Richard Chaves
Acting
Born: 1951-10-08 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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.
🎬 Movies (16)
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009
Buzzoose (voice)
Predator: Camouflage
2001
Self
Predator: Character Design
2001
Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
Self
Baja Run
1996
Domingo
Night Realm
1994
Ursis
Night Eyes II
1991
Hector Mejenes
L.A. Takedown
1989
Lou Casals
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
Turkish Officer
Predator
1987
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
Iron Dog
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
(voice)
The Penalty Phase
1986
Nolan Esherman
Cease Fire
1985
Badman
Witness
1985
Detective
Fire on the Mountain
1981
Army Lieutenant
📺 TV Shows (9)
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Chief
Babylon 5
1994
Alvares
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Special Agent Samuel Mills
War of the Worlds
1988
Colonel Paul Ironhorse
L.A. Law
1986
Carlos Mendez
MacGyver
1985
Manny
Miami Vice
1984
D.A. Gordon Martinez
St. Elsewhere
1982
Tim Potts
Hill Street Blues
1981