Wolf Ruvinskis

Biography

Of Jewish origins, Wolf Ruvinskis Manevics was born in 1921 in Riga (Latvia), but fearing persecution during World War II his family relocated to Argentina, where they lived in extreme poverty. In spite of his deprived childhood, Wolf excelled in sports and became interested in wrestling. When he was 19 years old he started his professional career and toured South America, the United States and Mexico, where he decided to stay. Although he stayed on the ring until the 1960s - in matches with top Mexican wrestlers, as El Santo, Black Shadow, El Médico Asesino and Lobo Negro - Wolf was also a tango singer and a magician, and in 1949 he was called to act on the stage and in films. One of his biggest successes was _Bestia magnífica, La (1953)_, the first in a series of movies centered on Neutron, a character he created. His popularity was firmly established with his role as the handsome rural boy who becomes the victim of a mad scientist in the cult film The Body Snatcher (1957), he was a regular performer in all kinds of movies until the 1990's and was nominated for an Ariel as Best Supporting Actor for _Juego limpio (1996/II)_. He was also a businessman, and married three times: to Beatriz Perez, to dancer Armida Herrera, and to actress Lilia Micheluntil his death in 1999.

Known For

Los Verduleros

El patrullero 777

The Hawks

El señor doctor

Pepe El Toro

The Troublemaker

Mi campeón

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

All Movies (110)

• La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano2024 · as Neutron
• Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico1998 · as Himself
• La mujer de los dos1996 · as Enrique
• Juego limpio1995
• Días de combate1994 · as Leclerc
• Wall of Darkness1994
• Extraños caminos1993
• Mi compadre Capulina1989
• Bonampak1989
• Rosa de dos aromas1989
• By Fire And Sword1988
• El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 21986
• The Realm of Fortune1986 · as Doctor
• Chido Guan, el tacos de oro1986 · as Héctor Zepeda
• Mientras México duerme1986
• Los Verduleros1986
• Los Matones Del Norte1985
• A garrote limpio1985 · as Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros
• Knock Out1984 · as Saúl Beltrán
• Mexico vs. Estados Unidos1984 · as Gerente
• La fuga de Carrasco1983
• El patrullero 7771978 · as Mayor Urbano Malagón
• The Mexican1977
• La puerta falsa1977
• El hombre del puente1976
• Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!1976
• Acapulco 12-221975
• Descenso del País de la Noche1974
• Island of Lost Souls1974 · as Colonel Venancio Salvatierra
• Mujeres de medianoche1969 · as Lobo
• El crepúsculo de un dios1969 · as Inspector Charlie Gonzalez
• Esclava del deseo1968 · as Bronco
• Santo vs. The Ring Villains1968 · as Rodolfo Labra
• Pistoleros de la frontera1967
• Santo vs. the Martian Invasion1967 · as Argos
• Demonios sobre ruedas1967
• Jinetes de la llanura1966 · as Andrés Menchaca
• El mexicano1966
• Forbidden Cargo1966
• El proceso de Cristo1966 · as Barrabas
• El señor doctor1965 · as Papá de Beto
• Neutron vs. the Maniac1965 · as Neutron / Carlos Marquez
• Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins1965 · as Neutron / Carlos Marquez
• The Devil in the Blood1964
• Rata de puerto1963 · as Pablo, "El Rata"
• Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte1963 · as Carlos Márquez
• Sangre en el ring1962
• Bajo un mismo rostro1962 · as Inspector Maldonado
• Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots1962 · as Neutron / Carlos Márquez
• The Shame of the Sabine Women1962 · as Rómulo
• Dinamita Kid1962
• El justiciero vengador1962
• Neutron and the Black Mask1962 · as Neutrón
• El jinete enmascarado1961
• Las canciones unidas1960
• Vivo o muerto1960
• La estrella vacía1960 · as Tomás Téllez
• Los tigres del ring1960
• La última lucha1959 · as Lobo
• Born to Love1959
• El superflaco1959
• ¡Paso a la juventud..!1958
• A Media Luz Los Tres1958
• Los tres mosqueteros y medio1957
• The Body Snatcher1957 · as Guillermo Santana
• Asesinos, S.A.1957
• El gato sin botas1957 · as Humberto Carrasco (picador)
• Furias desatadas1957
• El diablo desaparece1957
• Diabolical Kidnapping1957 · as El Bronco
• Una piedra en el zapato1956 · as Villardel
• El sultán descalzo1956 · as Hilario Trujeque
• The Hawks1956 · as Romulo
• El gavilan vengador1955
• El túnel 61955
• Secreto profesional1955 · as Antonio
• The Medallion of Crime1955 · as Ramón Torres
• La Vida No Vale Nada1955 · as El caimán
• Tailored gentleman1954 · as Chucho el Sacristán
• La gitana blanca1954 · as Yaco
• ¿Por qué ya no me quieres?1954 · as Renato Mancera
• Reportaje1953 · as Policeman
• El señor fotógrafo1953 · as Lepka
• Pepe El Toro1953 · as Bobby Galeana
• El vagabundo1953
• The Magnificent Beast1953 · as Carlos
• Me traes de un ala1953 · as Mayordomo
• La sexta carrera1953
• When the Fog Lifts1952 · as Paciente
• El luchador fenómeno1952 · as El Diablo Negro
• The Sleeping Beauty1952 · as Tracatá/Dr. Heinrich Wolf
• Música, mujeres y amor1952 · as Javier (as Wolf Rubinskys)
• Mi campeón1952 · as Pablo Rivas
• Night Falls1952 · as Bodoques
• Los tres alegres compadres1952 · as Freddy
• Las locuras de Tin Tan1952 · as (uncredited)
• Las tres alegres comadres1952 · as Tranquilino
• El cardenal1951
• Mujeres sin mañana1951 · as Juan
• The Troublemaker1951 · as Roberto
• Hell Road1951 · as Tony (sin créditos)
• Streetwalker1951 · as Carlos (uncredited)
• Una gringuita en México1951
• Una mujer sin destino1950
• The Man Without a Face1950 · as El Monstruo
• Wild Love1950 · as Hombre golpeado (as Wolf Rubinsky)
• The Black Sheep1949 · as El Campeón Asesino
• ¡No me defiendas, compadre!1949
• Hipócrita..!1949 · as El rayas
• Bambucos y Corazones1945

All TV Shows (1)

• Mañana es primavera1982 · as Raúl