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Carlos Rivas
Actor, Producer
Died June 16, 2003 (78 years)
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 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 Latino actors in co-founding the Nosotros ("We") Foundation, a Los Angeles based organization devoted to improving the way Hispanics are depicted in entertainment and advocating for Latinos in the movie and television industry.
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 Latino actors in co-founding the Nosotros ("We") Foundation, a Los Angeles based organization devoted to improving the way Hispanics are depicted in entertainment and advocating for Latinos in the movie and television industry.
Filmography
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Gas Food Lodging · as Padre |
| 1990 | Gypsy · as Marcos |
| 1989 | Young Rebels · as Mr. Vincenzo |
| 1984 | Cover Up (TV Series) · as Morales |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Mr. Cruz |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Police Officer |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Hector |
| 1981 | The New Adventures of Zorro (TV Series) · as Don Alejandro |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Justice Of The Peace |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Howard |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Hawaiian Singer |
| 1975 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze · as Kulkan |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Benny |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Tom Avila |
| 1971 | The Gatling Gun · as Two-Knife |
| 1970 | The Phantom Gunslinger · as Sam |
| 1969 | Topaz · as Hernández |
| 1969 | The Undefeated · as Diaz |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Nino |
| 1969 | True Grit · as "dirty Bob" |
| 1969 | Hang Your Hat on the Wind · as Tall Bandit |
| 1968 | They Saved Hitler's Brain · as Camino Padua / Teo Padua |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Angelo Rodez |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Jorge |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Perez |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Admiral Gioco |
| 1966 | Tarzan and the Valley of Gold · as Romulo |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as S.r.a. Joe Rodriguez |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Thug |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Dr. Felix Cueverra |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Chief Tall Fire |
| 1964 | The Addams Family (TV Series) · as Señor Cardona |
| 1963 | The Madmen of Mandoras · as Camino Padua / Teo Padua |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Second In Command, Spanish Civil War |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Father Adrian |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Romero |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Nakona |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) · as Takanta |
| 1961 | Mi guitarra y mi caballo · as Cast |
| 1960 | Pepe · as Carlos |
| 1960 | ¡Yo sabía demasiado! · as Ricardo |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Mcconnell |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven · as Lost Bird |
| 1959 | The Miracle · as Carlitos |
| 1959 | Sonatas · as Juan Guzmán |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Pueblo en armas · as Gorgonio |
| 1958 | Machete · as Carlos |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt (TV Series) · as Younger Skin Diver |
| 1957 | The Black Scorpion · as Artur Ramos |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as Raimundo Ruiz |
| 1957 | Livets vår · as Folke Sundqvist |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Luis |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Alfredo Gomez |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Curro Santiago |
| 1957 | The Deerslayer · as Chingachgook |
| 1957 | The Big Boodle · as Carlos 'rubi' Rubin |
| 1956 | The Beast of Hollow Mountain · as Felipe Sanchez |
| 1956 | The King and I · as Lun Tha |
| 1956 | Comanche · as Wounded Comanche |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Nick Fleming |
| 1955 | De carne somos · as Mario Vidal |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Johnny Bravo |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Trail |
| 1955 | Amor en cuatro tiempos · as Antonio Del Río |
| 1955 | A Life in the Balance · as Police Officer |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Tall Bandit |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Ship's Officer |