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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Baja Run
Character: Domingo
MOVIE • 1996
Star Trek: Voyager
Character: Chief
TV • 1995
Night Realm
Character: Ursis
MOVIE • 1994
Babylon 5
Character: Alvares
TV • 1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character: Special Agent Samuel Mills
TV • 1993
Night Eyes II
Character: Hector Mejenes
MOVIE • 1991
L.A. Takedown
Character: Lou Casals
MOVIE • 1989
War of the Worlds
Character: Colonel Paul Ironhorse
TV • 1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Character: Turkish Officer
MOVIE • 1988
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Character: Iron Dog
MOVIE • 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character: (voice)
MOVIE • 1987
Predator
Character: Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
MOVIE • 1987
The Penalty Phase
Character: Nolan Esherman
MOVIE • 1986
L.A. Law
Character: Carlos Mendez
TV • 1986
Cease Fire
Character: Badman
MOVIE • 1985
MacGyver
Character: Enrique
TV • 1985
MacGyver
Character: Manny
TV • 1985
Witness
Character: Detective
MOVIE • 1985
Miami Vice
Character: D.A. Gordon Martinez
TV • 1984
St. Elsewhere
Character:
TV • 1982