Richard Chaves
Known for: Acting
Born: October 7, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Richard John Chaves is an American character actor. In the early 1980s, he began work as an actor taking on various soap opera roles until he gained a role in 1987 as Poncho in the science fiction film Predator. Soon afterward, his career received another boost with the role of Lt. Colonel Ironhorse in the television series War of the Worlds. Chaves once calculated that the volume of fan mail he received outnumbered the rest of the cast members by a four or five to one ratio.
Known for
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Predator
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
L.A. Takedown
Lou Casals
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Iron Dog
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Turkish Officer
Baja Run
Domingo
Night Eyes II
Hector Mejenes
Cease Fire
Badman
Witness
Detective
Fire on the Mountain
Army Lieutenant
Night Realm
Ursis
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Buzzoose (voice)
Predator: Camouflage
Self
Predator: Character Design
Self
St. Elsewhere
Tim Potts
L.A. Law
Carlos Mendez
Star Trek: Voyager
Chief
Miami Vice
D.A. Gordon Martinez
Walker, Texas Ranger
Special Agent Samuel Mills
Hill Street Blues
MacGyver
Enrique
Babylon 5
Alvares
War of the Worlds
Colonel Paul Ironhorse