Carlos Rivas
Acting • Born 1925-02-16 – Died 2003-06-16
Biography
Carlos Rivas (born Oscar Weber) was a Native Hispanic/Latino-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 Latin-American 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 Hispanic/Latin American actors in co-founding the Nosotros ("We") Foundation, a Los Angeles based organization devoted to improving the way Hispanic/Latin Americans are depicted in entertainment and advocating for Hispanic/Latin Americans in the movie and television industry.
Filmography
41 credits
The Unforgiven
Movie • 1960
Lost Bird
Los secretos del buzón
Movie • 1948
The Black Scorpion
Movie • 1957
Artur Ramos
The King and I
Movie • 1956
Lun Tha
Gas Food Lodging
Movie • 1992
Padre
Discriminación Maldita
Movie • 1990
The Undefeated
Movie • 1969
Diaz
Pepe
Movie • 1960
Carlos
Machete
Movie • 1958
Carlos
The Madmen of Mandoras
Movie • 1963
Camino Padua / Teo Padua
The Deerslayer
Movie • 1957
Chingachgook
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Movie • 1956
Felipe Sanchez
Sonatas
Movie • 1959
Juan Guzmán
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Movie • 1966
Romulo
The Miracle
Movie • 1959
Carlitos
They Saved Hitler's Brain
Movie • 1968
Camino Padua / Teo Padua
De carne somos
Movie • 1955
Mario Vidal
The Phantom Gunslinger
Movie • 1970
Sam
Where Are Our Children Going?
Movie • 1958
The Gatling Gun
Movie • 1971
Two-Knife
The Dalton That Got Away
Movie • 1960
Grey Wolf
Mi Vida Loca
Movie • 1994
Panama Sal
Movie • 1957
Manuel Ortego
The Chinese Room
Movie • 1968
Nicolás Vidal
Gypsy
Movie • 1990
Marcos
La ciudad de los niños
Movie • 1957
Young Rebels
Movie • 1989
Mr. Vincenzo
La máscara roja
Movie • 1962
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Movie • 1975
Kulkan
Los viciosos
Movie • 1964
True Grit
Movie • 1969
"Dirty Bob"
Hang Your Hat on the Wind
Movie • 1969
Tall Bandit
Topaz
Movie • 1969
Hernández
Love in Four Parts
Movie • 1955
Antonio del Río
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
Movie • 1960
Ricardo
La vida tiene tres días
Movie • 1955
José
Fury in Paradise
Movie • 1955
The Getaway Face
Movie • 1963
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Alfredo Gomez
The A-Team
TV • 1983
Police Officer
The Addams Family
TV • 1964
Señor Cardona