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