Luis Contreras
- Interprétation
- 18 septembre 1950 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 20 juin 2004
Biographie
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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Filmographie
- Criminal · Carlos
- Wednesday Afternoon · The Bartender
- La Caravane de l'étrange · Proprietor
- La pièce manquante · Beggar
- American Tragedy · Bum
- Across the Line · Timex
- Dr Quinn, Femme Médecin - Une Famille Déchirée · Mario
- Dernier recours · Comandante Ramirez
- The Winner · Guy in Couple
- la fureur de risque · Raoul
- Géronimo · Rurale Officer
- Brisco County · El Gato
- Rio Diablo · Pedro Almenzar
- Les Princes de la ville · Realthing
- Desert Kickboxer
- Dollman · Jackson
- Lower Level · Street Person
- Suburban Commando · Ringo
- El Diablo · Pestoso
- Après Minuit · The Dogs' Master (segment "A Night on the Town")
- Double Détente · Lupo
- Meurtre à Hollywood · Jail Inmates
- Walker · Benito
- The Oldest Rookie
- Straight to Hell · Sal
- Police Story: The Freeway Killings · Apartment Manager
- Extrême Préjudice · Lupo
- Heart of the City · Desk Clerk
- Deux flics à Chicago · Thug (uncredited)
- Big Trouble · Terrorist #2
- Blue City · Lieutenant Ortiz
- Matlock · Inmate #2
- Stand Alone · Look-Out
- Pee-wee Big Adventure · Biker #2
- Extrême Limite · Jesus
- A Touch of Scandal · Eugenio Salvador
- Rick Hunter, inspecteur choc · Gunman
- Repo Man · Mr. Humphries' Security Guard
- Supercopter · Mule
- Night Court · Defendant #2, Mr. Alvarez
- 48 heures · Gang Member
- K2000 · Coyote, Voice #2
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- Hooker · Cezar Moro, Louis Pordeo
- La vengeance mexicaine · Angel
- Falcon Crest · Inmate Tony
- Simon & Simon
- Chicanos, chasseur de têtes
- Le Gang des frères James · Man at the Bar
- Heart Beat · Mexican Junkie
- The Last Married Couple in America · Party Guest
- 1941 · Zoot Suiter
- Rencontres du troisième type · Federale
- CHiPs
- Quincy
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Beggar