--- name: "José Calvo" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jose-calvo-16311" fi1m_id: "jose-calvo-16311" imdb_id: "nm0130952" tmdb_id: 16311 wikidata_id: "Q117926" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 March 1916" died: "16 May 1980" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T17:03:41.577124+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # José Calvo ## Identity José Calvo - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jose-calvo-16311 - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jose-calvo-16311 - **IMDb ID:** nm0130952 - **TMDB ID:** 16311 - **Wikidata ID:** Q117926 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Calvo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130952/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16311 Actor. Born 3 March 1916 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Died 16 May 1980. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 March 1916, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - **Died:** 16 May 1980 - **Active:** 1962–1970 - **Also known as:** Pepe Calvo, José Selgado Calvo - **Frequently works with:** [Fernando Rey](https://film.one/person/fernando-rey.md), [Julio Alejandro](https://film.one/person/julio-alejandro.md), [Luis Buñuel](https://film.one/person/luis-bunuel.md) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Calvo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130952/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16311 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Tristana*](https://film.one/film/tristana.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography José Calvo, also credited as Pepe Calvo or José Selgado Calvo, was a Spanish film actor. He was born on 3 March 1916 in Madrid and died on 16 May 1980 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He appeared in around 150 films between 1952 and 1980. Calvo is known for his roles as Don Amalio in *Viridiana* (1961), Silvanito in *A Fistful of Dollars* (1964) and the bellringer in *Tristana* (1970). He was married to Mercedes Barranco. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Tristana* (1970), Fi1m 79, as Bellringer — [page](https://film.one/film/tristana.md) ## Complete filmography (123) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Cervantes* (1981), series, Actor - *En mil pedazos* (1980), as Joaquín Faldrao - *¡Qué verde era mi duque!* (1980), as Palurdo - *Soldados* (1978), Actor - *Tiempos de constitución* (1978), Actor - *Mi Mujer no es mi señora* (1978), as Don Homero (as Pepe Calvo) - *The Frenchman's Garden* (1978), as José Muñoz Lopera - *The Last Party* (1978), as Don Julián (as Pepe Calvo) - *Secretos de alcoba* (1977), as Luis - *La espada negra* (1976), as Simón - *The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy* (1976), as Don Gumersindo - *Las delicias de los verdes años* (1976), as Don Illán - *Blanca's Weddings* (1975), as Cuñado de Antonio - *One Man Against the Organization* (1975), as Zaccaria Rabajos - *Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!* (1975), Actor - *Run, Run, Joe!* (1974), as Don Salvatore - *Little Funny Guy* (1973), as Don Nicolone Salento - *Barcelona Kill* (1973), as Jefe superior de Policía - *Tragic Ceremony* (1972), as Sam David - *Dust in the Sun* (1972), as The Great Goldoni - *Love Letter of a Murderer* (1972), Actor - *Hector the Mighty* (1972), as Lawyer - *Los días de Cabirio* (1971), as Padre de Mary Carmen - *At the End of the Rainbow* (1971), as Joselito Cosorito - *Murders in the Rue Morgue* (1971), as Hunchback (uncredited) - *Nights and Loves of Don Juan* (1971), as Sultano Selim - *El gran crucero* (1970), as Abuelo - *Tristana* (1970), as Bellringer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/tristana.md) - *Surprise Attack* (1970), as Novales' Father - *The Price of Power* (1969), as Dr. H. Strips - *Cantando a la vida* (1969), Actor - *The Stationmaster* (1968), Actor - *Appointment in Beirut* (1968), as Benson - *Twice a Judas* (1968), as Russel - *A Stranger in Paso Bravo* (1968), as Wasserhändler - *Day of Anger* (1967), as Blind Bill - *Night Is Made for Stealing* (1967), as Martin - *El secreto de papá* (1967), Actor - *The Edge of Fear* (1967), as Don César de Urdaz - *Make Love, Not War* (1966), as Don Getulio - *Fort Yuma Gold* (1966), as Gordon - *Che notte, ragazzi!* (1966), as Chófer (as Pepe Calvo) - *Web of Violence* (1966), Actor - *Nuevo en esta plaza* (1966), as Tomás - *Funny Money* (1966), as (uncredited) - *2 Mobsters Against Al Capone* (1966), as Al Capone - *For One Thousand Dollars Per Day* (1966), Actor - *Platero y yo* (1966), as Don José - *Weekend, Italian Style* (1965), as Commendator Tagliaferri - *The Desert Renegades* (1965), as Yusuff - *In a Colt's Shadow* (1965), as Sheriff - *Why Go On Killing?* (1965), as López - *La primera aventura* (1965), as Cosme - *The Woman from Beirut* (1965), Actor - *Legacy of the Incas* (1965), as (uncredited) - *Life Goes On* (1965), as Bar Owner - *Historias de la televisión* (1965), as Ramón Valladares - *Six Days a Week* (1965), as Don Alessandro - *The Man from Oklahoma* (1965), as Ron Edwards - *Suspendido en sinvergüenza* (1964), Actor - *Extraconiugale* (1964), as Commendatore Sasselli (segment "Il mondo è dei ricchi") - *A Fistful of Dollars* (1964), as Silvanito - *The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars* (1964), as Marito geloso - *Júrame* (1964), Actor - *The Running Man* (1963), as Porter - *The Swindlers* (1963), as Brigadier (segment "Suore") - *El sol en el espejo* (1963), Actor - *El globo azul* (1963), as Sánchez - *Scheherazade* (1963), Actor - *The Castilian* (1963), as Fraile - *Two Against All* (1962), Actor - *Viridiana* (1962), as Don Amalio - *Fantasmas en la casa* (1961), as Revisor - *At Five in the Afternoon* (1961), as Amigo (uncredited) - *Alma aragonesa* (1961), as Tío Ramón - *Historia de un hombre* (1961), Actor - *El indulto* (1960), as Empleado estación de Madrid - *Don Lucio and Brother Pío* (1960), as El pecas - *La quiniela* (1960), as Vividor - *El traje de oro* (1960), as Empresario - *Crimen para recién casados* (1960), Actor - *El hombre que perdió el tren* (1960), Actor - *El Litri y su sombra* (1960), as Aficionado (uncredited) - *El amor que yo te dí* (1960), Actor - *El gafe* (1959), as Presidente de club - *Valentine's Day* (1959), as Nica - *Una gran señora* (1959), as Don Manuel - *Vargas Inn* (1959), as Ventero - *Noi siamo 2 evasi* (1959), Actor - *Parque de Madrid* (1959), Actor - *Marinai, donne e guai* (1958), as primo complice di Aristotele - *Red Cross Girls* (1958), as Paciente de Andrés - *El puente de la paz* (1958), Actor - *El hincha* (1958), Actor - *Héroes del aire* (1958), as Capitán - *Aquellos tiempos del cuplé* (1958), as Cordero - *Gioventù disperata* (1957), Actor - *Messengers of Peace* (1957), as Ladrón en cárcel - *The Teacher and the Miracle* (1957), as Tassista - *Buongiorno primo amore!* (1957), as Pepe - *Main Street* (1956), as 'El Doctor' - *La mestiza* (1956), as Secretario - *El fenómeno* (1956), as Jefe de los matones - *Andalusia Express* (1956), as Arturo - *También hay cielo sobre el mar* (1956), as Raúl - *La gran mentira* (1956), as Productor que habla con censor - *Uncle Hyacynth* (1956), as Warehouse Clerk - *Ha pasado un hombre* (1956), as García - *El puente del diablo* (1956), as Fiscal - *Un día perdido* (1955), as Don Patricio - *Juicio final* (1955), as Inspector de policía - *Duelo de pasiones* (1955), Actor - *The Coyote* (1955), Actor - *La Cruz de Mayo* (1955), as Fiscal - *El indiano* (1955), as Capataz - *Sucedió en Sevilla* (1955), as Mayoral Manuel - *La danza de los deseos* (1954), as Padre de Candela - *Elena* (1954), Actor - *Magic concert* (1952), Actor - *Babes in Bagdad* (1952), as Mamoud - *El sistema Pelegrín* (1952), as Padre de Gelasio - *La forastera* (1952), Actor - *Dulce nombre* (1952), Actor ## Gallery - ![José Calvo](https://film.one/media/person/3730054/gallery-0140866593a4.jpg) José Calvo — Patry Film, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Jose_Calvo_in_The_Price_of_Power%2C_1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![José Calvo](https://film.one/media/person/3730054/gallery-ed15a2cd5b84.jpg) José Calvo — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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