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Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

Acting

February 16, 1925 – June 16, 2003 (died at 78)
El Paso, Texas, USA
Male
39 Movies
4 TV Shows

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.

The King and I
The King and I

The King and I

1956 7.1

as Lun Tha

Age 31 (now 78)
The Black Scorpion
The Black Scorpion

The Black Scorpion

1957 5.2

as Artur Ramos

Age 32 (now 78)
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
The Beast of Hollow Mountain

The Beast of Hollow Mountain

1956 4.3

as Felipe Sanchez

Age 31 (now 78)
True Grit
True Grit

True Grit

1969 7.3

as "Dirty Bob"

Age 44 (now 78)
The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

1960 6.2

as Lost Bird

Age 35 (now 78)
Topaz
Topaz

Topaz

1969 6.0

as Hernández

Age 44 (now 78)
Pepe
Pepe

Pepe

1960 6.3

as Carlos

Age 35 (now 78)
The Undefeated
The Undefeated

The Undefeated

1969 6.3

as Diaz

Age 44 (now 78)
They Saved Hitler's Brain
They Saved Hitler's Brain

They Saved Hitler's Brain

1968 2.9

as Camino Padua / Teo Padua

Age 43 (now 78)
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer

1957 6.1

as Chingachgook

Age 32 (now 78)
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

1975 5.2

as Kulkan

Age 50 (now 78)
The Madmen of Mandoras
The Madmen of Mandoras

The Madmen of Mandoras

1963 3.4

as Camino Padua / Teo Padua

Age 38 (now 78)
De carne somos
De carne somos

De carne somos

1955 6.3

as Mario Vidal

Age 30 (now 78)
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
¡Yo sabia demasiado!

¡Yo sabia demasiado!

1960 5.0

as Ricardo

Age 35 (now 78)
Sonatas
Sonatas

Sonatas

1959 5.1

as Juan Guzmán

Age 34 (now 78)
The Gatling Gun
The Gatling Gun

The Gatling Gun

1971 5.3

as Two-Knife

Age 46 (now 78)