- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1928
- Place of Birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- July 18, 2000
Roberto Contreras
Tall, and slim, 6-foot-5, versatile, Euro-Indigenous Latino American character actor. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Armendariz' in the classic western adventure film, "Gold of the Seven Saints" (1961), which also starred Clint Walker, Roger Moore, and Letícia Román. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Angelo' in the episode entitled, "The Vaqueros," of the classic western television series, "The Rifleman," which originally aired on October 2, 1961, and which also starred Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, and Paul Fix. He was born to Jaime Contreras (1900-1975), and his wife Catalina Coin Contreras in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 12, 1928. Was of Euro-Indigenous Mexican descent. He made his actual film debut playing an undetermined role in the Spanish jungle adventure film, "The Rebellion of the Hanged" (1954), which also starred Pedro Armendáriz, A…
Filmography
movieBound by Honor
1993 · Cruz's Grandfather
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · trustee
movieScarface
1983 · Rebenga
movieBarbarosa
1982 · Cantina Owner
tvSimon & Simon
1981
movieThe Day Time Ended
1980 · Gas Station Attendant
movieThe Dark
1979 · Max
movieBlack Samurai
1976 · Chavez
movieCantata de Chile
1976
tvSwitch
1975 · Rojo
moviePets
1973 · The Gardener
tvPolice Story
1973
tvKung Fu
1972 · Regas
tvCannon
1971
movieTopaz
1969 · Muñoz
tvThe High Chaparral
1967 · Pedro
movieThe Last Challenge
1967 · Hotelero (uncredited)
tvIronside
1967
tvThe Invaders
1967 · Guide
movieThe Professionals
1966 · Bandit (uncredited)
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Captain Avila, Capt. Mestovo
movieMara of the Wilderness
1965 · Friday
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Munoz
tvGet Smart
1965 · Blue Skies
tvLaredo
1965
tvThe Big Valley
1965 · Rafael Ruiz, Miguel
movieBrainstorm
1965 · Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
movieRio Conchos
1964 · Mexican at Corral (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvBurke's Law
1963 · General Salazar
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Diego - Patient, Ibarra
movieCalifornia
1963 · Lt. Sanchez
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Santos Esqueda
movieGold of the Seven Saints
1961 · Armenderez, Gondora Gunman
tvGunslinger
1961 · Tomas
tvMister Ed
1961
movieThe Magnificent Seven
1960 · Villager (uncredited)
tvThe Westerner
1960 · Pedro
tvThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · Joe Jack Rabbit
tvThriller
1960 · 2nd Guerrilla
tvLaw of the Plainsman
1959 · Frank Ramay, Pedro
movieHoliday for Lovers
1959 · Policeman
tvRawhide
1959 · Hombre, Castillo
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Santos
tvThe Rifleman
1958
tvThe Texan
1958
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Jimanez
movieThe Flame Barrier
1958 · Village Indian
movieThe Black Scorpion
1957 · Chumacho (uncredited)
tvThe Walter Winchell File
1957
tvMaverick
1957 · Alfredo
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Palza, Estrada
tvThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
movieThe Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956 · Carlos
tvTelephone Time
1956
tvCheyenne
1955 · , Constanza
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
movieEn carne viva
1955
movieRebellion of the Hanged
1954 · (uncredited)