Carlos Rivas

Personal Info

Birthday

February 16, 1925

Day of Death

2003-06-16

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Oscar Weber (birth name)

Oscar von Weber

Karl Weber

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

The A-Team

The Addams Family

True Grit

The Unforgiven

Topaz

The Undefeated

The Black Scorpion

Filmography

1992
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
1990
Gypsy
as Marcos
1989
Young Rebels
as Mr. Vincenzo
1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Kulkan
1971
The Gatling Gun
as Two-Knife
1970
The Phantom Gunslinger
as Sam
1969
Topaz
as Hernández
The Undefeated
as Diaz
True Grit
as "Dirty Bob"
Hang Your Hat on the Wind
as Tall Bandit
1968
The Chinese Room
as Nicolás Vidal
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
1966
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Romulo
1963
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Camino Padua / Teo Padua
1960
Pepe
as Carlos
The Dalton That Got Away
as Grey Wolf
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
as Ricardo
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird
1959
The Miracle
as Carlitos
Sonatas
as Juan Guzmán
1958
Machete
as Carlos
1957
Panama Sal
as Manuel Ortego
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook
1956
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez
The King and I
as Lun Tha
1955
De carne somos
as Mario Vidal
La vida tiene tres días
as José
Love in Four Parts
as Antonio del Río
1954
Gray neighborhood
as Federico