Richard Chaves
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.
Personal Details
Movies (14)
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
as Buzzoose (voice)
2009
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as Self
2000
Baja Run
as Domingo
1996
Night Realm
as Ursis
1994
Night Eyes II
as Hector Mejenes
1991
L.A. Takedown
as Lou Casals
1989
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Turkish Officer
1988
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Iron Dog
1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)
1987
Predator
as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
1987
The Penalty Phase
as Nolan Esherman
1986
Cease Fire
as Badman
1985
Witness
as Detective
1985
Fire on the Mountain
as Army Lieutenant
1981
TV Shows (9)
Star Trek: Voyager
as Chief
1995
Babylon 5
as Alvares
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Special Agent Samuel Mills
1993
War of the Worlds
as Colonel Paul Ironhorse
1988
L.A. Law
as Carlos Mendez
1986
MacGyver
as Enrique
1985
Miami Vice
as D.A. Gordon Martinez
1984
St. Elsewhere
as Tim Potts
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981