Xan das Bolas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-10-31
Day of Death
1977-10-13 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
La Coruña, Spain
Xan das 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.
Acting
(1977)
My Daughter Hildegart
as Un republicano
(1976)
El chiste
as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio
(1976)
La Carmen
as Padre de José
(1976)
(1976)
Madrid, Costa Fleming
as Marcelo
(1976)
Volvoreta
as Ramón
(1976)
El segundo poder
as Fray Lope
(1976)
Los hijos de...
as Barrendero
(1976)
Vuelve, querida Nati
as Conserje
(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
(1974)
Una pareja... distinta
as Truhán
(1974)
(1974)
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
as Padre de José
(1973)
Celos, amor y Mercado Común
as Amigo de Felipe
(1971)
Delusions of Grandeur
as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
(1971)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Orsini's Assistant
(1971)
Cut-Throats Nine
as Buddy
(1971)
(1971)
El apartamento de la tentación
as Forest Guard
(1971)
La montaña rebelde
as Ermitaño
(1971)
(1970)
Don erre que erre
as Guardia Civil 1
(1970)
Sabata the Killer
as Telegrafo
(1970)
El alma se serena
as Jefe de estación
(1970)
El mesón del gitano
as Ezequiel
(1970)
Con ella llegó el amor
as Huésped de la pensión
(1970)
A Lady Called Andrew
as Empleado de limpieza
(1969)
Dead Are Countless
as Potter (uncredited)
(1969)
Amor a todo gas
as Cristobal
(1969)
Juicio de faldas
as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
(1969)
(1969)
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
as Policía secreta de noche 1º
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
Villa Rides
as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
(1968)
One by One
as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
(1968)
Los que tocan el piano
as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
(1968)
(1968)
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
as Camarero
(1968)
Operation Mata Hari
as Jefe de sala del cabaret
(1968)
¡Cuidado con las señoras!
as Camarero
(1968)
¡Cómo está el servicio!
as Sereno con un bastón
(1967)
Operación cabaretera
as Guardia
(1967)
40 grados a la sombra
as Portero casa de Evaristo
(1967)
Run Like a Thief
as Gonzalez
(1967)
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
as Bartender
(1967)
La niña del patio
as Don Calixto, administrador
(1967)
Clint the Stranger
as Simpson
(1967)
Club de solteros
as Lucas
(1967)
Vestida de novia
as Camarero gallego
(1966)
Lost Command
as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
(1966)
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
as Barman (uncredited)
(1966)
(1966)
The Tough One
as Padre O’Hara
(1966)
(1966)
Fray Torero
as Un habitante del pueblo
(1966)
Ypotron: Final Countdown
as Il portiere dell'hotel
(1966)
(1965)
Amador
as Limpiabotas
(1965)
In a Colt's Shadow
as Veterinarian
(1965)
Cotolay
as Monje
(1965)
Texas Jim
as Pedro, the Mexican
(1965)
Mi canción es para ti
as Propietario caballos de carreras
(1965)
Whisky y vodka
as Pintor
(1965)
Dos chicas locas locas
as Guarda de la estación de tren
(1964)
Backfire
as Guard of the boat parking
(1964)
El camino
as Germán's Father
(1964)
The Palomos
as Taxi driver
(1964)
(1964)
Strange Voyage
as Cosme
(1964)
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
as Peon
(1964)
(1964)
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
as Vasco (uncredited)
(1964)
Black Angel of the Mississippi
as Lopez
(1964)
Death Whistles the Blues
as Policía
(1964)
Los dinamiteros
as Marmolista
(1964)
El pecador y la bruja
as Portero
(1964)
La chica del gato
as Venancio
(1964)
Como dos gotas de agua
as Martínez
(1964)
The Spy
as Poker Player
(1964)
Relevo para un pistolero
as Recepcionista del hotel
(1963)
The Executioner
as Guarda de la obra
(1963)
(1963)
The Swindlers
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
(1963)
The Implacable Three
as Cartero
(1963)
Gunfight at Red Sands
as Barber
(1963)
Mathias Sandorf
as Carpena
(1963)
(1963)
Sign of Zorro
as Mejicano
(1963)
(1963)
Jaguar
as Lugarteniente del llanero
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
El precio de un asesino
as Cura
(1963)
José María
as Coronel
(1963)
Girl from La Mancha
as Carretero
(1963)
La revoltosa
as Jugador de cartas
(1963)
Heroes of the West
as Doctor
(1963)
El turista
as Atracador
(1963)
Plaza de Oriente
as Camarero
(1963)
Pacto de silencio
as Guardia del tren
(1963)
Death and the Lumberjack
as Guardia
(1963)
(1963)
Chica para todo
as Gancho del Timador
(1963)
An Almost Decent Girl
as Propietario bar
(1963)
Un demonio con ángel
as Don Federico
(1962)
Placido
as Rivas - The Administrator
(1962)
(1962)
I motorizzati
as (uncredited)
(1962)
La gran familia
as (uncredited)
(1962)
The Shadow of Zorro
as Empleado de banca
(1962)
The Son of Captain Blood
as Matt
(1962)
Torrejón City
as Ojo de Halcón
(1962)
Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Propietario bar Fandiño
(1962)
Martes y trece
as Invitado con botella
(1962)
Two Against All
as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
(1962)
Zorro the Avenger
as Soldado
(1962)
(1961)
(1961)
The Savage Guns
as Cantinero pedro
(1961)
Pecado de amor
as Sereno
(1961)
(1961)
La venganza de Don Mendo
as Alí
(1961)
El pobre García
as Felipe
(1961)
Conqueror of Maracaibo
as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
(1961)
Revolt of the Mercenaries
as Katia's Companion
(1961)
Ella y los veteranos
as Dueño caseta de tiro
(1961)
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
as Dueño Kiosco
(1961)
(1961)
Fantasmas en la casa
as Pascasio
(1960)
El indulto
as Músico ambulante
(1960)
(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)
Un paso al frente
as Román
(1960)
(1959)
Sonatas
as Tercer centinela
(1959)
(1959)
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
(1959)
Streetcar for Sale
as Marmolista
(1959)
El gafe
as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
(1959)
Der Löwe von Babylon
as Abdullah (uncredited)
(1959)
Diez fusiles esperan
as Cañete
(1959)
La vida alrededor
as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
(1959)
Poison at 2:30
as Hombre en consulta veterinario
(1959)
(1958)
Revenge
as Galician Harvester
(1958)
Die Sklavenkarawane
as Hassan (uncredited)
(1958)
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
as Tendero
(1958)
Historias de Madrid
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
(1958)
Life Ahead
as Copiloto de la camioneta
(1958)
El puente de la paz
as Dedos Largos
(1958)
(1958)
Farmacia de guardia
as Sereno
(1958)
Anna Said Yes
as Don Cristino
(1958)
Héroes del aire
as Percebe
(1958)
El hombre del paraguas blanco
as Alguacil #1
(1957)
The Pride and the Passion
as (uncredited)
(1957)
Faustina
as Lipio
(1957)
Susanna and Me
as Bedel
(1957)
(1957)
Fulano y Mengano
as Conductor del coche fúnebre
(1957)
(1957)
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Díaz
(1957)
El hombre que viajaba despacito
as Jugador de cartas
(1957)
Las muchachas de azul
as Felipe - padre de Ana
(1956)
Saeta rubia
as Taxista
(1956)
El fenómeno
as Guardia del Parque
(1956)
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as (uncredited)
(1956)
Curra Veleta
as Sereno
(1956)
Afternoon at the Bulls
as Portero de la enfermería
(1956)
¡Aquí hay petróleo!
as Baldomero
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
El rey de la carretera
as Pedro
(1956)
The Wicked Carabel
as Bedel
(1956)
(1956)
Pasión en el mar
as El Sabio
(1955)
(1955)
Radio Stories
as Sargento de la guardia civil
(1955)
Pride
as Gabriel
(1955)
Un día perdido
as Maestro de baile
(1955)
(1955)
La Cruz de Mayo
as Félix
(1955)
La reina mora
as Presidiario
(1955)
El guardián del paraíso
as Sereno
(1955)
(1954)
Tres eran tres
as (segment "Una de indios")
(1954)
Hollyhock
as Barrabás
(1954)
The Devil Plays the Flute
as Presidente
(1954)
Tres huchas para Oriente
as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
(1954)
(1954)
Good news
as Alguacil
(1954)
Love on Wheels
as Cristóbal
(1953)
(1953)
Vuelo 971
as Padre
(1953)
Airport
as Sereno
(1953)
Nadie lo sabrá
as Cartero
(1953)
La alegre caravana
as Titiritero
(1953)
(1953)
(1951)
Doubt
as Sereno (uncredited)
(1951)
The Great Galeoto
as Cochero
(1951)
Niebla y sol
as Meigo
(1951)
Air Lashings
as Pepiño
(1951)
The Girl at the Inn
as Dimas
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
as Don Cosme Fernández
(1950)
(1949)
Sabela De Cambados
as Benito
(1948)
Botón de ancla
as Trinquete
(1948)
The Marquis of Salamanca
as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
(1948)
(1947)
Heroes del 95
as Fadeiro
(1946)
Mar abierto
as Peirán
(1946)
(1946)
El pirata Bocanegra
as Cayetano
(1945)
Un hombre de negocios
as Conserje del museo
(1945)
(1944)
Ella, él y sus millones
as El guía
(1944)
Tuvo la culpa Adán
as Guardia
(1944)
La vida empieza a medianoche
as Regidor del teatro
(1942)
Goyescas
as Asistente
(1942)
El hombre que se quiso matar
as Huésped
(1942)
La rueda de la vida
as Juanito
(1942)
(1942)
(1942)
(1941)
Torbellino
as Juan José
(1941)
Stowaway on Board!
as Alguacil
(1940)