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Richard Chaves

Richard Chaves

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

Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009 • Buzzoose (voice)
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 • Self
Baja Run
1996 • Domingo
Night Realm
1994 • Ursis
Night Eyes II
Night Eyes II
1991 • Hector Mejenes
L.A. Takedown
L.A. Takedown
1989 • Lou Casals
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988 • Turkish Officer
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987 • Iron Dog

Full filmography

Baja Run
1996 • Domingo
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Night Realm
1994 • Ursis
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Night Eyes II
Night Eyes II
1991 • Hector Mejenes
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L.A. Takedown
L.A. Takedown
1989 • Lou Casals
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Predator
Predator
1987 • Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
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The Penalty Phase
The Penalty Phase
1986 • Nolan Esherman
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Cease Fire
Cease Fire
1985 • Badman
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Witness
Witness
1985 • Detective
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Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain
1981 • Army Lieutenant
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