Luis Contreras
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.
Filmography
Wednesday Afternoon
as The Bartender
Wednesday Afternoon
as The Bartender
Missing Pieces
as Beggar
Missing Pieces
as Beggar
American Tragedy
as Bum
American Tragedy
as Bum
Last Man Standing
as Comandante Ramirez
Last Man Standing
as Comandante Ramirez
Dragstrip Girl
as Raoul
Dragstrip Girl
as Raoul
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Rurale Officer
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Rurale Officer
Rio Diablo
as Pedro Almenzar
Rio Diablo
as Pedro Almenzar
Bound by Honor
as Realthing
Bound by Honor
as Realthing
Desert Kickboxer
Desert Kickboxer
Dollman
as Jackson
Dollman
as Jackson
Suburban Commando
as Ringo
Suburban Commando
as Ringo
El Diablo
as Pestoso
El Diablo
as Pestoso
Red Heat
as Lupo
Red Heat
as Lupo
Sunset
as Jail Inmates
Sunset
as Jail Inmates
Walker
as Benito
Walker
as Benito
Straight to Hell
as Sal
Straight to Hell
as Sal
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Apartment Manager
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Apartment Manager
Extreme Prejudice
as Lupo
Extreme Prejudice
as Lupo
Running Scared
as Thug (uncredited)
Running Scared
as Thug (uncredited)
Big Trouble
as Terrorist #2
Big Trouble
as Terrorist #2
Blue City
as Lieutenant Ortiz
Blue City
as Lieutenant Ortiz
Stand Alone
as Look-Out
Stand Alone
as Look-Out
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Biker #2
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Biker #2
A Touch of Scandal
as Eugenio Salvador
A Touch of Scandal
as Eugenio Salvador
Repo Man
as Mr. Humphries' Security Guard
Repo Man
as Mr. Humphries' Security Guard
48 Hrs.
as Gang Member
48 Hrs.
as Gang Member
Barbarosa
as Angel
Barbarosa
as Angel
The Long Riders
as Man at the Bar
The Long Riders
as Man at the Bar
Heart Beat
as Mexican Junkie
Heart Beat
as Mexican Junkie
The Last Married Couple in America
as Party Guest
The Last Married Couple in America
as Party Guest
1941
as Zoot Suiter
1941
as Zoot Suiter