
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, Ariadne Walker, Victor Junco, and Amanda del Lindo. Besides, "The Rebellion of the Hanged" (1954), and "Gold of the Seven Saints" (1961), his many other film credits include, "En carne viva" (1954), "The Beast of Hollow Mountain" (1956), "The Black Scorpion" (1957), "Ride a Violent Mile" (1957), "The…
Acting
- 1981Simon & Simon2 ep.
- 1975SwitchRojo1 ep.
- 1972Kung FuRegas1 ep.
- 1971Cannon2 ep.
- 1967The High ChaparralPedro1 ep.
- 1967The InvadersGuide1 ep.
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleCaptain Avila3 ep.
- 1965Get SmartBlue Skies1 ep.
- 1965Laredo2 ep.
- 1965The Big ValleyMiguel2 ep.
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 ep.
- 1963Burke's LawGeneral Salazar1 ep.
- 1963The FugitiveIbarra2 ep.
- 1961GunslingerTomas1 ep.
- 1961Mister Ed1 ep.
- 1960The WesternerPedro1 ep.
- 1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowJoe Jack Rabbit1 ep.
- 1960Thriller2nd Guerrilla1 ep.
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanFrank Ramay2 ep.
- 1959RawhideHombre2 ep.
- 195877 Sunset StripSantos2 ep.
- 1958The Texan2 ep.
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveJimanez1 ep.
- 1957The Walter Winchell File1 ep.
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel3 ep.
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreEstrada2 ep.
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie2 ep.
- 1956Telephone Time1 ep.
- 1955CheyenneConstanza2 ep.
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1986Amazing Storiestrustee1 ep.
- 1984Simon & Simon2 ep.
- 1975SwitchRojo1 ep.
- 1975Kung FuRegas1 ep.
- 1974Police Story1 ep.
- 1971Cannon2 ep.
- 1969Mission: ImpossibleCapt. Mestovo, Captain Avila3 ep.
- 1971Ironside1 ep.
- 1968The F.B.I.Munoz1 ep.
- 1967The High ChaparralPedro1 ep.
- 1963The FugitiveDiego - Patient, Ibarra2 ep.
- 1966The Big ValleyMiguel, Rafael Ruiz2 ep.
- 1967Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 ep.
- 1967The InvadersGuide1 ep.
- 1965Laredo2 ep.
- 1965Burke's LawGeneral Salazar1 ep.
- 1965Get SmartBlue Skies1 ep.
- 1964Dr. KildareSantos Esqueda1 ep.
- 1962CheyenneConstanza2 ep.
- 1959RawhideCastillo, Hombre2 ep.
- 196077 Sunset StripSantos2 ep.
- 1962Thriller2nd Guerrilla1 ep.
- 1961The Rifleman1 ep.
- 1961The Barbara Stanwyck ShowJoe Jack Rabbit1 ep.
- 1959Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreEstrada, Palza2 ep.
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel3 ep.
- 1961Mister Ed1 ep.
- 1961GunslingerTomas1 ep.
- 1961Wanted: Dead or AliveJimanez1 ep.
- 1960The WesternerPedro1 ep.
- 1959The Texan2 ep.
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanFrank Ramay, Pedro2 ep.
- 1959The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1 ep.
- 1958The Adventures of Jim Bowie2 ep.
- 1958The Walter Winchell File1 ep.
- 1958MaverickAlfredo1 ep.
- 1958Telephone Time1 ep.
Also known as: Robert Contreras · Roberto Contreres · Roberto Contréras