Carlos Rivas
39 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 16, 1925
- Died
- Jun 16, 2003 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- El Paso, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Oscar Weber (birth name) · Oscar von Weber · Karl Weber
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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Carlos Rivas: movies and TV shows
Acting (44)
- 1998
- 1994
- 1992 Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
- 1990 Gypsy
as Marcos
- 1990
- 1989 Young Rebels
as Mr. Vincenzo
- 1983
- 1982
- 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
- 1964
- 1963 The Madmen of Mandoras
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
- 1963
- 1962
- 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
- 1957 Panama Sal
as Manuel Ortego
- 1957 The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
- 1957
- 1957 The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook
- 1957
- 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
- 1955
- 1955 La vida tiene tres días
as José
- 1955 Love in Four Parts
as Antonio del Río
- 1948