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Richard Chaves

Richard Chaves

Born: 1951-10-08 • 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.

Filmography
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse poster
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009 • Buzzoose (voice)
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' poster
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 • Self
No Image
Baja Run
1996 • Domingo
No Image
Night Realm
1994 • Ursis
Night Eyes II poster
Night Eyes II
1991 • Hector Mejenes
L.A. Takedown poster
L.A. Takedown
1989 • Lou Casals
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World poster
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988 • Turkish Officer
The Gambler: The Legend Continues poster
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987 • Iron Dog
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam poster
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 • (voice)
Predator poster
Predator
1987 • Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
The Penalty Phase poster
The Penalty Phase
1986 • Nolan Esherman
Cease Fire poster
Cease Fire
1985 • Badman
Witness poster
Witness
1985 • Detective
Fire on the Mountain poster
Fire on the Mountain
1981 • Army Lieutenant