Acting · Jacksonville, Florida, USA · Born October 8, 1951
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.
MovieElf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009
as Buzzoose (voice)
MoviePredator: Camouflage
2001
as Self
MoviePredator: Character Design
2001
as Self
MovieIf It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
as Self
Baja Run
1996
as Domingo
TVStar Trek: Voyager
1995
as Chief
Night Realm
1994
as Ursis
TVBabylon 5
1994
as Alvares
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Special Agent Samuel Mills
MovieNight Eyes II
1991
as Hector Mejenes
MovieL.A. Takedown
1989
as Lou Casals
TVWar of the Worlds
1988
as Colonel Paul Ironhorse
MovieOnassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
as Turkish Officer
MovieThe Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as Iron Dog
MovieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
MoviePredator
1987
as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
MovieThe Penalty Phase
1986
as Nolan Esherman
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Carlos Mendez
MovieCease Fire
1985
as Badman
TVMacGyver
1985
as Enrique
MovieWitness
1985
as Detective
TVMiami Vice
1984
as D.A. Gordon Martinez
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Tim Potts
MovieFire on the Mountain
1981
as Army Lieutenant
TVHill Street Blues
1981
