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Carlos Rivas
Actor

Carlos Rivas

16 Feb 1925Born
16 Jun 2003Died
78Age at death
44Credits

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.

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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

  1. 1998Love Without FrontiersFilm
  2. 1994Mi Vida LocaFilm
  3. 1992Gas Food LodgingFilm: Padre
  4. 1990GypsyFilm: Marcos
  5. 1990Discriminación MalditaFilm
  6. 1989Young RebelsFilm: Mr. Vincenzo
  7. 1983The A-TeamSeries: Police Officer (1 episode)
  8. 1982HotelSeries: Mr. Cruz (1 episode)
  9. 1975Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeFilm: Kulkan
  10. 1971The Gatling GunFilm: Two-Knife
  11. 1970The Phantom GunslingerFilm: Sam
  12. 1969TopazFilm: Hernández
  13. 1969The UndefeatedFilm: Diaz
  14. 1969True GritFilm: "Dirty Bob"
  15. 1969Hang Your Hat on the WindFilm: Tall Bandit
  16. 1968The Chinese RoomFilm: Nicolás Vidal
  17. 1968They Saved Hitler's BrainFilm: Camino Padua / Teo Padua
  18. 1966Tarzan and the Valley of GoldFilm: Romulo
  19. 1964The Addams FamilySeries: Señor Cardona (1 episode)
  20. 1964Los viciososFilm
  21. 1963The Madmen of MandorasFilm: Camino Padua / Teo Padua
  22. 1963The Getaway FaceFilm
  23. 1962La máscara rojaFilm
  24. 1960PepeFilm: Carlos
  25. 1960The Dalton That Got AwayFilm: Grey Wolf
  26. 1960¡Yo sabia demasiado!Film: Ricardo
  27. 1960The UnforgivenFilm: Lost Bird
  28. 1959The MiracleFilm: Carlitos
  29. 1959SonatasFilm: Juan Guzmán
  30. 1958MacheteFilm: Carlos
  31. 1958Where Are Our Children Going?Film
  32. 1957Panama SalFilm: Manuel Ortego
  33. 1957The Black ScorpionFilm: Artur Ramos
  34. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Alfredo Gomez (1 episode)
  35. 1957The DeerslayerFilm: Chingachgook
  36. 1957La ciudad de los niñosFilm
  37. 1956The Beast of Hollow MountainFilm: Felipe Sanchez
  38. 1956The King and IFilm: Lun Tha
  39. 1955De carne somosFilm: Mario Vidal
  40. 1955Fury in ParadiseFilm
  41. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Trail (1 episode)
  42. 1955La vida tiene tres díasFilm: José
  43. 1955Love in Four PartsFilm: Antonio del Río
  44. 1948Los secretos del buzónFilm

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