- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1925
- Place of Birth
- El Paso, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 16, 2003
Carlos Rivas
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 othe…
Filmography
movieLove Without Frontiers
1998
movieMi Vida Loca
1994
movieGas Food Lodging
1992 · Padre
movieGypsy
1990 · Marcos
movieDiscriminación Maldita
1990
movieYoung Rebels
1989 · Mr. Vincenzo
tvThe A-Team
1983 · Police Officer
tvHotel
1982 · Mr. Cruz
movieDoc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1975 · Kulkan
movieThe Gatling Gun
1971 · Two-Knife
movieThe Phantom Gunslinger
1970 · Sam
movieTopaz
1969 · Hernández
movieThe Undefeated
1969 · Diaz
movieTrue Grit
1969 · "Dirty Bob"
movieHang Your Hat on the Wind
1969 · Tall Bandit
movieThe Chinese Room
1968 · Nicolás Vidal
movieThey Saved Hitler's Brain
1968 · Camino Padua / Teo Padua
movieTarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966 · Romulo
tvThe Addams Family
1964 · Señor Cardona
movieLos viciosos
1964
movieThe Madmen of Mandoras
1963 · Camino Padua / Teo Padua
movieThe Getaway Face
1963
movieLa máscara roja
1962
moviePepe
1960 · Carlos
movieThe Dalton That Got Away
1960 · Grey Wolf
movie¡Yo sabia demasiado!
1960 · Ricardo
movieThe Unforgiven
1960 · Lost Bird
movieThe Miracle
1959 · Carlitos
movieSonatas
1959 · Juan Guzmán
movieMachete
1958 · Carlos
movieWhere Are Our Children Going?
1958
moviePanama Sal
1957 · Manuel Ortego
movieThe Black Scorpion
1957 · Artur Ramos
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Alfredo Gomez
movieThe Deerslayer
1957 · Chingachgook
movieLa ciudad de los niños
1957
movieThe Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956 · Felipe Sanchez
movieThe King and I
1956 · Lun Tha
movieDe carne somos
1955 · Mario Vidal
movieFury in Paradise
1955
movieLa vida tiene tres días
1955 · José
movieLove in Four Parts
1955 · Antonio del Río
movieLos secretos del buzón
1948