Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

Known for

Acting

Born

February 16, 1925

Birthplace

El Paso, Texas, USA

Died

June 16, 2003 (aged 78)

Biography

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 (19...

Best known work

The A-Team
The A-Team
1983
True Grit
True Grit
1969
The Addams Family
The Addams Family
1964
Topaz
Topaz
1969
The King and I
The King and I
1956
The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven
1960
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
1969
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955
Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging
1992

Filmography

  1. 1998

    Love Without Frontiers
  2. 1994

  3. 1992

    Gas Food Lodging

    as Padre

  4. 1990

    Gypsy

    as Marcos

  5. 1990

  6. 1989

    Young Rebels

    as Mr. Vincenzo

  7. 1983

    The A-TeamTV

    as Police Officer (1 episode)

  8. 1982

    HotelTV

    as Mr. Cruz (1 episode)

  9. 1975

  10. 1971

    The Gatling Gun

    as Two-Knife

  11. 1970

  12. 1969

    Topaz

    as Hernández

  13. 1969

  14. 1969

    True Grit

    as "Dirty Bob"

  15. 1969

  16. 1968

    The Chinese Room

    as Nicolás Vidal

  17. 1968

    They Saved Hitler's Brain

    as Camino Padua / Teo Padua

  18. 1966

  19. 1964

    The Addams FamilyTV

    as Señor Cardona (1 episode)

  20. 1964

  21. 1963

    The Madmen of Mandoras

    as Camino Padua / Teo Padua

  22. 1963

  23. 1962

  24. 1960

    Pepe

    as Carlos

  25. 1960

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