Germán Cobos
Date of birth: 1927-07-07
Place of birth: Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Kh. Kobos, German Cobos, Germán Sánchez Hernández-Cobos, Herry Cobb, Herman Cobos
Biography
Germán Sánchez Hernández-Cobos (7 July 1927 – 12 January 2015) was a prolific Spanish actor in a variety of European films. Son of the stage actor Fernando Cobos, he spent part of his childhood in San Sebastian. He began studying Architecture and in 1949 he joined the Teatro Español Universitario (TEU), when he had already developed a vocation for acting. After moving to Madrid, where he enrolled in the School of Dramatic Art and the Official School of Cinematography, he made his first screen role in 1951, in Juan de Orduña's film La leona de Castilla. Shortly afterwards he was hired as a young leading man in the comedy company of Lilí Murati, a Hungarian actress who had settled in Spain. He had successes in the theatre, both in comedies such as Tovarich and Una noche en su casa, señora, as well as in dramatic pieces, such as La muerte de Dantón. Despite this happy period as a stage actor, his true projection during the 1950s and 1960s was in the cinema, where he played tough leading man roles. His extensive filmography includes nearly a hundred films. After appearing in Rafael J. Salvia's Flight 971 in 1953, he subsequently made films such as El beso de Judas, La patrulla, La otra vida del Capitán Contreras and Cuerda de presos, directed by Rafael Gil and Pedro Lazaga. From 1955 onwards he spent a few years in Italy, where he appeared in Esclavas de Cartago and Susana pura nata and other commercial films. Back in Spain he played Sara Montiel's leading man in Carmen la de Ronda, directed by Tulio Demichelli in 1959. The following year he made a melodrama, Ama Rosa, by León Klimowsky, alongside Imperio Argentina. His stage appearances were more sparse. In the 1960s he starred in Los derechos de la mujer, then the comedy Guapo, libre y español and, from the 1980s onwards, Del rey Ordás y sus infamias, La amante de su señoría and La marquesa Rosalinda. Among the rest of his extensive filmography, the most notable are Un taxi para Tobruck, an important co-production that paired him with Hardy Kruger, Lino Ventura and Charles Aznavour, also filmed in 1960, as well as A las cinco de la tarde, by J. A. Bardem; La bella Lola, by Alfonso Balcázar, again as a partner to Sara Montiel; El valle de las espadas, by Javier Setó, both from 1962; La revoltosa, by José Díaz Morales (1963); Las Vegas, 500 millones, by Isasi-Isasmendi (1968); Marianela, by Angelino Fons (1972); Cría cuervos, by Carlos Saura (1975); El puente, by Bardem (1976); Solos en la madrugada, by José Luis Garci (1977); La ley del deseo, by Pedro Almodóvar (1987); El aire de un crimen, by I. Isasmendi (1987); Un paraguas para tres, by Felipe Vega (1992) and Boca a boca, by Manuel Gómez Pereira (1995). He spent some seasons retired, running a hospitality business in La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia). On television he participated in 1995 in the series Villarriba y Villabajo.
Movie Credits
Law of Desire
1987-02-07
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, conc
La viuda del capitán Estrada
1991-09-06
Adaptation of a novel by Pedro García Montalvo that tells a story of destructive passion conditioned
Taxi for Tobruk
1961-05-09
During World War II, French Commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the Afri
Blueprint for a Massacre
1967-01-12
A series of incidents involving aircrafts belonging to NATO nations indicates a systematic sabotage.
The Sword and the Cross
1956-12-13
Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to
Mouth to Mouth
1995-11-10
For financial reasons, an aspiring actor begins working for a phone-sex enterprise. Through his new
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
1957-12-23
The fake private detective Mike Spillone is hired by two old ladies to find out if Brigitte, the wif
No Big Deal
2003-03-05
Three sons are sent on a journey to trace their father's checkered past.
Matrimonios separados
1969-12-08
In a police station in Madrid, four married couples receive shocking news.
Against the Wind
1990-10-10
Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Anda
L'uomo dal pugno d'oro
1967-04-21
¡Se armó el belén!
1969-12-29
An old priest, who has old ideas, is intended to exercise the apostolate in a neighborhood in the su
Reverend's Colt
1970-12-24
Reverend Miller arrives in Tucson where he wants to build a church. But on the very day of his arriv
The Lovely Lola
1962-09-06
"La Bella Lola" is a struggling singer trying to make a living for herself and her sister Ana in lat
Massacre at Fort Grant
1964-12-04
Story of a group of settlers and how they had to take refuge in a fort when they were attacked by In
Hand of the Assassin
1967-09-01
A group of people take shelter from the storm in an old spa served by a marriage and a servant. It i
Female Three Times
1957-10-25
The Russian women's basketball team faces to the American team for the championship of the world, in
La vida es maravillosa
1956-02-20
Eugenio Jalon is a young confident and of good character who has never left her village, Segovia, an
Un paso al frente
1960-10-31
Rafael, Miguel and Gabriel are three boys of different social status, who come to the call of the Fl
Scent of a Crime
1988-10-21
Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the
Wanted
1967-03-22
A local sheriff is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his
Lola Colt
1967-10-22
A traveling "corps de ballet" is stranded in a small Western town, where the town is being terrorize
Tu novia está loca
1988-01-21
Amaya is a modern girl, independent, who runs an advertising gency. The business is doing well and i
Brillante Porvenir
1965-04-05
Antonio, a young man with a modest job in a small town, leads a monotonous existence until he is tra
Hidden Pleasures
1977-04-14
Eduardo, a wealthy banker who has a pastime for hiring young street hustlers to keep his bed warm, s
Blood Calls to Blood
1968-04-06
In a frontier town between the USA and Mexico, Sancho and his gang assault a monastery, kill a few m
Spanish Actress for Russian Minister
1990-01-25
A love story between a mythical Russian minister and an opportunist TV series actress.
The Castilian
1963-03-07
Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual m
La revoltosa
1963-12-09
Mari Pepa, a beautiful laundress of Madrid, and Felipe, a carpenter, are in love but they are always
I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo
1962-10-11
Carmen from Ronda
1959-09-20
Antonio is the leader of an underground armed group fighting in the village of Ronda against Napoleo
El Secreto del capitán O'Hara
1968-10-22
A court-martialed soldier saves a fort and the major who had dishonestly testified against him from
Alone in the Small Hours
1978-04-03
Jose, a journalist and radio broadcaster, runs a daily program which has garnered a huge national au
La patrulla
1954-09-05
Madrid, 1939, at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Five infantry soldiers of the victorious side tak
The Lively Vampires of Vögel
1975-11-16
The town of Vögel, in Transylvania, stands under the ruins of the old castle where the vampire lord
Quinto: Fighting Proud
1969-06-14
A gang of outlaws gather at a desert saloon after robbing a bank. However, the loot is missing and
Retorno a la verdad
1956-04-30
Cria!
1976-06-03
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death
Sexy Cat
1973-05-21
A movie crew shooting a film featuring a comic-strip hero named The Sexy Cat finds itself stalked by
Linked
1996-11-16
Antonio and Concha, a couple who are constantly fighting about money, win the Christmas Lottery firs
Lola la Piconera
1970-01-24
During the Napoleonic era, when Napoleon's army tried to complete the conquest of Spain and headed t
El halcón de Castilla
1967-10-23
Adventure film of Spanish production that follows point by point the parameters set by other literar
The Happy Sixties
1969-07-30
Monica, a wife and mother, is dissatisfied with his routine, conventional life. Her husband, Pablo,
Soledad
1959-02-07
Soledad and Miguel are two young people in a romantic relationship. Don Ramón, a wealthy stranger, a
Limoncello
2007-05-15
Three stories of the West.
Marianela
1972-02-15
Marianela is a poor girl with a disfigured face who works as Pablo's guide, a blind young man from a
Pariahs of Glory
1964-04-05
During World War II a young Frenchmen sees his brother killed in Alsace by a German officer. He vows
Cuerda de presos
1956-08-30
Ama Rosa
1960-04-17
Rosa gives birth to a child who, by circumstances of life, is given for adoption to a wealthy family
Susanna tutta panna
1957-09-20
A young Milanese pastry chef, Susanna, is working in the pastry shop of her family. She has to defen
The Waitresses
1976-11-19
Más allá del jardín
1996-12-20
Palmira, a woman belonging to the Sevillian aristocracy, as well known for her decrepitude and hypoc
Fistful of Diamonds
1967-04-20
Tough guy Callahan steals a case of diamonds in this Euro action film
Foul Play
1977-03-11
A workshop employee decides to take advantage of a long weekend to go to Torremolinos to have fun an
C'est la vie, camarade!
2005-01-04
Vazquez, 60, owns a small French publishing house. His mother, a Spanish refugee, raised him in the
At Five in the Afternoon
1961-05-16
A critical view of the world of bullfighting based on the antagonism between two bullfighters who ta
The Other Life of Captain Contreras
1955-06-05
Camerino sin biombo
1967-01-16
Roberto el diablo
1957-01-21
Too Much for Galvez
1981-10-01
Gálvez is a bumbling journalist investigating a real state shady business.
Mirada líquida
1996-11-29
I picari
1987-12-18
The adventures of a couple of scoundrels in the Spain of the 16th century.
Abuelita Charlestón
1962-01-01
A comedy fantasy film involving a love potion.
El amor empieza en sábado
1961-11-20
Los abanderados de la Providencia
1963-01-01
El crimen de Don Benito
1991-03-06
July 18, 1902. A woman and her daughter are brutally murdered in the Extremaduran town of Don Benito
La Leona de Castilla
1951-05-28
Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and empe
Vuelo 971
1953-12-27
Despedida de soltero
1961-11-27
A couple of friends, "Carmen" (Silvia Solar) and "Miguel"(Germán Cobos), fail to raise the money nee
Julieta engaña a Romeo
1965-08-02
Roberto decides to ask for permission at the office because he suspects his wife has a lover and wan
The Star of Africa
1957-08-13
Biographic Movie of the German fighter ace, who was killed in a plane crash after over 150 kills in
Héroes de blanco
1962-07-27
In a hospital a woman debates between the love of two men.
Judas' Kiss
1954-02-27
The story of Judas's betrayal of Christ.
El día que nací yo
1991-09-25
A gypsy who sells fish in a market, sings on weekends in a tablao. One day, a professor, exiled in C
Algunas lecciones de amor
1966-07-25
Destino: Barajas
1965-02-01
Forty Years of Dating
1963-10-03
1910's. A young notary is unfaithful to his fiancée and their engagement is about to finish...
Desperate Mission
1965-11-13
A nuclear scientist is kidnapped by Chinese communists in Hong Kong. A Japanese group of judo expert
El ángel está en la cumbre
1958-01-01
Saranno uomini
1957-03-23
La taberna fantástica
1991-07-13
After the death of his mother, Rogelio, a wanted man for killing a police officer, meets with a gang
Mañana cuando amanezca
1955-01-01
Marta
1995-04-07
There is open hatred between the Balmer and Lafuente families. The daughter of one of them attempts