Richard Chaves
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Chief
1995
Series
Babylon 5
Alvares
1994
Series
MacGyver
Enrique
1985
Series
MacGyver
Manny
1985
Series
Miami Vice
D.A. Gordon Martinez
1984
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
L.A. Law
Carlos Mendez
1986
Series
St. Elsewhere
Tim Potts
1982
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Special Agent Samuel Mills
1993
Film
Predator
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
1987
Series
War of the Worlds
Colonel Paul Ironhorse
1988
Film
Witness
Detective
1985
Film
L.A. Takedown
Lou Casals
1989
Film
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
1987
Film
Night Eyes II
Hector Mejenes
1991
Film
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Turkish Officer
1988
Film
Predator: Camouflage
Self
2001
Film
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Iron Dog
1987
Film
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
2000
Film
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Buzzoose (voice)
2009
Film
Predator: Character Design
Self
2001
Film
Fire on the Mountain
Army Lieutenant
1981
Tracers
Self
2026
Film
Cease Fire
Badman
1985
Film
The Penalty Phase
Nolan Esherman
1986
Night Realm
Ursis
1994
Baja Run
Domingo
1996