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Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

Acting Born Feb 16, 1925 -- Died Jun 16, 2003 · 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 "Johnn...

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The A-Team
7.5
tv
The A-Team
as Police Officer
1983
True Grit
7.3
movie
True Grit
as "Dirty Bob"
1969
The Addams Family
8.0
tv
The Addams Family
as Señor Cardona
1964
Topaz
6.0
movie
Topaz
as Hernández
1969
The King and I
7.1
movie
The King and I
as Lun Tha
1956
The Unforgiven
6.2
movie
The Unforgiven
as Lost Bird
1960
Perry Mason
7.7
tv
Perry Mason
as Alfredo Gomez
1957
The Undefeated
6.2
movie
The Undefeated
as Diaz
1969
Gas Food Lodging
6.3
movie
Gas Food Lodging
as Padre
1992
The Black Scorpion
5.2
movie
The Black Scorpion
as Artur Ramos
1957
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
4.2
movie
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
as Felipe Sanchez
1956
Pepe
6.3
movie
Pepe
as Carlos
1960