Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

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

1989

Young Rebels
Movie

Mr. Vincenzo

1983

The A-Team
Tv

Police Officer

1969

Topaz
Movie

Hernández

1969

True Grit
Movie

"Dirty Bob"

1968

The Chinese Room
Movie

Nicolás Vidal

1964

The Addams Family
Tv

Señor Cardona

1963

The Madmen of Mandoras
Movie

Camino Padua / Teo Padua

1960

Pepe
Movie

Carlos

1960

1959

1959

Sonatas
Movie

Juan Guzmán

1957

Perry Mason
Tv

Alfredo Gomez

1957

Infos

Full Name
Carlos Rivas
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/16/1925
Date of Death
6/16/2003
Also Known As

Oscar Weber (birth name)

Oscar von Weber

Karl Weber