---
name: "Nick De Ruiz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nick-de-ruiz"
fi1m_id: "nick-de-ruiz"
imdb_id: "nm0211346"
tmdb_id: 97998
wikidata_id: "Q7027007"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1871"
died: "21 June 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:25:49.015009+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."
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# Nick De Ruiz

## Identity

Nick De Ruiz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nick-de-ruiz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nick-de-ruiz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0211346
- **TMDB ID:** 97998
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7027007
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_De_Ruiz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7027007, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211346/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97998

Actor. Born 1 January 1871 in Santa Barbara - California - USA. Died 21 June 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1871, Santa Barbara - California - USA
- **Died:** 21 June 1959
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_De_Ruiz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7027007, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211346/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97998

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Unknown*](https://film.one/film/the-unknown.md) (80)

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## Biography

Nick De Ruiz (February 1871 – 21 June 1959) was an American actor. Born in Santa Barbara, California, he appeared in more than thirty films, mainly in supporting roles during the silent era and early sound period.

He is credited as Antonio Zanzi in *The Unknown* (1927), directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. Other notable appearances include Monsieur Le Torteru in *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1923) and Wapentake (uncredited) in *The Man Who Laughs* (1928). His film career spanned from 1920 to 1938.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Unknown* (1927), Fi1m 80, as Antonio Zanzi — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unknown.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Madame X* (1937), as Hotel Porter
- *White Fang* (1936), as Posse Member
- *Robin Hood of El Dorado* (1936), as Peón
- *I Live My Life* (1935), as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
- *Captain Thunder* (1930), as Razio (uncredited)
- *Wings of Adventure* (1930), as Manuel, Bandito Leader
- *Call of the West* (1930), as Frijoles
- *Isle of Escape* (1930), as Dolobe
- *Rio Rita* (1929), as Padrone
- *The Man Who Laughs* (1928), as Wapentake (uncredited)
- *The Unknown* (1927), as Antonio Zanzi — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unknown.md)
- *Old Ironsides* (1926), as Bashaw (uncredited)
- *The Girl from Montmartre* (1926), as Don Angel
- *Lord Jim* (1925), as Sultan
- *The Man in Blue* (1925), as Gregorio Vitti
- *His Supreme Moment* (1925), as Mueva
- *Mademoiselle Midnight* (1924), as Don José de Quiros
- *The Night Hawk* (1924), as Manuel Valdez
- *Forbidden Paradise* (1924), as The General
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1923), as Mons. Le Torteru
- *Bavu* (1923), as Kuroff
- *Fools and Riches* (1923), as Frasconi
- *The Altar Stairs* (1922), as Tulli
- *Another Man's Shoes* (1922), as Ropal
- *Wolf Law* (1922), as Samson Bender
- *East Is West* (1922), as Chang Lee
- *The Half Breed* (1922), as Juan Del Rey
- *A Wonderful Wife* (1922), as Native Groom
- *Morals* (1921), as (as Nicholas De Ruiz)
- *Honor Bound* (1920), as Santos Cordero

## Gallery

- ![Lewis Stone, Barbara La Marr, and Nicholas de Ruiz in the American romantic drama film The Girl From Montmartre (1926).](https://film.one/media/person/3850470/gallery-509ccf59dd1f.jpg) Lewis Stone, Barbara La Marr, and Nicholas de Ruiz in the American romantic drama film The Girl From Montmartre (1926). — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Lewis_Stone%2C_Barbara_La_Marr%2C_and_Nicholas_de_Ruiz_in_Girl_From_Montmartre.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nick De Ruiz](https://film.one/media/person/3850470/gallery-df3d387e9f1b.jpg) Nick De Ruiz — Image via TMDB

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