Richard Chaves

Actor

Born: October 8, 1951 (74 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (17)

• Predator (1987, ★ 7.5)
• Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987, ★ 7.1)
• Babylon 5 (1994, ★ 8)
• The Gambler: The Legend Continues (1987, ★ 6)
• Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988, ★ 6.6)
• Witness (1985, ★ 7.1)
• L.A. Law (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995, ★ 7.8)
• Miami Vice (1984, ★ 7.5)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993, ★ 7)
• Hill Street Blues (1981, ★ 7.7)
• MacGyver (1985, ★ 7.7)
• L.A. Takedown (1989, ★ 5.5)
• Night Eyes II (1991, ★ 5.8)
• The Penalty Phase (1986, ★ 5.3)
• St. Elsewhere (1982, ★ 5.7)
• War of the Worlds (1988, ★ 6.4)