1950-09-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tall, lean, and wiry, 6-foot-4 Euro-Indigenous Latino American character actor. The son of Euro-Indigenous Latino American character actor, Roberto Contreras. Luis Contreras was born on September 18, 1950. Lean and wiry, often sporting a mass of curly hair and drooping mustache, with his piercing dark eyes and angular face Contreras ranged between portraying various criminals and police officers. Contreras made his film debut as a Federale in Steven Spielberg's wonderful science fiction classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." He also popped up as a zoot suiter in Spielberg's hilarious all-star comedy "1941." Contreras frequently acted in movies for director Walter Hill: "The Long Riders," "48 HRS.,""Extreme Prejudice," "Red Heat," "Geronimo: An American Legend," and "Last Man Standing." Contreras was especially memorable as a grocery store security guard in the cult classic sci-fi black comedy "Repo Man," the vicious ringleader of a gang of cocaine cowboys in "Stand Alone," a hostile eye-patched biker in the delightfully madcap "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," and a deranged homeless man who terrorizes a trio of teenage girls in the "A Night on the Town" episode of the hugely enjoyable horror anthology "After Midnight." Contreras also did guest appearances on the TV shows "CHiPs," "Quincy M.E.," "T.J. Hooker," "Knight Rider," "Riptide," "Hill Street Blues," "Simon & Simon," "Night Court," "Hunter," "Matlock," and "Carnivale", regularly working through the 1970s and 1980s. Luis Contreras died of cancer at the tragically young age of 53 on June 20, 2004.
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Wednesday Afternoon | The Bartender | 2004-06-09 |
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Criminal | Carlos | 2004-09-10 |
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Missing Pieces | Beggar | 2001-01-01 |
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Across the Line | Timex | 2000-02-01 |
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American Tragedy | Bum | 2000-11-12 |
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Last Man Standing | Comandante Ramirez | 1996-09-20 |
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The Winner | Guy in Couple | 1996-09-13 |
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Dragstrip Girl | Raoul | 1994-09-02 |
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Rio Diablo | Pedro Almenzar | 1993-02-28 |
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Geronimo: An American Legend | Rurale Officer | 1993-12-10 |
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Bound by Honor | Realthing | 1993-02-05 |
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Desert Kickboxer | 1992-11-14 | |
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Suburban Commando | Ringo | 1991-10-04 |
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Lower Level | Street Person | 1991-10-05 |
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Dollman | Jackson | 1991-11-27 |
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El Diablo | Pestoso | 1990-07-22 |
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After Midnight | The Dogs' Master (segment "A Night on the Town") | 1989-11-03 |
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Red Heat | Lupo | 1988-06-17 |
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Sunset | Jail Inmates | 1988-04-29 |
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Walker | Benito | 1987-12-04 |
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Extreme Prejudice | Lupo | 1987-04-24 |
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Straight to Hell | Sal | 1987-06-26 |
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Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Apartment Manager | 1987-05-03 |
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Blue City | Lieutenant Ortiz | 1986-05-02 |
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Running Scared | Thug (uncredited) | 1986-06-27 |
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Big Trouble | Terrorist #2 | 1986-05-30 |
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Walking the Edge | Jesus | 1985-01-11 |
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Biker #2 | 1985-07-26 |
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Stand Alone | Look-Out | 1985-09-01 |
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A Touch of Scandal | Eugenio Salvador | 1984-11-27 |
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Repo Man | Mr. Humphries' Security Guard | 1984-03-02 |
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48 Hrs. | Gang Member | 1982-12-07 |
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Barbarosa | Angel | 1982-02-19 |
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The Last Married Couple in America | Party Guest | 1980-04-03 |
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The Long Riders | Man at the Bar | 1980-05-16 |
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Heart Beat | Mexican Junkie | 1980-04-25 |
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Borderline | 1980-12-19 | |
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1941 | Zoot Suiter | 1979-12-14 |
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Federale | 1977-12-14 |
