Carlos Rivas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-16

Day of death

2003-06-16 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Carlos Rivas

Biography

Carlos Rivas (born Oscar Weber) was a Hispanic/Latin 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

    Perry Mason

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • The Beast of Hollow Mountain

    The Beast of Hollow Mountain

  • Gas Food Lodging

    Gas Food Lodging

  • The Chinese Room

    The Chinese Room

  • The Undefeated

    The Undefeated

  • The Miracle

    The Miracle

  • Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

  • The Black Scorpion

    The Black Scorpion

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • Topaz

    Topaz

  • Young Rebels

    Young Rebels

  • De carne somos

    De carne somos

  • Sonatas

    Sonatas

  • The Madmen of Mandoras

    The Madmen of Mandoras

  • The Gatling Gun

    The Gatling Gun

  • La ciudad de los niños

    La ciudad de los niños

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • Hang Your Hat on the Wind

    Hang Your Hat on the Wind

  • The Unforgiven

    The Unforgiven

  • Gray neighborhood

    Gray neighborhood

  • The Deerslayer

    The Deerslayer

  • Los viciosos

    Los viciosos

  • The Phantom Gunslinger

    The Phantom Gunslinger

  • ¡Yo sabia demasiado!

    ¡Yo sabia demasiado!

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • Mi Vida Loca

    Mi Vida Loca

  • Where Are Our Children Going?

    Where Are Our Children Going?

  • La vida tiene tres días

    La vida tiene tres días

  • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

    Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

  • Machete

    Machete

  • Love in Four Parts

    Love in Four Parts

  • They Saved Hitler's Brain

    They Saved Hitler's Brain

  • The Dalton That Got Away

    The Dalton That Got Away

  • Los secretos del buzón

    Los secretos del buzón

  • Panama Sal

    Panama Sal

  • Discriminación Maldita

    Discriminación Maldita

  • La máscara roja

    La máscara roja