Carlos Rivas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1925
- Died
- June 16, 2003
- Birthplace
- El Paso, Texas, USA
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
Love Without Frontiers 1998
Actor
Mi Vida Loca 1994
Actor
Gas Food Lodging 1992
as Padre
Gypsy 1990
as Marcos
Discriminación Maldita 1990
Actor
Young Rebels 1989
as Mr. Vincenzo
- Relampago
Relampago 1987
Actor
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 1975
as Kulkan
The Gatling Gun 1971
as Two-Knife
The Phantom Gunslinger 1970
as Sam
Topaz 1969
as Hernández
The Undefeated 1969
as Diaz
Hang Your Hat on the Wind 1969
as Tall Bandit
True Grit 1969
as "Dirty Bob"
The Chinese Room 1968
as Nicolás Vidal
They Saved Hitler's Brain 1968
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold 1966
as Romulo
Duelo de pistoleros 1966
as El Yaqui
Los viciosos 1964
Actor
The Madmen of Mandoras 1963
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
- Matar o morir
Matar o morir 1963
as Sebastián
The Getaway Face 1963
Actor
La máscara roja 1962
Actor
- Mi guitarra y mi caballo
Mi guitarra y mi caballo 1961
Actor
Pepe 1960
as Carlos
¡Viva la soldadera! 1960
as Gorgonio
The Dalton That Got Away 1960
as Grey Wolf
¡Yo sabia demasiado! 1960
as Ricardo
The Unforgiven 1960
as Lost Bird
The Miracle 1959
as Carlitos
Sonatas 1959
as Juan Guzmán
- Pueblo en armas
Pueblo en armas 1959
as Gorgonio Sebastián
Machete 1958
as Carlos
Where Are Our Children Going? 1958
Actor
Panama Sal 1957
as Manuel Ortego
The Black Scorpion 1957
as Artur Ramos
The Deerslayer 1957
as Chingachgook
La ciudad de los niños 1957
Actor
The Beast of Hollow Mountain 1956
as Felipe Sanchez
The King and I 1956
as Lun Tha
De carne somos 1955
as Mario Vidal
Fury in Paradise 1955
Actor
La vida tiene tres días 1955
as José
Love in Four Parts 1955
as Antonio del Río
A Life in the Balance 1955
as Police officer
Los secretos del buzón 1948
Actor
Credits from TMDB.