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Richard Chaves
Jacksonville, 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 th…
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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.
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2026
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Movie Self
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2009
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Movie Buzzoose (voice)
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2001
Predator: Camouflage
Movie Self
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2001
Predator: Character Design
Movie Self
- 2000
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1996
Baja Run
Movie Domingo
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1995
Star Trek: Voyager
TV show Chief
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1994
Night Realm
Movie Ursis
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1994
Babylon 5
TV show Alvares
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1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV show Special Agent Samuel Mills
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1991
Night Eyes II
Movie Hector Mejenes
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1989
L.A. Takedown
Movie Lou Casals
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1988
War of the Worlds
TV show Colonel Paul Ironhorse
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1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Movie Turkish Officer
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1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Movie Iron Dog
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1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Movie (voice)
More credits
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1987
Predator
Movie Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
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1986
The Penalty Phase
Movie Nolan Esherman
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Carlos Mendez
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1985
Cease Fire
Movie Badman
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1985
MacGyver
TV show Enrique
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1985
Witness
Movie Detective
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1984
Miami Vice
TV show D.A. Gordon Martinez
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1982
St. Elsewhere
TV show Tim Potts
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1981
Fire on the Mountain
Movie Army Lieutenant
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1981
Hill Street Blues
TV show
