
Carlos Rivas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-02-16
Day of Death
2003-06-16 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Carlos Rivas
Biography
Carlos Rivas (born Oscar Weber) was an American actor, best remembered as Lun Tha in The King and I (1956), Dirty Bob in True Grit (1969), and Hernandez in Topaz (1969). Carlos Rivas was discovered in a bar in Mexico. He began his career in Mexican and Argentinian westerns, though his Argentinian films were actually filmed in Mexico.
His American debut was in The King and I (1956) opposite Rita Moreno. After this career highlight, he was quickly reduced to supporting roles. That same year of 1956 he appeared as Johnny Bravo in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo." Rivas had co-starring roles in two science fiction films, The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) and The Black Scorpion (1957). Rivas played Chingachgook in The Deerslayer (1957) with Lex Barker, Forrest Tucker, and Rita Moreno.
In 1970, Rivas joined Ricardo Montalban, Henry Darrow, and other Latino actors in co-founding the Nosotros ("We") Foundation, a Los Angeles based organization devoted to improving the way Hispanics are depicted in entertainment and advocating for Latinos in the movie and television industry.
Acting
(1994)
(1992)
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
(1990)
Gypsy
as Marcos
(1990)
(1989)
Young Rebels
as Mr. Vincenzo
(1975)
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Kulkan
(1971)
The Gatling Gun
as Two-Knife
(1970)
The Phantom Gunslinger
as Sam
(1969)
True Grit
as "Dirty Bob"
(1969)
Topaz
as Hernández
(1969)
The Undefeated
as Diaz
(1969)
Hang Your Hat on the Wind
as Tall Bandit
(1968)
The Chinese Room
as Nicolás Vidal
(1968)
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
(1966)
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Romulo
(1964)
(1963)
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
(1962)
(1960)
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird
(1960)
Pepe
as Carlos
(1960)
The Dalton That Got Away
as Grey Wolf
(1960)
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
as Ricardo
(1959)
The Miracle
as Carlitos
(1959)
Sonatas
as Juan Guzmán
(1958)
Machete
as Carlos
(1958)
(1957)
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook
(1957)
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
(1957)
(1957)
Panama Sal
as Manuel Ortego
(1956)
The King and I
as Lun Tha
(1956)
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez
(1955)
De carne somos
as Mario Vidal
(1955)
Love in Four Parts
as Antonio del Río
(1955)
La vida tiene tres días
as José
(1954)
Gray neighborhood
as Federico
(1948)