Personal Info
Luis Contreras
Acting
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 al…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Criminal
as Carlos
Wednesday Afternoon
as The Bartender
Missing Pieces
as Beggar
American Tragedy
as Bum
Across the Line
as Timex
Last Man Standing
as Comandante Ramirez
The Winner
as Guy in Couple
Dragstrip Girl
as Raoul
Bound by Honor
as Realthing
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Rurale Officer
TV Shows
Carnivàle
as Proprietor · 1 ep.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as El Gato · 1 ep.
The Oldest Rookie
1 ep.
Matlock
as Inmate #2 · 2 ep.
Heart of the City
as Desk Clerk · 1 ep.
Night Court
as Mr. Alvarez · 1 ep.
Hunter
as Gunman · 1 ep.
Airwolf
as Mule · 1 ep.
Knight Rider
as Voice #2 · 1 ep.
T. J. Hooker
as Louis Pordeo · 1 ep.
