Roberto Contreras

About

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,...

Known for

IronsideSeries • 1967The FugitiveSeries • 1963Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966Get SmartSeries • 1965MaverickSeries • 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957The RiflemanSeries • 1958Dr. KildareSeries • 1961CannonSeries • 1971Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Simon & SimonSeries • 1981CheyenneSeries • 1955The F.B.I.Series • 1965The Big ValleySeries • 1965RawhideSeries • 1959The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958Burke's LawSeries • 1963The High ChaparralSeries • 1967SwitchSeries • 1975Amazing StoriesSeries • 198577 Sunset StripSeries • 1958ThrillerSeries • 1960The InvadersSeries • 1967