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
(1986)
El patrullero 777
(1978)
Mayor Urbano Malagón
El señor doctor
(1965)
Papá de Beto
Full Filmography
Acting
Secreto profesional
(1945)
Antonio
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
(1949)
The Black Sheep
(1949)
El Campeón Asesino
Hipócrita..!
(1949)
El rayas
Una mujer sin destino
(1950)
Wild Love
(1950)
Hombre golpeado (as Wolf Rubinsky)
The Man Without a Face
(1950)
El Monstruo
Hell Road
(1951)
Tony
The Troublemaker
(1951)
Roberto
Streetwalker
(1951)
Carlos
Una gringuita en México
(1951)
Mujeres sin mañana
(1951)
Juan
El luchador fenómeno
(1952)
The Sleeping Beauty
(1952)
Tracatá/Dr. Heinrich Wolf
Los tres alegres compadres
(1952)
Mi campeón
(1952)
Pablo Rivas
Las locuras de Tin Tan
(1952)
(uncredited)
Night Falls
(1952)
Bodoques
Música, mujeres y amor
(1952)
Javier (as Wolf Rubinskys)
The Magnificent Beast
(1953)
Carlos
El señor fotógrafo
(1953)
Lepka
Pepe El Toro
(1953)
Bobby Galeana
Me traes de un ala
(1953)
Mayordomo
El vagabundo
(1953)
Reportaje
(1953)
Policeman
La sexta carrera
(1953)
Tailored gentleman
(1954)
Chucho el Sacristán
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
(1954)
Renato Mancera
La gitana blanca
(1954)
Yaco
El túnel 6
(1955)
La vida no vale nada
(1955)
El caimán
The Medallion of Crime
(1955)
Ramón Torres
El gavilan vengador
(1955)
El sultán descalzo
(1956)
Hilario Trujeque
Una piedra en el zapato
(1956)
Villardel
The Hawks
(1956)
Romulo
El diablo desaparece
(1957)
The Body Snatcher
(1957)
Guillermo Santana
El gato sin botas
(1957)
Humberto Carrasco (picador)
Asesinos, S.A.
(1957)
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
(1957)
Furias desatadas
(1957)
Diabolical Kidnapping
(1957)
El Bronco
A Media Luz Los Tres
(1958)
¡Paso a la juventud..!
(1958)
La última lucha
(1959)
Lobo
El superflaco
(1959)
Born to Love
(1959)
La estrella vacía
(1960)
Tomás Téllez
Vivo o muerto
(1960)
Los tigres del ring
(1960)
Las canciones unidas
(1960)
El jinete enmascarado
(1961)
Neutron and the Black Mask
(1962)
Neutrón
Dinamita Kid
(1962)
El justiciero vengador
(1962)
The Shame of the Sabine Women
(1962)
Rómulo
Sangre en el ring
(1962)
Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots
(1962)
Neutron / Carlos Márquez
Bajo un mismo rostro
(1962)
Inspector Maldonado
Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte
(1963)
Carlos Márquez
Rata de puerto
(1963)
Pablo, "El Rata"
The Devil in the Blood
(1964)
Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins
(1965)
Neutron / Carlos Marquez
Neutron vs. the Maniac
(1965)
Neutron / Carlos Marquez
El señor doctor
(1965)
Papá de Beto
El mexicano
(1966)
Cargamento prohibido
(1966)
Jinetes de la llanura
(1966)
Andrés Menchaca
El proceso de Cristo
(1966)
Barrabas
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
(1967)
Argos
Pistoleros de la frontera
(1967)
Demonios sobre ruedas
(1967)
Esclava del deseo
(1968)
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
(1968)
Rodolfo Labra
El crepúsculo de un dios
(1969)
Charlie Gonzalez
Mujeres de medianoche
(1969)
Lobo
Descenso del pais de la noche
(1974)
Island of Lost Souls
(1974)
Colonel Venancio Salvatierra
Acapulco 12-22
(1975)
El hombre del puente
(1976)
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
(1976)
La puerta falsa
(1977)
El mexicano
(1977)
El patrullero 777
(1978)
Mayor Urbano Malagón
La fuga de Carrasco
(1983)
Knock Out
(1984)
Saúl Beltrán
Mexico vs. Estados Unidos
(1984)
A Garrote Limpio
(1985)
Saúl Brook / Vicente Viveros
Los matones del norte
(1985)
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
(1986)
Héctor Zepeda
Los verduleros
(1986)
The Realm of Fortune
(1986)
Doctor
Mientras México duerme
(1986)
The Kidnapping of Lola
(1986)
By Fire And Sword
(1988)
Mi compadre Capulina
(1989)
Rosa de dos aromas
(1989)
Bonampak
(1989)
Extraños caminos
(1993)
Días de combate
(1994)
Leclerc
Wall of Darkness
(1994)
Juego limpio
(1995)
La mujer de los dos
(1996)
Enrique
Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
(1998)
Himself
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
(2024)
Neutron
Production