Luis Contreras (September 18, 1950 â€" 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. One of the typical roles that he played as a gang member or
criminal was that of Jesus in Walking the Edge.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.
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. One of the typical roles that he played as a gang member or
criminal was that of Jesus in Walking the Edge.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.
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