Carlos Rivas

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-16 (78 years old)

Deathday

2003-06-16

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Carlos Rivas

Biography

Carlos Rivas (born Oscar Weber) was an 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 Mexican and Argentinian 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 fi...

Acting

1960

The Unforgiven

as Lost Bird

1957

The Black Scorpion

as Artur Ramos

1956

The King and I

as Lun Tha

1992

1969

1960

Pepe

as Carlos

1958

Machete

as Carlos

1963

The Madmen of Mandoras

as Camino Padua / Teo Padua

1957

The Deerslayer

as Chingachgook

1956

1959

Sonatas

as Juan Guzmán

1954

1959

The Miracle

as Carlitos

1968

They Saved Hitler's Brain

as Camino Padua / Teo Padua

1955

De carne somos

as Mario Vidal

1971

The Gatling Gun

as Two-Knife

1960

1957

Panama Sal

as Manuel Ortego

1968

The Chinese Room

as Nicolás Vidal

1990

Gypsy

as Marcos

1989

Young Rebels

as Mr. Vincenzo

1969

True Grit

as "Dirty Bob"

1969

1969

Topaz

as Hernández

1955

Love in Four Parts

as Antonio del Río

1960

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