Xan das Bolas
Known for Acting · 237 credits
- Born
- 1908-10-31
- Died
- 1977-10-13
- Place of birth
- La Coruña, Spain
- Also known as
- Tomás Ares Pena · Fernando Tomás Ares · Tomas Ares · Tomás Ares · Xan D'as 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (236)
Villa Rides
1968
as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
Cry, Onion!
1975
as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
Delusions of Grandeur
1971
as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
The Executioner
1963
as Guarda de la obra
The Pride and the Passion
1957
as (uncredited)
El gafe
1959
as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
Lost Command
1966
as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
The Palomos
1964
as Taxi driver
The Coyote
1955
The Redeemer
1959
Amador
1965
as Limpiabotas
Sobresaliente
1953
Ama Rosa
1960
as Cochero
The Son of Captain Blood
1962
as Matt
El camino
1964
as Germán's Father
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971
as Orsini's Assistant
Dead Are Countless
1969
as Potter (uncredited)
Historias de Madrid
1958
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Madame
1961
Placido
1962
as Rivas
I motorizzati
1962
as (uncredited)
Familia provisional
1958
The Boy Who Stole a Million
1960
as Knife Grinder
The Shadow of Zorro
1962
as Empleado de banca
The Implacable Three
1963
as Cartero
Conqueror of Maracaibo
1961
as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
Sabata the Killer
1970
as Telegrafo
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
1967
as Bartender
Mathias Sandorf
1963
as Carpena
In a Colt's Shadow
1965
as Veterinarian
Cut-Throats Nine
1971
as Buddy
Como dos gotas de agua
1964
as Martínez
The Spy
1964
as Poker Player
La mujer perdida
1966
Pequeñeces
1950
Los que tocan el piano
1968
as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
The Ceremony
1963
Sign of Zorro
1963
as Mejicano
Two Against All
1962
as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
The Swindlers
1963
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
Cotolay
1965
as Monje
Girl from La Mancha
1963
as Carretero
Airport
1953
as Sereno
Operation Mata Hari
1968
as Jefe de sala del cabaret
Crimen para recién casados
1960
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
1956
as (uncredited)
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
1964
as Peon
Pecado de amor
1961
as Sereno
Revenge
1958
as Galician Harvester
¡Cuidado con las señoras!
1968
as Camarero
El alma se serena
1970
as Jefe de estación
Ella, él y sus millones
1944
as El guía
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
1968
Texas Jim
1965
as Pedro, the Mexican
The Fair of the Dove
1963
Black Angel of the Mississippi
1964
as Lopez
Gunfight at Red Sands
1963
as Barber
Faustina
1957
as Lipio
Strange Voyage
1964
as Cosme
Sonatas
1959
as Tercer centinela
Cavalry Charge
1964
Death Whistles the Blues
1964
as Policía
Five Pillows for One Night
1974
as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
Plaza de Oriente
1963
as Camarero
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
1976
as Tabernero
Goyescas
1942
as Asistente
An Almost Decent Girl
1963
as Propietario bar
Backfire
1964
as Guard of the boat parking
¡Cómo está el servicio!
1968
as Sereno con un bastón
El hombre que se quiso matar
1942
as Huésped
El hombre que viajaba despacito
1957
as Jugador de cartas
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
1969
as Policía secreta de noche 1º
Operación cabaretera
1967
as Guardia
A Lady Called Andrew
1970
as Empleado de limpieza
Vuelo 971
1953
as Padre
The Four Truths
1962
Heroes of the West
1963
as Doctor
El puente de la paz
1958
as Dedos Largos
El indulto
1960
as Músico ambulante
Pride
1955
as Gabriel
Streetcar for Sale
1959
as Marmolista
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
1959
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
La vida alrededor
1959
as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
Die Sklavenkarawane
1958
as Hassan (uncredited)
Blame Me
1959
The Big Family
1962
as (uncredited)
El turista
1963
as Atracador
Zorro the Avenger
1962
as Soldado
Fray Escoba
1961
Diez fusiles esperan
1959
as Cañete
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
1966
as Barman (uncredited)
Botón de ancla
1948
as Trinquete
Madrid, Costa Fleming
1976
as Marcelo
The Savage Guns
1961
as Cantinero pedro
Air Lashings
1951
as Pepiño
The Adventures of Scaramouche
1963
as Gino
The Castilian
1963
Revolt of the Mercenaries
1961
as Katia's Companion
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
1958
as Tendero
Bochorno
1963
Amor a todo gas
1969
as Cristobal
Celos, amor y Mercado Común
1973
as Amigo de Felipe
Post Office Box 1001
1950
Ypotron: Final Countdown
1966
as Il portiere dell'hotel
El hombre que perdió el tren
1960
as Federico Méndez
Jeromín
1953
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
1961
as Dueño Kiosco
Torrejón City
1962
as Ojo de Halcón
Clint the Stranger
1967
as Simpson
Un marido de ida y vuelta
1957
as Díaz
Jaguar
1963
as Lugarteniente del llanero
Las muchachas de azul
1957
as Felipe - padre de Ana
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
1964
as Vasco (uncredited)
My Daughter Hildegart
1977
as Un republicano
La rueda de la vida
1942
as Juanito
Nadie lo sabrá
1953
as Cartero
One by One
1968
as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
Héroes del aire
1958
as Percebe
El pobre García
1961
as Felipe
Der Löwe von Babylon
1959
as Abdullah (uncredited)
About Xan das Bolas
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. With 237 credits spanning from 1940 to 1977, Xan das Bolas has appeared in 236 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Xan das Bolas Movies
- Villa Rides (1968) — as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
- Cry, Onion! (1975) — as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
- Delusions of Grandeur (1971) — as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
- The Executioner (1963) — as Guarda de la obra
- The Pride and the Passion (1957) — as (uncredited)
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