Richard Chaves
Acting Born Oct 8, 1951 Jacksonville, Florida, USA 24 credits
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Chief
- Hill Street Blues (1981)
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Alvares
- MacGyver (1985) as Enrique
- MacGyver (1985) as Manny
- Miami Vice (1984) as D.A. Gordon Martinez
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Special Agent Samuel Mills
- L.A. Law (1986) as Carlos Mendez
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Tim Potts
- Predator (1987) as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
- War of the Worlds (1988) as Colonel Paul Ironhorse
- Witness (1985) as Detective
- Night Eyes II (1991) as Hector Mejenes
- L.A. Takedown (1989) as Lou Casals
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) as (voice)
- The Gambler: The Legend Continues (1987) as Iron Dog
- Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) as Turkish Officer
- Cease Fire (1985) as Badman
- Baja Run (1996) as Domingo
- Fire on the Mountain (1981) as Army Lieutenant
- The Penalty Phase (1986) as Nolan Esherman
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000) as Self
- Night Realm (1994) as Ursis
- Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009) as Buzzoose (voice)