Xan das Bolas
Birthday
1908/10/31
Day of death
1977/10/13 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
La Coruña, Spain
Also know 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.
Acting
(1953) Nadie lo sabrá
as Cartero
(1963) Gunfight at Red Sands
as Barber
(1964) El pecador y la bruja
as Portero
(1961) Ella y los veteranos
as Dueño caseta de tiro
(1968) Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
as ---
(1970) Sabata the Killer
as Telegrafo
(1960) Crimen para recién casados
as ---
(1958) Farmacia de guardia
as Sereno
(1955) La Cruz de Mayo
as Félix
(1975) El mejor regalo
as Invitado a la boda
(1956) El rey de la carretera
as Pedro
(1959) La vida alrededor
as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
(1960) Un paso al frente
as Román
(1961) The Savage Guns
as Cantinero pedro
(1966) The Tough One
as Padre O’Hara
(1967) Clint the Stranger
as Simpson
(1957) Faustina
as Lipio
(1964) La chica del gato
as Venancio
(1974) Una pareja... distinta
as Truhán
(1963) Chica para todo
as Gancho del Timador
(1974) Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella
as Padre de José
(1963) Jaguar
as Lugarteniente del llanero
(1942) El hombre que se quiso matar
as Huésped
(1966) Eroe vagabondo
as ---
(1964) Strange Voyage
as Cosme
(1963) Death and the Lumberjack
as Guardia
(1963) The Implacable Three
as Cartero
(1967) Club de solteros
as Lucas
(1951) Niebla y sol
as Meigo
(1963) The Executioner
as Guarda de la obra
(1968) Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
as Camarero
(1958) Life Ahead
as Copiloto de la camioneta
(1976) Vuelve, querida Nati
as Conserje
(1976) Volvoreta
as Ramón
(1962) Those Who Did Not Go to War
as Propietario bar Fandiño
(1962) Placido
as Rivas - The Administrator
(1976) Los hijos de...
as Barrendero
(1976) A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
as Tabernero
(1969) Dead Are Countless
as Potter (uncredited)
(1944) Tuvo la culpa Adán
as Guardia
(1970) El alma se serena
as Jefe de estación
(1959) Diez fusiles esperan
as Cañete
(1969) Educando a una idiota
as ---
(1958) El hombre del paraguas blanco
as Alguacil #1
(1970) Con ella llegó el amor
as Huésped de la pensión
(1963) El turista
as Atracador
(1955) Pride
as Gabriel
(1942) La rueda de la vida
as Juanito
(1956) Pasión en el mar
as El Sabio
(1958) El puente de la paz
as Dedos Largos
(1961) Fray Escoba
as ---
(1946) El pirata Bocanegra
as Cayetano
(1957) Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Díaz
(1976) La Carmen
as Padre de José
(1976) El segundo poder
as Fray Lope
(1956) El fenómeno
as Guardia del Parque
(1963) Bochorno
as ---
(1964) Backfire
as Guard of the boat parking
(1956) Piedras vivas
as ---
(1946) Mar abierto
as Peirán
(1970) A Lady Called Andrew
as Empleado de limpieza
(1963) The Adventures of Scaramouche
as Gino
(1961) Madame
as ---
(1971) El apartamento de la tentación
as Forest Guard
(1971) Una chica casi decente
as ---
(1971) Simón, contamos contigo
as ---
(1968) ¡Cómo está el servicio!
as Sereno con un bastón
(1968) Los que tocan el piano
as Rufino Celeiro - el Sereno
(1967) Vestida de novia
as Camarero gallego
(1963) Escala en Hi-Fi
as ---
(1968) ¡Cuidado con las señoras!
as Camarero
(1963) An Almost Decent Girl
as Propietario bar
(1949) Sabela De Cambados
as Benito
(1958) Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
as Tendero
(1953) Vuelo 971
as Padre
(1956) The Wicked Carabel
as Bedel
(1976) Madrid, Costa Fleming
as Marcelo
(1965) Cotolay
as Monje
(1969) El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño)
as Rogelio
(1971) Delusions of Grandeur
as Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
(1974) Five Pillows for One Night
as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
(1961) Pecado de amor
as Sereno
(1951) Air Lashings
as Pepiño
(1961) Conqueror of Maracaibo
as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
(1973) Celos, amor y Mercado Común
as Amigo de Felipe
(1963) El precio de un asesino
as Cura
(1967) Two Crosses in Danger Pass
as Bartender
(1963) Un demonio con ángel
as Don Federico
(1962) Vamos a contar mentiras
as ---
(1961) ¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
as Dueño Kiosco
(1968) One by One
as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
(1957) Susanna and Me
as Bedel
(1961) Revolt of the Mercenaries
as Katia's Companion
(1959) Der Löwe von Babylon
as Abdullah (uncredited)
(1969) Pasto de fieras
as ---
(1961) El pobre García
as Felipe
(1964) Relevo para un pistolero
as Recepcionista del hotel
(1965) Dos chicas locas locas
as Guarda de la estación de tren
(1962) Torrejón City
as Ojo de Halcón
(1965) Amador
as Limpiabotas
(1963) Girl from La Mancha
as Carretero
(1942) Éramos 7 a la mesa
as ---
(1964) Death Whistles the Blues
as Policía
(1971) La montaña rebelde
as Ermitaño
(1962) Zorro the Avenger
as Soldado
(1962) Two Against All
as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
(1962) The Shadow of Zorro
as Empleado de banca
(1964) Cavalry Charge
as ---
(1965) Texas Jim
as Pedro, the Mexican
(1955) La reina mora
as Presidiario
(1956) Dos novias para un torero
as ---
(1965) Mi canción es para ti
as Propietario caballos de carreras
(1948) Botón de ancla
as Trinquete
(1960) El indulto
as Músico ambulante
(1962) Martes y trece
as Invitado con botella
(1963) The Fair of the Dove
as ---
(1958) Familia provisional
as ---
(1967) 40 grados a la sombra
as Portero casa de Evaristo
(1969) Juicio de faldas
as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
(1962) I motorizzati
as (uncredited)
(1974) La boda o la vida
as ---
(1963) The Swindlers
as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
(1964) The Palomos
as Taxi driver
(1969) No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
as Policía secreta de noche 1º
(1954) Tres huchas para Oriente
as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
(1955) Un día perdido
as Maestro de baile
(1965) Whisky y vodka
as Pintor
(1957) Las muchachas de azul
as Felipe - padre de Ana
(1959) The Redeemer
as ---
(1964) El camino
as Germán's Father
(1956) La mestiza
as ---
(1953) Sobresaliente
as ---
(1954) Hollyhock
as Barrabás
(1959) Blame Me
as ---
(1970) Don erre que erre
as Guardia Civil 1
(1953) La alegre caravana
as Titiritero
(1956) Curra Veleta
as Sereno
(1944) Ella, él y sus millones
as El guía
(1959) ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?
as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
(1951) The Girl at the Inn
as Dimas
(1945) Un hombre de negocios
as Conserje del museo
(1945) El pozo de los enamorados
as ---
(1946) El doncel de la reina
as ---
(1947) Heroes del 95
as Fadeiro
(1948) The Marquis of Salamanca
as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
(1950) Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
as Don Cosme Fernández
(1948) Pototo, Boliche y Compañía
as ---
(1950) Historia en dos aldeas
as ---
(1960) El hombre que perdió el tren
as Federico Méndez
(1960) Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
as ---
(1959) El gafe
as Sobrino de D. Balbino #2
(1959) Poison at 2:30
as Hombre en consulta veterinario
(1960) Ama Rosa
as Cochero
(1951) Doubt
as Sereno (uncredited)
(1959) Streetcar for Sale
as Marmolista
(1960) The Boy Who Stole a Million
as Knife Grinder
(1951) The Great Galeoto
as Cochero
(1961) Punto y banca
as ---
(1950) Tiempos felices
as ---
(1961) La venganza de Don Mendo
as Alí
(1961) Fantasmas en la casa
as Pascasio
(1962) The Son of Captain Blood
as Matt
(1953) Airport
as Sereno
(1954) The Devil Plays the Flute
as Presidente
(1963) Mathias Sandorf
as Carpena
(1962) The Four Truths
as ---
(1962) La gran familia
as (uncredited)
(1953) Ha desaparecido un pasajero
as ---
(1954) Buenas noticias
as Alguacil
(1954) La ciudad de los sueños
as ---
(1954) Love on Wheels
as Cristóbal
(1954) Tres eran tres
as (segment "Una de indios")
(1955) The Coyote
as ---
(1955) Para siempre
as ---
(1955) Radio Stories
as Sargento de la guardia civil
(1955) Noche de tormenta
as ---
(1963) Sign of Zorro
as Mejicano
(1963) Plaza de Oriente
as Camarero
(1963) The Castilian
as ---
(1963) The Ceremony
as ---
(1963) La revoltosa
as Jugador de cartas
(1963) Pacto de silencio
as Guardia del tren
(1956) Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as (uncredited)
(1956) Afternoon at the Bulls
as Portero de la enfermería
(1956) ¡Aquí hay petróleo!
as Baldomero
(1956) Saeta rubia
as Taxista
(1957) El hombre que viajaba despacito
as Jugador de cartas
(1957) Un fantasma llamado amor
as ---
(1957) The Pride and the Passion
as (uncredited)
(1957) Fulano y Mengano
as Conductor del coche fúnebre
(1964) The Spy
as Poker Player
(1963) Heroes of the West
as Doctor
(1963) José María
as Coronel
(1964) Black Angel of the Mississippi
as Lopez
(1964) Como dos gotas de agua
as Martínez
(1964) Gunfighters of Casa Grande
as Vasco (uncredited)
(1964) The Rash One
as ---
(1964) Los dinamiteros
as Marmolista
(1964) Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
as Peon
(1965) In a Colt's Shadow
as Veterinarian
(1971) Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Orsini's Assistant
(1955) El guardián del paraíso
as Sereno
(1957) El anónimo
as ---
(1958) Revenge
as Galician Harvester
(1941) Torbellino
as Juan José
(1958) Historias de Madrid
as Ciriaco - guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
(1958) Héroes del aire
as Percebe
(1940) Salomé
as ---
(1941) Stowaway on Board!
as Alguacil
(1958) Die Sklavenkarawane
as Hassan (uncredited)
(1942) Goyescas
as Asistente
(1942) Unos pasos de mujer
as ---
(1958) Anna Said Yes
as Don Cristino
(1959) Sonatas
as Tercer centinela
(1966) Seven Guns for the MacGregors
as Barman (uncredited)
(1944) La vida empieza a medianoche
as Regidor del teatro
(1942) Madrid de mis sueños
as ---
(1966) Lost Command
as Old Man with Flag (uncredited)
(1966) Ypotron: Final Countdown
as Il portiere dell'hotel
(1966) La mujer perdida
as ---
(1966) Fray Torero
as Un habitante del pueblo
(1966) Proceso a una estrella
as ---
(1967) Run Like a Thief
as Gonzalez
(1967) La niña del patio
as Don Calixto, administrador
(1969) Amor a todo gas
as Cristobal
(1968) Operation Mata Hari
as Jefe de sala del cabaret
(1967) Operación cabaretera
as Guardia
(1975) Cry, Onion!
as Sam - Merchant (uncredited)
(1970) El mesón del gitano
as Ezequiel
(1968) Villa Rides
as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
(1971) Cut-Throats Nine
as Buddy
(1976) El chiste
as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio
(1977) My Daughter Hildegart
as Un republicano
(1950) Post Office Box 1001
as ---
(1950) Pequeñeces
as ---
(1953) Jeromín
as ---
(1976) Curro Jiménez
as ---