Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1951-10-08 (73 years)
- Place of BirthJacksonville, Florida, USA
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
As: Chief
- 1994
Babylon 5
As: Alvares
- 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
As: Special Agent Samuel Mills
- 1991
Night Eyes II
As: Hector Mejenes
- 1989
L.A. Takedown
As: Lou Casals
- 1988
War of the Worlds
As: Colonel Paul Ironhorse
- 1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
As: Turkish Officer
- 1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
As: Iron Dog
- 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
As: (voice)
- 1987
Predator
As: Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
- 1986
The Penalty Phase
As: Nolan Esherman
- 1986
L.A. Law
As: Carlos Mendez
- 1985
MacGyver
As: Enrique
- 1985
MacGyver
As: Manny
- 1985
Witness
As: Detective
- 1984
Miami Vice
As: D.A. Gordon Martinez
- 1981
Fire on the Mountain
As: Army Lieutenant