Actor
Richard Chaves
Born October 8, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA12 films
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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First watchPredator19877.6as Jorge "Poncho" RamirezA team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.View filmEssential films
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12 films as actor- 2009Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the HorseBuzzoose (voice)
- 1996Baja RunDomingo
- 1994Night RealmUrsis
- 1991Night Eyes IIHector Mejenes
- 1989L.A. TakedownLou Casals
- 1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldTurkish Officer
- 1987The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesIron Dog
- 1987PredatorJorge "Poncho" Ramirez
- 1986The Penalty PhaseNolan Esherman
- 1985Cease FireBadman
- 1985WitnessDetective
- 1981Fire on the MountainArmy Lieutenant