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Carlos Rivas

Actor

Carlos Rivas

Born February 16, 1925 in El Paso, Texas, USADied June 16, 200339 films

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.

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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.

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True Grit posterFirst watchTrue Grit19697.3as "Dirty Bob"The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The King and I poster7.1The King and I1956Topaz poster6.0Topaz1969The Unforgiven poster6.2The Unforgiven1960The Undefeated poster6.3The Undefeated1969Gas Food Lodging poster6.2Gas Food Lodging1992Pepe poster6.4Pepe1960The Black Scorpion poster5.2The Black Scorpion1957The Beast of Hollow Mountain poster4.2The Beast of Hollow Mountain1956

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. 1998Love Without Frontiers
  2. 1994Mi Vida Loca
  3. 1992Gas Food LodgingPadre
  4. 1990GypsyMarcos
  5. 1990Discriminación Maldita
  6. 1989Young RebelsMr. Vincenzo
  7. 1975Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeKulkan
  8. 1971The Gatling GunTwo-Knife
  9. 1970The Phantom GunslingerSam
  10. 1969TopazHernández
  11. 1969The UndefeatedDiaz
  12. 1969True Grit"Dirty Bob"
  13. 1969Hang Your Hat on the WindTall Bandit
  14. 1968The Chinese RoomNicolás Vidal
  15. 1968They Saved Hitler's BrainCamino Padua / Teo Padua
  16. 1966Tarzan and the Valley of GoldRomulo
  17. 1964Los viciosos
  18. 1963The Madmen of MandorasCamino Padua / Teo Padua
  19. 1963The Getaway Face
  20. 1962La máscara roja
  21. 1960PepeCarlos
  22. 1960The Dalton That Got AwayGrey Wolf
  23. 1960¡Yo sabia demasiado!Ricardo
  24. 1960The UnforgivenLost Bird
  25. 1959The MiracleCarlitos
  26. 1959SonatasJuan Guzmán
  27. 1958MacheteCarlos
  28. 1958Where Are Our Children Going?
  29. 1957Panama SalManuel Ortego
  30. 1957The Black ScorpionArtur Ramos
  31. 1957The DeerslayerChingachgook
  32. 1957La ciudad de los niños
  33. 1956The Beast of Hollow MountainFelipe Sanchez
  34. 1956The King and ILun Tha
  35. 1955De carne somosMario Vidal
  36. 1955Fury in Paradise
  37. 1955La vida tiene tres díasJosé
  38. 1955Love in Four PartsAntonio del Río
  39. 1948Los secretos del buzón