Portrait of Xan das Bolas

Xan das Bolas

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.

Born: October 31, 1908

Place of Birth: La Coruña, Spain

Filmography

1977
My Daughter Hildegart

as Un republicano

1976
1976
La Carmen

as Padre de José

1976
El segundo poder

as Fray Lope

1976
1976
Volvoreta

as Ramón

1976
Los hijos de...

as Barrendero

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
1971
Delusions of Grandeur

as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)

1971
1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue

as Orsini's Assistant

1971
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
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
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
1967
Run Like a Thief

as Gonzalez

1967
Vestida de novia

as Camarero gallego

1967
1967
La niña del patio

as Don Calixto, administrador

1967
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
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
1964
Backfire

as Guard of the boat parking

1964
1964
Gunfighters of Casa Grande

as Vasco (uncredited)

1964
The Spy

as Poker Player

1964
1964
1964
El camino

as Germán's Father

1964
Relevo para un pistolero

as Recepcionista del hotel

1963
Un demonio con ángel

as Don Federico

1963
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 fidanzata")

1963
The Executioner

as Guarda de la obra

1963
Pacto de silencio

as Guardia del tren

1963
1963
Sign of Zorro

as Mejicano

1963
El turista

as Atracador

1963
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
1962
Torrejón City

as Ojo de Halcón

1962
Martes y trece

as Invitado con botella

1961
1961
1961
The Savage Guns

as Cantinero pedro

1961
1961
1961
Revolt of the Mercenaries

as Katia's Companion

1961
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
1960
1960
Ama Rosa

as Cochero

1960
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
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
1958
Revenge

as Galician Harvester

1958
Historias de Madrid

as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)

1958
1957
Las muchachas de azul

as Felipe - padre de Ana

1957
Fulano y Mengano

as Conductor del coche fúnebre

1957
1957
Faustina

as Lipio

1957
1957
1956
Saeta rubia

as Taxista

1956
1956
1956
El fenómeno

as Guardia del Parque

1956
Curra Veleta

as Sereno

1956
1956
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
1955
La reina mora

as Presidiario

1954
Tres eran tres

as (segment "Una de indios")

1954
Love on Wheels

as Cristóbal

1954
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
1951
Doubt

as Sereno (uncredited)

1951
Air Lashings

as Pepiño

1950
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari

as Don Cosme Fernández

1949
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

1945
Un hombre de negocios

as Conserje del museo

1944
La vida empieza a medianoche

as Regidor del teatro

1944
1942
1942
Goyescas

as Asistente

1941
Torbellino

as Juan José