Wolf Ruvinskis

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-10-30

Deathday 1999-11-09 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Riga, Latvia

Also Known As Wolf Rubinski, Wolf Rubinskis, Wolf Rubinsky, Wolf Rubinskys, Wolf Ruvinskis Manevics

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

Actor

1996
1994
Días de combate

as Leclerc

1986
1986
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro

as Héctor Zepeda

1985
A Garrote Limpio

as Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros

1984
Knock Out

as Saúl Beltrán

1978
El patrullero 777

as Mayor Urbano Malagón

1974
Island of Lost Souls

as Colonel Venancio Salvatierra

1969
El crepúsculo de un dios

as Charlie Gonzalez

1966
Jinetes de la llanura

as Andrés Menchaca

1966
1965
El señor doctor

as Papá de Beto

1965
Neutron vs. the Maniac

as Neutron / Carlos Marquez

1965
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins

as Neutron / Carlos Marquez

1963
Rata de puerto

as Pablo, "El Rata"

1963
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte

as Carlos Márquez

1962
Bajo un mismo rostro

as Inspector Maldonado

1962
1960
La estrella vacía

as Tomás Téllez

1959
1957
The Body Snatcher

as Guillermo Santana

1957
El gato sin botas

as Humberto Carrasco (picador)

1957
1956
1956
El sultán descalzo

as Hilario Trujeque

1956
The Hawks

as Romulo

1955
The Medallion of Crime

as Ramón Torres

1955
La vida no vale nada

as El caimán

1954
Tailored gentleman

as Chucho el Sacristán

1954
1954
1953
Reportaje

as Policeman

1953
Pepe El Toro

as Bobby Galeana

1953
1953
Me traes de un ala

as Mayordomo

1952
The Sleeping Beauty

as Tracatá/Dr. Heinrich Wolf

1952
Música, mujeres y amor

as Javier (as Wolf Rubinskys)

1952
Mi campeón

as Pablo Rivas

1952
Night Falls

as Bodoques

1952
Las locuras de Tin Tan

as (uncredited)

1951
The Troublemaker

as Roberto

1951
Hell Road

as Tony

1951
Streetwalker

as Carlos (uncredited)

1950
The Man Without a Face

as El Monstruo

1950
Wild Love

as Hombre golpeado (as Wolf Rubinsky)

1949
The Black Sheep

as El Campeón Asesino

1949
Hipócrita..!

as El rayas

1945

Producer

1959
La última lucha

as Producer