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Richard Chaves

Acting
Known For

74 Years Old

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.

Born

Jacksonville, Florida, USA on 8th October 1951

All Credits

Star Trek: Voyager Image
Star Trek: Voyager
Chief
MacGyver Image
MacGyver
Manny
MacGyver Image
MacGyver
Enrique
Miami Vice Image
Miami Vice
D.A. Gordon Martinez
Babylon 5 Image
Babylon 5
Alvares
St. Elsewhere Image
St. Elsewhere
Tim Potts
Hill Street Blues Image
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law Image
L.A. Law
Carlos Mendez
Walker, Texas Ranger Image
Walker, Texas Ranger
Special Agent Samuel Mills
Predator Image
Predator
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
War of the Worlds Image
War of the Worlds
Colonel Paul Ironhorse
Witness Image
Witness
Detective
L.A. Takedown Image
L.A. Takedown
Lou Casals
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Image
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Turkish Officer
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Image
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
Fire on the Mountain Image
Fire on the Mountain
Army Lieutenant
The Gambler: The Legend Continues Image
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Iron Dog
The Penalty Phase Image
The Penalty Phase
Nolan Esherman
Night Eyes II Image
Night Eyes II
Hector Mejenes
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse Image
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Buzzoose (voice)
No Image
Baja Run
Domingo
Cease Fire Image
Cease Fire
Badman
No Image
Night Realm
Ursis
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' Image
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self