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Luis Contreras

Luis Contreras

Actor · Born 1950-09-18 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

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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 enjoy…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — Federale
  2. 48 Hrs. (1982) — Gang Member
  3. Red Heat (1988) — Lupo
  4. Bound by Honor (1993) — Realthing
  5. Knight Rider (1982) — Coyote
  6. Last Man Standing (1996) — Comandante Ramirez
  7. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — Biker #2
  8. 1941 (1979) — Zoot Suiter
  9. Repo Man (1984) — Mr. Humphries' Security Guard
  10. Airwolf (1984) — Mule
  11. Carnivàle (2003) — Proprietor
  12. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) — Rurale Officer
  13. The Long Riders (1980) — Man at the Bar
  14. Running Scared (1986) — Thug (uncredited)
  15. Suburban Commando (1991) — Ringo
  16. Extreme Prejudice (1987) — Lupo
  17. Criminal (2004) — Carlos
  18. CHiPs (1977)
  19. Night Court (1984) — Defendant #2
  20. Matlock (1986) — Inmate #2
  21. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  22. Sunset (1988) — Jail Inmates
  23. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) — El Gato
  24. T. J. Hooker (1982) — Cezar Moro
  25. Hunter (1984) — Gunman
  26. Dollman (1991) — Jackson
  27. Simon & Simon (1981)
  28. Walker (1987) — Benito
  29. After Midnight (1989) — The Dogs' Master (segment "A Night on the Town")
  30. Falcon Crest (1981) — Inmate Tony
  31. Borderline (1980)
  32. Straight to Hell (1987) — Sal
  33. Barbarosa (1982) — Angel
  34. Big Trouble (1986) — Terrorist #2
  35. El Diablo (1990) — Pestoso
  36. Blue City (1986) — Lieutenant Ortiz
  37. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
  38. Heart Beat (1980) — Mexican Junkie
  39. Walking the Edge (1985) — Jesus
  40. The Winner (1996) — Guy in Couple