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Richard Chaves
Born 1951-10-08Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
TracersSelfElf Sparkle Meets Christmas the HorseBuzzoose (voice)Predator: CamouflageSelfPredator: Character DesignSelfIf It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'SelfBaja RunDomingoNight RealmUrsisNight Eyes IIHector MejenesL.A. TakedownLou CasalsOnassis: The Richest Man in the WorldTurkish OfficerThe Gambler: The Legend ContinuesIron DogDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(voice)PredatorJorge "Poncho" RamirezThe Penalty PhaseNolan EshermanCease FireBadmanWitnessDetectiveFire on the MountainArmy Lieutenant