Carlos Rivas
Actor
78 years (Feb 16, 1925 – Jun 16, 2003)El Paso, Texas, USA
Careers this long are unusual: Carlos Rivas is an American actor who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. The role of "Dirty Bob" in 'True Grit' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'Topaz' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry.
Carlos Rivas
Actor
Careers this long are unusual: Carlos Rivas is an American actor who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. The role of "Dirty Bob" in 'True Grit' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'Topaz' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry.
28 Movies
Plays "Dirty Bob"
True Grit
1969
Plays Hernández
Topaz
1969
Plays Lun Tha
The King and I
1956
Plays Lost Bird
The Unforgiven
1960
Plays Diaz
The Undefeated
1969
Plays Padre
Gas Food Lodging
1992
Plays Kulkan
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1975
Plays Carlos
Pepe
1960
Plays Romulo
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966
Plays Artur Ramos
The Black Scorpion
1957
Plays Carlos
Machete
1958
Plays Sam
The Phantom Gunslinger
1970
Plays Felipe Sanchez
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956
Plays Two-Knife
The Gatling Gun
1971
Plays Carlitos
The Miracle
1959
Plays Chingachgook
The Deerslayer
1957
Plays Camino Padua / Teo Padua
The Madmen of Mandoras
1963
Plays Marcos
Gypsy
1990
Plays Ricardo
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
1960
Plays Antonio del Río
Love in Four Parts
1955
Plays José
La vida tiene tres días
1955
Plays Mr. Vincenzo
Young Rebels
1989
Plays Grey Wolf
The Dalton That Got Away
1960
Plays Juan Guzmán
Sonatas
1959
Plays Mario Vidal
De carne somos
1955
Plays Nicolás Vidal
The Chinese Room
1968
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Carlos Rivas still alive?
Carlos Rivas passed away on June 16, 2003 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Carlos Rivas?
Carlos Rivas is best known for roles in True Grit, Topaz, The King and I.
How many movies has Carlos Rivas been in?
Over a 55-year career (since 1948), Carlos Rivas has appeared in 28 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Carlos Rivas's first movie?
The career of Carlos Rivas began with Los secretos del buzón (1948).
What is Carlos Rivas's most recent movie or series?
Carlos Rivas's most recent release is Love Without Frontiers, which premiered on July 21, 1998.
What TV shows has Carlos Rivas appeared in?
On television, Carlos Rivas has appeared in The A-Team, The Addams Family, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke.
Carlos Rivas
1925-02-16 · El Paso, Texas, USA
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 (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.