Richard Chaves
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.
Known for
Acting25
movieElf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009
Buzzoose (voice)
Baja Run
1996
Domingo
tvBabylon 5
1994
Alvares
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Special Agent Samuel Mills
movieNight Eyes II
1991
Hector Mejenes
movieL.A. Takedown
1989
Lou Casals
tvWar of the Worlds
1988
Colonel Paul Ironhorse
movieOnassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
Turkish Officer
moviePredator
1987
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
movieThe Penalty Phase
1986
Nolan Esherman
tvL.A. Law
1986
Carlos Mendez
movieCease Fire
1985
Badman
tvMacGyver
1985
Enrique / Manny
movieWitness
1985
Detective
tvMiami Vice
1984
D.A. Gordon Martinez
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Tim Potts
movieFire on the Mountain
1981
Army Lieutenant