Personal Info
Richard Chaves
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
as Buzzoose (voice)
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as Self
Baja Run
as Domingo
Night Realm
as Ursis
Night Eyes II
as Hector Mejenes
L.A. Takedown
as Lou Casals
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Turkish Officer
Predator
as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Iron Dog
TV Shows
Star Trek: Voyager
as Chief · 1 ep.
Babylon 5
as Alvares · 1 ep.
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Special Agent Samuel Mills · 1 ep.
War of the Worlds
as Colonel Paul Ironhorse · 25 ep.
L.A. Law
as Carlos Mendez · 1 ep.
MacGyver
as Manny · 1 ep.
Miami Vice
as D.A. Gordon Martinez · 1 ep.
St. Elsewhere
as Tim Potts · 1 ep.
Hill Street Blues
1 ep.