Richard Chaves

Richard Chaves

72 · Born: Oct 8, 1951

Personal Details

Born Oct 8, 1951 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.

Career

1996
Baja Run
Baja Run as Domingo
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1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger as Special Agent Samuel Mills
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1991
Night Eyes II
Night Eyes II as Hector Mejenes
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1989
L.A. Takedown
L.A. Takedown as Lou Casals
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MacGyver
MacGyver as Enrique
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1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Turkish Officer
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War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds as Colonel Paul Ironhorse
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1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Predator
Predator as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
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1986
The Penalty Phase
The Penalty Phase as Nolan Esherman
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1985
Cease Fire
Cease Fire as Badman
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1981
Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain as Army lieutenant
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