
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)

Amador
1965
as Limpiabotas

Ama Rosa
1960
as Cochero

El gafe
1959
as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2

Historias de Madrid
1958
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)

The Executioner
1963
as Guarda de la obra

Fray Escoba
1961

El camino
1964
as Germán's Father

The Palomos
1964
as Taxi driver

Dead Are Countless
1969
as Potter (uncredited)

The Coyote
1955

Delusions of Grandeur
1971
as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
1956
as (uncredited)

The Redeemer
1959

Lost Command
1966
as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)

The Pride and the Passion
1957
as (uncredited)

The Son of Captain Blood
1962
as Matt

Cut-Throats Nine
1971
as Buddy

Familia provisional
1958

El turista
1963
as Atracador

Sobresaliente
1953

Madame
1961

Pequeñeces
1950

Volvoreta
1976
as Ramón

Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971
as Orsini's Assistant

Placido
1962
as Rivas

Two Crosses in Danger Pass
1967
as Bartender

Botón de ancla
1948
as Trinquete

The Implacable Three
1963
as Cartero

La revoltosa
1963
as Jugador de cartas

Sonatas
1959
as Tercer centinela

The Savage Guns
1961
as Cantinero pedro

The Boy Who Stole a Million
1960
as Knife Grinder

Sabata the Killer
1970
as Telegrafo

I motorizzati
1962
as (uncredited)

The Big Family
1962
as (uncredited)

La montaña rebelde
1971
as Ermitaño

Faustina
1957
as Lipio

Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
1968

Hollyhock
1954
as Barrabás

The Ceremony
1963

The Shadow of Zorro
1962
as Empleado de banca

Torrejón City
1962
as Ojo de Halcón

Operation Mata Hari
1968
as Jefe de sala del cabaret

La mujer perdida
1966

Revenge
1958
as Galician Harvester

In a Colt's Shadow
1965
as Veterinarian

Girl from La Mancha
1963
as Carretero

Gunfight at Red Sands
1963
as Barber

Airport
1953
as Sereno

The Rash One
1964

The Swindlers
1963
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")

Eroe vagabondo
1966

Cavalry Charge
1964

¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
1959
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)

Die Sklavenkarawane
1958
as Hassan (uncredited)

The Spy
1964
as Poker Player

El pobre García
1961
as Felipe

Con ella llegó el amor
1970
as Huésped de la pensión

Death Whistles the Blues
1964
as Policía

Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
1968
as Camarero

The Adventures of Scaramouche
1963
as Gino

Black Angel of the Mississippi
1964
as Lopez

Piedras vivas
1956

Heroes of the West
1963
as Doctor

Las muchachas de azul
1957
as Felipe - padre de Ana

Mathias Sandorf
1963
as Carpena

Air Lashings
1951
as Pepiño

Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
1964
as Peon

Seven Guns for the MacGregors
1966
as Barman (uncredited)

Operación cabaretera
1967
as Guardia

El mejor regalo
1975
as Invitado a la boda

The Four Truths
1962

Conqueror of Maracaibo
1961
as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)

One by One
1968
as Bartender Ben (uncredited)

Héroes del aire
1958
as Percebe

A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
1976
as Tabernero

El fenómeno
1956
as Guardia del Parque

Strange Voyage
1964
as Cosme

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
1960

Ypotron: Final Countdown
1966
as Il portiere dell'hotel

Blame Me
1959

Backfire
1964
as Guard of the boat parking

¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
1961
as Dueño Kiosco

Proceso a una estrella
1966

Texas Jim
1965
as Pedro, the Mexican

El hombre que se quiso matar
1942
as Huésped

El hombre que viajaba despacito
1957
as Jugador de cartas

Streetcar for Sale
1959
as Marmolista

No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
1969
as Policía secreta de noche 1º

The Fair of the Dove
1963

El apartamento de la tentación
1971
as Forest Guard

Sign of Zorro
1963
as Mejicano

Pecado de amor
1961
as Sereno

Vuelo 971
1953
as Padre

Clint the Stranger
1967
as Simpson

Gunfighters of Casa Grande
1964
as Vasco (uncredited)

Jeromín
1953

Two Against All
1962
as Wagon Loader (uncredited)

My Daughter Hildegart
1977
as Un republicano

Una chica casi decente
1971

Los que tocan el piano
1968
as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno

Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
1974
as Padre de José

The Wicked Carabel
1956
as Bedel

La vida alrededor
1959
as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'

The Tough One
1966
as Padre O’Hara

Radio Stories
1955
as Sargento de la guardia civil

Cotolay
1965
as Monje

La boda o la vida
1974

El alma se serena
1970
as Jefe de estación

Bochorno
1963

Ella, él y sus millones
1944
as El guía

Zorro the Avenger
1962
as Soldado

Un día perdido
1955
as Maestro de baile

La venganza de Don Mendo
1961
as Alí

Der Löwe von Babylon
1959
as Abdullah (uncredited)

Como dos gotas de agua
1964
as Martínez

¡Cuidado con las señoras!
1968
as Camarero

The Girl at the Inn
1951
as Dimas
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)
- Amador (1965) — as Limpiabotas
- Ama Rosa (1960) — as Cochero
- El gafe (1959) — as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
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