Carlos Rivas

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

The A-Team

Hotel

The Addams Family

True Grit

The Undefeated

Young Rebels

The King and I

All Movies (39)

• Love Without Frontiers1998
• Mi Vida Loca1994
• Gas Food Lodging1992 · as Padre
• Gypsy1990 · as Marcos
• Discriminación Maldita1990
• Young Rebels1989 · as Mr. Vincenzo
• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze1975 · as Kulkan
• The Gatling Gun1971 · as Two-Knife
• The Phantom Gunslinger1970 · as Sam
• Topaz1969 · as Hernández
• The Undefeated1969 · as Diaz
• True Grit1969 · as "Dirty Bob"
• Hang Your Hat on the Wind1969 · as Tall Bandit
• The Chinese Room1968 · as Nicolás Vidal
• They Saved Hitler's Brain1968 · as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
• Tarzan and the Valley of Gold1966 · as Romulo
• Los viciosos1964
• The Madmen of Mandoras1963 · as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
• The Getaway Face1963
• La máscara roja1962
• Pepe1960 · as Carlos
• The Dalton That Got Away1960 · as Grey Wolf
• ¡Yo sabia demasiado!1960 · as Ricardo
• The Unforgiven1960 · as Lost Bird
• The Miracle1959 · as Carlitos
• Sonatas1959 · as Juan Guzmán
• Machete1958 · as Carlos
• Where Are Our Children Going?1958
• Panama Sal1957 · as Manuel Ortego
• The Black Scorpion1957 · as Artur Ramos
• The Deerslayer1957 · as Chingachgook
• La ciudad de los niños1957
• The Beast of Hollow Mountain1956 · as Felipe Sanchez
• The King and I1956 · as Lun Tha
• De carne somos1955 · as Mario Vidal
• Fury in Paradise1955
• La vida tiene tres días1955 · as José
• Love in Four Parts1955 · as Antonio del Río
• Los secretos del buzón1948

All TV Shows (4)

• The A-Team1983 · as Police Officer
• Hotel1982 · as Mr. Cruz
• The Addams Family1964 · as Señor Cardona
• Perry Mason1957 · as Alfredo Gomez