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Richard Chaves
Acting
Born: October 8, 1951
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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
Predator
as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
Witness
as Detective
No Image
Cease Fire
as Badman
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)
Night Eyes II
as Hector Mejenes
L.A. Takedown
as Lou Casals
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Turkish Officer
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
as Iron Dog
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Fire on the Mountain
as Army Lieutenant
