Carlos Rivas
Actor
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
Topaz
as Hernández 1969
The King and I
as Lun Tha 1956
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird 1960
The Undefeated
as Diaz 1969
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre 1992
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos 1957
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez 1956
Pepe
as Carlos 1960
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Kulkan 1975
Mi Vida Loca
1994
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook 1957
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Romulo 1966
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua 1968
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua 1963
Young Rebels
as Mr. Vincenzo 1989
The Gatling Gun
as Two-Knife 1971