Luis Contreras (actor)

For the Venezuelan Olympic boxer, see Luis Contreras (boxer).

Luis Contreras (September 18, 1950 – June 20, 2004) was an American character actor. The son of actor Roberto Contreras, his film debut was in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Contreras often played the parts of bums, gang members, police officers, prison inmates, and criminals.^[1] One of the typical roles that he played as a gang member or criminal was that of Jesus in Walking the Edge.^[2]

Luis Contreras
Born	(1950-09-18)18 September 1950 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died	20 June 2004(2004-06-20) (aged 53) United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970s–2004

Contreras appeared in multiple movies for director Walter Hill: The Long Riders, 48 Hrs., Extreme Prejudice, Red Heat, Geronimo: An American Legend, and Last Man Standing.

He died of cancer in 2004 at the age of 53.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Federale #2
1978	Coming Home	Demonstrator	Uncredited
1979	1941	Zoot Suiter
1979	The Jerk	Extra In 'Cat Juggling' Scene	Uncredited
1980	The Last Married Couple in America	Party Guest #6
1980	Heart Beat	Mexican Junkie
1980	The Blues Brothers	Bob's Country Bunker Patron	Uncredited
1980	The Long Riders	Man At The Bar
1980	Borderline	Bandit
1982	Barbarosa	Angel
1982	48 Hrs.	Gang Member
1984	Repo Man	Mr. Humphries' Security Guard	Uncredited
1985	Walking the Edge	Jesus
1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	Biker #2
1985	Stand Alone	Look-Out
1986	Blue City	Lieutenant Ortiz
1986	Big Trouble	Terrorist #2
1986	Mission Kill	Officer
1987	Extreme Prejudice	Lupo
1987	Straight to Hell	Sal
1987	Walker	Benito
1988	Sunset	Jail Inmate #2
1988	Red Heat	Lupo
1989	After Midnight	The Dogs' Master	(segment "A Night on the Town")
1990	El Diablo	"Pestoso"
1991	Suburban Commando	Ringo
1992	Desert Kickboxer
1993	Blood In Blood Out	"Realthing"
1993	Geronimo: An American Legend	Rurale Officer
1993	Heaven!	Sanchez
1995	Under the Hula Moon	Bandito
1996	The Winner	Guy In Couple
1996	Last Man Standing	Comandante Ramirez
1997	Down for the Barrio	Cadillac Crowd
2000	Across the Line	Timex
2002	Ocean Park	Derelict
2004	Criminal	Carlos	(final film role)