Richard Chaves

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: Acting

Born: Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 1951-10-08

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Fire on the Mountain	Army Lieutenant	70
2	1985	Witness	Detective	71
3	1985	Cease Fire	Badman	53
4	1986	The Penalty Phase	Nolan Esherman	49
5	1987	Predator	Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez	75
6	1987	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	(voice)	71
7	1987	The Gambler: The Legend Continues	Iron Dog	59
8	1988	Onassis: The Richest Man in the World	Turkish Officer	66
9	1989	L.A. Takedown	Lou Casals	55
10	1991	Night Eyes II	Hector Mejenes	42
11	1994	Night Realm	Ursis	20
12	1996	Baja Run	Domingo	30

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Hill Street Blues		76
2	1982	St. Elsewhere		55
3	1984	Miami Vice	D.A. Gordon Martinez	75
4	1985	MacGyver	Enrique	77
5	1985	MacGyver	Manny	77
6	1986	L.A. Law	Carlos Mendez	71
7	1988	War of the Worlds	Colonel Paul Ironhorse	62
8	1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Special Agent Samuel Mills	70
9	1994	Babylon 5	Alvares	80
10	1995	Star Trek: Voyager	Chief	78

Richard Chaves

Film

Television