Richard Chaves
Acting
Born: 1951-10-08 in 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.
Known For
Star Trek: Voyager
Chief
Babylon 5
Alvares
Miami Vice
D.A. Gordon Martinez
MacGyver
Enrique
MacGyver
Manny
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law
Carlos Mendez
St. Elsewhere
Tim Potts
Walker, Texas Ranger
Special Agent Samuel Mills
Predator
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
War of the Worlds
Colonel Paul Ironhorse
Witness
Detective
L.A. Takedown
Lou Casals
Night Eyes II
Hector Mejenes
Predator: Camouflage
Self
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Iron Dog
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Turkish Officer
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
Cease Fire
Badman
Fire on the Mountain
Army Lieutenant
The Penalty Phase
Nolan Esherman
Predator: Character Design
Self
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Buzzoose (voice)