Biography
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.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 41
TV Shows 3
Gas Food Lodging (1992)
Gypsy (1991)
Discriminación Maldita (1990)
Young Rebels (1989)
The A-Team (1983)
The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
Tarjeta verde (1978)
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
The Gatling Gun (1971)
The Phantom Gunslinger (1970)
Topaz (1969)
The Undefeated (1969)
True Grit (1969)
Hang Your Hat on the Wind (1969)
The Chinese Room (1968)
They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968)
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
Los viciosos (1964)
The Madmen of Mandoras (1963)
Matar o morir (1963)
La máscara roja (1962)
Pepe (1960)
¡Viva la soldadera! (1960)
The Dalton That Got Away (1960)
¡Yo sabia demasiado! (1960)
The Unforgiven (1960)
The Miracle (1959)
Sonatas (1959)
Pueblo en armas (1959)
Machete (1958)
Where Are Our Children Going? (1958)
Panama Sal (1957)
The Black Scorpion (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
The Deerslayer (1957)
La ciudad de los niños (1957)
The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956)
The King and I (1956)
De carne somos (1955)
Fury in Paradise (1955)
La vida tiene tres días (1955)
Love in Four Parts (1955)
Gray neighborhood (1954)
Los secretos del buzón (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1925-02-16
Deathday2003-06-16 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceEl Paso, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsOscar Weber (birth name), Oscar von Weber, Karl Weber
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