Richard Chaves

Born: 1951-10-08

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.


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as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
Released: 1987-06-12

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find...

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Witness

as Detective
Released: 1985-02-08

A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia...

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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

as Turkish Officer
Released: 1988-05-01

Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most...

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Night Eyes II

as Hector Mejenes
Released: 1991-10-01

Security expert Will Griffith has been hired to secure the mansion of South American expatriate...

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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as (voice)
Released: 1987-10-01

Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam...

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L.A. Takedown

as Lou Casals
Released: 1989-08-27

Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other...

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Fire on the Mountain

as Army Lieutenant
Released: 1981-11-23

A young real estate developer returns to his hometown to make a land killing but soon takes up...

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The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues

as Iron Dog
Released: 1987-11-22

Brady Hawkes and Billy Montana join forces once again in this new adventure. This time around...

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The Penalty Phase

as Nolan Esherman
Released: 1986-11-18

Things looked pretty simple: the confessed murderer had all the evidence against him. The...

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If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

as uncredited
Released: 2004-08-10

A behind-the-scenes look at the 1987 sci-fi/action film that has since become one of the modern...

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Star Trek: Voyager

as Chief
First aired: 1995-01-16

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp...

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Babylon 5

as Alvares
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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MacGyver

as Enrique
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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MacGyver

as Manny
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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Miami Vice

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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L.A. Law

as Carlos Mendez
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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Walker, Texas Ranger

as Special Agent Samuel Mills
First aired: 1993-04-21

Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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War of the Worlds

as Colonel Paul Ironhorse
First aired: 1988-10-07

Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation...

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