as Atracador
1963
Girl from La Mancha
as Carretero
1963
1963
Plaza de Oriente
as Camarero
1963
Mathias Sandorf
as Carpena
1963
José María
as Coronel
1963
Jaguar
as Lugarteniente del llanero
1963
The Shadow of Zorro
as Empleado de banca
1962
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
The Son of Captain Blood
as Matt
1962
Placido
as Rivas - The Administrator
1962
Zorro the Avenger
as Soldado
1962
Vamos a contar mentiras
as Sacerdote
1962
Torrejón City
as Ojo de Halcón
1962
Martes y trece
as Invitado con botella
1962
1961
Pecado de amor
as Sereno
1961
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
La venganza de Don Mendo
as Alí
1961
1961
Ella y los veteranos
as Dueño caseta de tiro
1961
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
1960
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
1959
Diez fusiles esperan
as Cañete
1959
1959
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
1959
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
El hombre del paraguas blanco
as Alguacil #1
1958
Those times of the cuplé
as Tendero
1958
1958
Stories from Madrid
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
1958
Farmacia de guardia
as Sereno
1958
Las muchachas de azul
as Felipe - padre de Ana
1957
1957
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Díaz
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
1957
1956
Saeta rubia
as Taxista
1956
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as (uncredited)
1956
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
There is oil here!
as Baldomero
1956
El rey de la carretera
as Pedro
1956
Afternoon at the Bulls
as Portero de la enfermería
1956
Pride
as Gabriel
1955
Un día perdido
as Maestro de baile
1955
1955
Radio Stories
as Sargento de la guardia civil
1955
1955
El guardián del paraíso
as Sereno
1955
1955
La Cruz de Mayo
as Félix
1955
La reina mora
as Presidiario
1955
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
Good news
as Alguacil
1954
Tres huchas para Oriente
as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
1954
Vuelo 971
as Padre
1953
Nadie lo sabrá
as Cartero
1953
Airport
as Sereno
1953
La alegre caravana
as Titiritero
1953
1953
Niebla y sol
as Meigo
1951
The Girl at the Inn
as Dimas
1951
The Great Galeoto
as Cochero
1951
Doubt
as Sereno (uncredited)
1951
Air Lashings
as Pepiño
1951
1950
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
as Don Cosme Fernández
1950
Sabela De Cambados
as Benito
1949
The Marquis of Salamanca
as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
1948
Botón de ancla
as Trinquete
1948
Heroes del 95
as Fadeiro
1947
Mar abierto
as Peirán
1946
El pirata Bocanegra
as Cayetano
1946
Un hombre de negocios
as Conserje del museo
1945
Ella, él y sus millones
as El guía
1944
La vida empieza a medianoche
as Regidor del teatro
1944
Tuvo la culpa Adán
as Guardia
1944
La rueda de la vida
as Juanito
1942
1942
Goyescas
as Asistente
1942
El hombre que se quiso matar
as Huésped
1942
1942
Torbellino
as Juan José
1941
Stowaway on Board!
as Alguacil
1941
1940
Xan das Bolas hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows