Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1951-10-08 (Age: 75)
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Richard Chaves
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.
Filmography (14)
⭐ 0
Role:
Buzzoose (voice)
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000No Image
⭐ 3.5
Role:
Domingo
Baja Run
1996No Image
⭐ 4.3
Role:
Ursis
Night Realm
1994
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Hector Mejenes
Night Eyes II
1991
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Lou Casals
L.A. Takedown
1989
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Turkish Officer
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Iron Dog
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
⭐ 7.1
Role:
(voice)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
Predator
1987
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Nolan Esherman
The Penalty Phase
1986
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Badman
Cease Fire
1985
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Detective
Witness
1985
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Army Lieutenant