Xan das Bolas

Personal Info

Birthday

October 31, 1908

Day of Death

1977-10-13

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

La Coruña, Spain

Also Known As

Tomás Ares Pena

Fernando Tomás Ares

Tomas Ares

Tomás Ares

Xan D'as Bolas

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.

Known For

Delusions of Grandeur

Villa Rides

Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Pride and the Passion

Backfire

Lost Command

The Executioner

Gunmen Of The Rio Grande

Filmography

1977
My Daughter Hildegart
as Un republicano
1976
Madrid, Costa Fleming
as Marcelo
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
as Tabernero
La Carmen
as Padre de José
El segundo poder
as Fray Lope
Vuelve, querida Nati
as Conserje
Volvoreta
as Ramón
Los hijos de...
as Barrendero
El chiste
as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio
1975
Cry, Onion!
as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
El mejor regalo
as Invitado a la boda
1974
Una pareja... distinta
as Truhán
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
as Padre de José
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)
Cut-Throats Nine
as Buddy
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Orsini's Assistant
El apartamento de la tentación
as Forest Guard
La montaña rebelde
as Ermitaño
1970
A Lady Called Andrew
as Empleado de limpieza
Don erre que erre
as Guardia Civil 1
Sabata the Killer
as Telegrafo
El mesón del gitano
as Ezequiel
El alma se serena
as Jefe de estación
Con ella llegó el amor
as Huésped de la pensión
1969
Juicio de faldas
as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
Amor a todo gas
as Cristobal
Dead Are Countless
as Potter (uncredited)
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
as Policía secreta de noche 1º
El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño)
as Rogelio
1968
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
as Camarero
¡Cuidado con las señoras!
as Camarero
One by One
as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
Los que tocan el piano
as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
¡Cómo está el servicio!
as Sereno con un bastón
Villa Rides
as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
Operation Mata Hari
as Jefe de sala del cabaret
1967
40 grados a la sombra
as Portero casa de Evaristo
Operación cabaretera
as Guardia
Run Like a Thief
as Gonzalez
Vestida de novia
as Camarero gallego
Club de solteros
as Lucas
La niña del patio
as Don Calixto, administrador
Clint the Stranger
as Simpson
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
as Bartender
1966
The Tough One
as Padre O’Hara
Fray Torero
as Un habitante del pueblo
Ypotron: Final Countdown
as Il portiere dell'hotel
Lost Command
as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
as Barman (uncredited)
1965
In a Colt's Shadow
as Veterinarian
Whisky y vodka
as Pintor
Texas Jim
as Pedro, the Mexican
Amador
as Limpiabotas
Dos chicas locas locas
as Guarda de la estación de tren
Mi canción es para ti
as Propietario caballos de carreras
Cotolay
as Monje
1964
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
as Peon
The Palomos
as Taxi driver
Los dinamiteros
as Marmolista
El pecador y la bruja
as Portero
Backfire
as Guard of the boat parking
Black Angel of the Mississippi
as Lopez
Strange Voyage
as Cosme
Death Whistles the Blues
as Policía
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
as Vasco (uncredited)
The Spy
as Poker Player
Como dos gotas de agua
as Martínez
La chica del gato
as Venancio
El camino
as Germán's Father
Relevo para un pistolero
as Recepcionista del hotel
1963
Un demonio con ángel
as Don Federico
Heroes of the West
as Doctor
La revoltosa
as Jugador de cartas
Chica para todo
as Gancho del Timador
An Almost Decent Girl
as Propietario bar
The Swindlers
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
The Adventures of Scaramouche
as Gino
Gunfight at Red Sands
as Barber
The Executioner
as Guarda de la obra
Pacto de silencio
as Guardia del tren
The Implacable Three
as Cartero
El precio de un asesino
as Cura
Death and the Lumberjack
as Guardia
Sign of Zorro
as Mejicano
El turista
as Atracador
Girl from La Mancha
as Carretero
Plaza de Oriente
as Camarero
Mathias Sandorf
as Carpena
Jaguar
as Lugarteniente del llanero
José María
as Coronel
1962
The Shadow of Zorro
as Empleado de banca
La gran familia
as (uncredited)
Two Against All
as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
I motorizzati
as (uncredited)
Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Propietario bar Fandiño
The Son of Captain Blood
as Matt
Placido
as Rivas - The Administrator
Zorro the Avenger
as Soldado
Torrejón City
as Ojo de Halcón
Martes y trece
as Invitado con botella
1961
Pecado de amor
as Sereno
The Savage Guns
as Cantinero pedro
El pobre García
as Felipe
Fantasmas en la casa
as Pascasio
Revolt of the Mercenaries
as Katia's Companion
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
as Dueño Kiosco
Conqueror of Maracaibo
as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
La venganza de Don Mendo
as Alí
Ella y los veteranos
as Dueño caseta de tiro
1960
El indulto
as Músico ambulante
Un paso al frente
as Román
The Boy Who Stole a Million
as Knife Grinder
Ama Rosa
as Cochero
El hombre que perdió el tren
as Federico Méndez
1959
Poison at 2:30
as Hombre en consulta veterinario
El gafe
as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
Der Löwe von Babylon
as Abdullah (uncredited)
Sonatas
as Tercer centinela
Streetcar for Sale
as Marmolista
La vida alrededor
as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
Diez fusiles esperan
as Cañete
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
1958
Die Sklavenkarawane
as Hassan (uncredited)
Anna Said Yes
as Don Cristino
Life Ahead
as Copiloto de la camioneta
El puente de la paz
as Dedos Largos
Héroes del aire
as Percebe
Revenge
as Galician Harvester
El hombre del paraguas blanco
as Alguacil #1
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
as Tendero
Historias de Madrid
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Farmacia de guardia
as Sereno
1957
Las muchachas de azul
as Felipe - padre de Ana
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Díaz
Fulano y Mengano
as Conductor del coche fúnebre
The Pride and the Passion
as (uncredited)
Faustina
as Lipio
El hombre que viajaba despacito
as Jugador de cartas
Susanna and Me
as Bedel
1956
Saeta rubia
as Taxista
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as (uncredited)
The Wicked Carabel
as Bedel
El fenómeno
as Guardia del Parque
Curra Veleta
as Sereno
Pasión en el mar
as El Sabio
¡Aquí hay petróleo!
as Baldomero
El rey de la carretera
as Pedro
Afternoon at the Bulls
as Portero de la enfermería
1955
Pride
as Gabriel
Un día perdido
as Maestro de baile
Radio Stories
as Sargento de la guardia civil
El guardián del paraíso
as Sereno
La Cruz de Mayo
as Félix
La reina mora
as Presidiario
1954
Tres eran tres
as (segment "Una de indios")
Love on Wheels
as Cristóbal
The Devil Plays the Flute
as Presidente
Hollyhock
as Barrabás
Buenas noticias
as Alguacil
Tres huchas para Oriente
as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
1953
Vuelo 971
as Padre
Nadie lo sabrá
as Cartero
Airport
as Sereno
La alegre caravana
as Titiritero
1951
Niebla y sol
as Meigo
The Girl at the Inn
as Dimas
The Great Galeoto
as Cochero
Doubt
as Sereno (uncredited)
Air Lashings
as Pepiño
1950
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
as Don Cosme Fernández
1949
Sabela De Cambados
as Benito
1948
The Marquis of Salamanca
as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
Botón de ancla
as Trinquete
1947
Heroes del 95
as Fadeiro
1946
Mar abierto
as Peirán
El pirata Bocanegra
as Cayetano
1945
Un hombre de negocios
as Conserje del museo
1944
Ella, él y sus millones
as El guía
La vida empieza a medianoche
as Regidor del teatro
Tuvo la culpa Adán
as Guardia
1942
La rueda de la vida
as Juanito
Goyescas
as Asistente
El hombre que se quiso matar
as Huésped
1941
Torbellino
as Juan José
Stowaway on Board!
as Alguacil