Acting
Carlos Rivas
FA, EN, ES cinema · 39 credits
Born
16 February 1925
Died
16 June 2003 (aged 78)
Birthplace
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also known as Oscar Weber (birth name) · Oscar von Weber · Karl Weber
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.
Known for
Filmography
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
Gypsy
as Marcos
Young Rebels
as Mr. Vincenzo
The Gatling Gun
as Two-Knife
The Undefeated
as Diaz
True Grit
as "Dirty Bob"
Hang Your Hat on the Wind
as Tall Bandit
Topaz
as Hernández
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
The Chinese Room
as Nicolás Vidal
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird
Pepe
as Carlos
The Dalton That Got Away
as Grey Wolf
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
as Ricardo
Sonatas
as Juan Guzmán
The Miracle
as Carlitos
Machete
as Carlos
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook
Panama Sal
as Manuel Ortego
The King and I
as Lun Tha
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez
De carne somos
as Mario Vidal
Love in Four Parts
as Antonio del Río
