Luis Contreras
- Atuação
- 18 de setembro de 1950 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 20 de junho de 2004
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- 171 · Carlos
- Wednesday Afternoon · The Bartender
- Carnivàle · Proprietor
- Missing Pieces · Beggar
- American Tragedy · Bum
- Across the Line · Timex
- Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie · Mario
- O Último Matador · Comandante Ramirez
- The Winner · Guy in Couple
- Marcados Pelo Destino · Raoul
- Gerônimo: Uma Lenda Americana · Rurale Officer
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. · El Gato
- Rio Diablo · Pedro Almenzar
- Sangue Por Sangue · Realthing
- O Ninja do Deserto
- Dollman: 33 cm de Altura... e Atira! · Jackson
- Encurralada · Street Person
- Comando Suburbano · Ringo
- El Diablo · Pestoso
- Depois da Meia-Noite · The Dogs' Master (segment "A Night on the Town")
- Inferno Vermelho · Lupo
- Assassinato em Hollywood · Jail Inmates
- Walker - Uma Aventura na Nicarágua · Benito
- The Oldest Rookie
- A Caminho do Inferno · Sal
- Police Story: The Freeway Killings · Apartment Manager
- O Limite da Traição · Lupo
- Heart of the City · Desk Clerk
- Dois Policiais em Apuros · Thug (uncredited)
- Problemas em Dobro · Terrorist #2
- Cidade Corrompida · Lieutenant Ortiz
- Matlock · Inmate #2
- Luta Solitária · Look-Out
- As Grandes Aventuras de Pee-wee · Biker #2
- Walking the Edge · Jesus
- A Touch of Scandal · Eugenio Salvador
- Tiro Certo · Gunman
- Repo Man: A Onda Punk · Mr. Humphries' Security Guard
- Águia de Fogo · Mule
- Night Court · Defendant #2, Mr. Alvarez
- 48 Horas · Gang Member
- A Super Máquina · Coyote, Voice #2
- A Lenda do Macaco Dourado
- Carro Comando · Cezar Moro, Louis Pordeo
- Barbarosa · Angel
- Falcon Crest · Inmate Tony
- Simon & Simon
- A Fronteira
- Cavalgada dos Proscritos · Man at the Bar
- Geração Beatnik · Mexican Junkie
- O Último Casal Casado · Party Guest
- 1941: Uma Guerra Muito Louca · Zoot Suiter
- Contatos Imediatos do Terceiro Grau · Federale
- Chips
- Quincy, M.E.
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Beggar