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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-10-31 (116 years old)

Place of Birth

A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Xan das Bolas

Biography:

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

Acting

1977

My Daughter Hildegart as Un republicano

1976

Volvoreta as Ramón
Los hijos de... as Barrendero
La Carmen as Padre de José
El segundo poder as Fray Lope
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

1973

Celos, amor y Mercado Común as Amigo de Felipe

1971

Delusions of Grandeur as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
La montaña rebelde as Ermitaño
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Orsini's Assistant

1970

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

1969

Dead Are Countless as Potter (uncredited)
Juicio de faldas as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta as Policía secreta de noche 1º
Amor a todo gas as Cristobal

1968

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

1967

Vestida de novia as Camarero gallego
40 grados a la sombra as Portero casa de Evaristo
La niña del patio as Don Calixto, administrador
Run Like a Thief as Gonzalez

1966

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

1965

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

1964

La chica del gato as Venancio
Backfire as Guard of the boat parking
Relevo para un pistolero as Recepcionista del hotel
The Palomos as Taxi driver
El camino as Germán's Father
The Spy as Poker Player
Gunfighters of Casa Grande as Vasco (uncredited)
Los dinamiteros as Marmolista

1963

Chica para todo as Gancho del Timador
Jaguar as Lugarteniente del llanero
The Executioner as Guarda de la obra
El turista as Atracador
An Almost Decent Girl as Propietario bar
Un demonio con ángel as Don Federico
Girl from La Mancha as Carretero
The Swindlers as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
Mathias Sandorf as Carpena
Plaza de Oriente as Camarero
Sign of Zorro as Mejicano
La revoltosa as Jugador de cartas
Pacto de silencio as Guardia del tren
José María as Coronel

1962

Those Who Did Not Go to War as Propietario bar Fandiño
Placido as Rivas - The Administrator
Torrejón City as Ojo de Halcón
Two Against All as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
The Shadow of Zorro as Empleado de banca
Martes y trece as Invitado con botella
I motorizzati as (uncredited)
La gran familia as (uncredited)

1961

Ella y los veteranos as Dueño caseta de tiro
The Savage Guns as Cantinero pedro
Pecado de amor as Sereno
Conqueror of Maracaibo as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
Revolt of the Mercenaries as Katia's Companion

1960

El indulto as Músico ambulante
El hombre que perdió el tren as Federico Méndez
Ama Rosa as Cochero

1959

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

1958

Life Ahead as Copiloto de la camioneta
El puente de la paz as Dedos Largos
Historias de Madrid as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Héroes del aire as Percebe
Revenge as Galician Harvester
Anna Said Yes as Don Cristino
Die Sklavenkarawane as Hassan (uncredited)

1957

Faustina as Lipio
Las muchachas de azul as Felipe - padre de Ana
El hombre que viajaba despacito as Jugador de cartas
Fulano y Mengano as Conductor del coche fúnebre

1956

Pasión en el mar as El Sabio
El fenómeno as Guardia del Parque
Curra Veleta as Sereno
Afternoon at the Bulls as Portero de la enfermería
Saeta rubia as Taxista

1955

La Cruz de Mayo as Félix
Pride as Gabriel
La reina mora as Presidiario
Un día perdido as Maestro de baile
Radio Stories as Sargento de la guardia civil

1954

Tres huchas para Oriente as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
Hollyhock as Barrabás
Good news as Alguacil
Love on Wheels as Cristóbal
Tres eran tres as (segment "Una de indios")

1953

Nadie lo sabrá as Cartero
Vuelo 971 as Padre
La alegre caravana as Titiritero
Airport as Sereno

1951

Niebla y sol as Meigo
Air Lashings as Pepiño
Doubt as Sereno (uncredited)

1950

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari as Don Cosme Fernández

1949

1948

Botón de ancla as Trinquete
The Marquis of Salamanca as Hombre almacén figuras de cera

1947

Heroes del 95 as Fadeiro

1946

Mar abierto as Peirán

1945

Un hombre de negocios as Conserje del museo

1944

La vida empieza a medianoche as Regidor del teatro

1942

Goyescas as Asistente

1941

Stowaway on Board! as Alguacil
Torbellino as Juan José

1940