Carlos Rivas
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.
Acting
TV
The A-Team
as Police Officer
1983
Movie
True Grit
as "Dirty Bob"
1969
TV
The Addams Family
as Señor Cardona
1964
Movie
Topaz
as Hernández
1969
Movie
The King and I
as Lun Tha
1956
Movie
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird
1960
TV
Perry Mason
as Alfredo Gomez
1957
Movie
The Undefeated
as Diaz
1969
Movie
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
1992
Movie
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
1957
Movie
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez
1956
Movie
Pepe
as Carlos
1960
Movie
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Kulkan
1975
Movie
Mi Vida Loca
1994
TV
Hotel
as Mr. Cruz
1982
Movie
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
1968
Movie
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook
1957
Movie
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Romulo
1966
Movie
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
1963
Movie
The Gatling Gun
as Two-Knife
1971
Movie
Young Rebels
as Mr. Vincenzo
1989
Movie
Sonatas
as Juan Guzmán
1959
Movie
The Miracle
as Carlitos
1959
Movie
Love in Four Parts
as Antonio del Río
1955