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Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

Acting

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. 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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Unforgiven
MOVIE

The Unforgiven

6.2(0.2K)
The Unforgiven
Lost Bird
Poster for Los secretos del buzón
MOVIE

Los secretos del buzón

10.0(0.0K)
Los secretos del buzón
Poster for The Black Scorpion
MOVIE

The Black Scorpion

5.2(0.1K)
The Black Scorpion
Artur Ramos
Poster for The King and I
MOVIE

The King and I

7.1(0.4K)
The King and I
Lun Tha
Poster for Gas Food Lodging
MOVIE

Gas Food Lodging

6.3(0.1K)
Gas Food Lodging
Padre
Poster for Discriminación Maldita
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Discriminación Maldita

6.7(0.0K)
Discriminación Maldita
Poster for The Undefeated
MOVIE

The Undefeated

6.3(0.1K)
The Undefeated
Diaz
Poster for Pepe
MOVIE

Pepe

6.3(0.1K)
Pepe
Carlos
Poster for Machete
MOVIE

Machete

6.7(0.0K)
Machete
Carlos
Poster for The Madmen of Mandoras
MOVIE

The Madmen of Mandoras

3.4(0.0K)
The Madmen of Mandoras
Camino Padua / Teo Padua

Gallery

Carlos Rivas portrait
Carlos Rivas portrait