Carlos Rivas
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-02-16 in El Paso, Texas, USA
Died
2003-06-16
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.
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Alfredo Gomez
The A-Team
as Police Officer
The Addams Family
as Señor Cardona
True Grit
as "Dirty Bob"
Topaz
as Hernández
Machete
as Carlos
The King and I
as Lun Tha
The Undefeated
as Diaz
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird
Pepe
as Carlos
Mi Vida Loca
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Kulkan
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
The Miracle
as Carlitos
The Gatling Gun
as Two-Knife
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Romulo
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook