Carlos Rivas
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1994 · Mi Vida Loca as
- 1992 · Gas Food Lodging as Padre
- 1990 · Gypsy as Marcos
- 1990 · Discriminación Maldita as
- 1989 · Young Rebels as Mr. Vincenzo
- 1983 · The A-Team as Police Officer
- 1975 · Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze as Kulkan
- 1971 · The Gatling Gun as Two-Knife
- 1970 · The Phantom Gunslinger as Sam
- 1969 · Topaz as Hernández
- 1969 · The Undefeated as Diaz
- 1969 · True Grit as "Dirty Bob"
- 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 · The Addams Family as Señor Cardona
- 1964 · Los viciosos as
- 1963 · The Madmen of Mandoras as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
- 1962 · La máscara roja as
- 1960 · Pepe as Carlos
- 1960 · The Dalton That Got Away as Grey Wolf
- 1960 · ¡Yo sabia demasiado! as Ricardo
- 1960 · The Unforgiven as Lost Bird
- 1959 · The Miracle as Carlitos
- 1959 · Sonatas as Juan Guzmán
- 1958 · Machete as Carlos
- 1958 · Where Are Our Children Going? as
- 1957 · Panama Sal as Manuel Ortego
- 1957 · The Black Scorpion as Artur Ramos
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Alfredo Gomez
- 1957 · The Deerslayer as Chingachgook
- 1957 · La ciudad de los niños as
- 1956 · The Beast of Hollow Mountain as Felipe Sanchez
- 1956 · The King and I as Lun Tha
- 1955 · De carne somos as Mario Vidal
- 1955 · La vida tiene tres días as José
- 1955 · Love in Four Parts as Antonio del Río
- 1954 · Gray neighborhood as Federico
- 1948 · Los secretos del buzón as