Luis Contreras
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1950
- Died
- June 20, 2004 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Wednesday Afternoon
Movie · as The Bartender
Criminal
Movie · as Carlos
Carnivàle
TV · as Proprietor · 1 ep
Missing Pieces
Movie · as Beggar
Across the Line
Movie · as Timex
American Tragedy
Movie · as Bum
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Movie · as Mario
Last Man Standing
Movie · as Comandante Ramirez
The Winner
Movie · as Guy in Couple
Dragstrip Girl
Movie · as Raoul
Bound by Honor
Movie · as Realthing
Rio Diablo
Movie · as Pedro Almenzar
Geronimo: An American Legend
Movie · as Rurale Officer
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV · as El Gato · 1 ep
Desert Kickboxer
Movie
Suburban Commando
Movie · as Ringo
Dollman
Movie · as Jackson
Lower Level
Movie · as Street Person
El Diablo
Movie · as Pestoso
After Midnight
Movie · as The Dogs' Master (segment "A Night on the Town")
Sunset
Movie · as Jail Inmates
Red Heat
Movie · as Lupo
Extreme Prejudice
Movie · as Lupo
Walker
Movie · as Benito
Straight to Hell
Movie · as Sal
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Movie · as Apartment Manager
The Oldest Rookie
TV · 1 ep
Running Scared
Movie · as Thug (uncredited)
Big Trouble
Movie · as Terrorist #2
Blue City
Movie · as Lieutenant Ortiz
Mission Kill
Movie · as Officer
Matlock
TV · as Inmate #2 · 2 eps
Heart of the City
TV · as Desk Clerk · 1 ep
Walking the Edge
Movie · as Jesus
Stand Alone
Movie · as Look-Out
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie · as Biker #2
A Touch of Scandal
Movie · as Eugenio Salvador
Repo Man
Movie · as Mr. Humphries' Security Guard
Night Court
TV · as Defendant #2, Mr. Alvarez · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Gunman · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Mule · 1 ep
48 Hrs.
Movie · as Gang Member
Barbarosa
Movie · as Angel
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Cezar Moro, Louis Pordeo · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · as Coyote, Voice #2 · 1 ep
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV · 1 ep
Falcon Crest
TV · as Inmate Tony · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · 3 eps
The Long Riders
Movie · as Man at the Bar
The Last Married Couple in America
Movie · as Party Guest
Heart Beat
Movie · as Mexican Junkie
Borderline
Movie
1941
Movie · as Zoot Suiter
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Movie · as Federale
CHiPs
TV · 1 ep
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Beggar · 1 ep