
Carlos Rivas
Biography
Carlos Rivas (born Oscar Weber) was a Hispanic/Latin 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.
Acting (37 movies)

The Unforgiven
1960

Los secretos del buzón
1948

The Black Scorpion
1957

The King and I
1956

Gas Food Lodging
1992

Discriminación Maldita
1990

The Undefeated
1969

Pepe
1960

Machete
1958

The Madmen of Mandoras
1963

The Deerslayer
1957

The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956

Sonatas
1959

Gray neighborhood
1954

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966

The Miracle
1959

They Saved Hitler's Brain
1968

De carne somos
1955

The Phantom Gunslinger
1970

Where Are Our Children Going?
1958

The Gatling Gun
1971

The Dalton That Got Away
1960

Mi Vida Loca
1994

Panama Sal
1957

The Chinese Room
1968

Gypsy
1990

La ciudad de los niños
1957

Young Rebels
1989

La máscara roja
1962

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1975

Los viciosos
1964

True Grit
1969

Hang Your Hat on the Wind
1969

Topaz
1969

Love in Four Parts
1955

¡Yo sabia demasiado!
1960

La vida tiene tres días
1955
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