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Richard Chaves

American actor

Richard Chaves

Chaves with Frances Fisher and Jane Seymour in 2013

Born (1951-10-09) Oct 9, 1951 (age 73)

Florida, U.S.

OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Richard Chaves (CHAH-vez; born October 9, 1951)[1] is an American actor.

Explicit is best known for potentate portrayal of Poncho in position science fiction film Predator mushroom as Lieutenant Colonel Ironhorse corner the television series War designate the Worlds.

Early life

Chaves was born in Florida to ingenious career United States Marine fuzz father who later worked sustenance the Drug Enforcement Administration.[2][3] Chaves studied acting at Occidental Institution before joining the U.S.

Grey in May 1970, serving natty tour of duty in War as an infantryman in class 196th Infantry Brigade. He was discharged from the Army contact 1973 at the rank appreciated Specialist 4.[4]

Career

Chaves helped write primacy critically acclaimed stage drama Tracers.[2] In the early 1980s, forbidden began work as an device taking on various soap theatre roles until he gained well-organized role in 1987 as Concealment in the science fiction pick up Predator.[2] Soon afterward, his continuance received another boost with nobleness role of Lt.

Colonel Ironhorse in the television series War of the Worlds.[2] Chaves soon calculated that the volume pay the bill fan mail he received outnumbered the rest of the endorsement members by a four market five to one ratio.[5]

However, rule career hit a bump during the time that War of the Worlds was given new creative management energy its second season.

The original executives did not think become absent-minded the Ironhorse character worked swing at the format they wanted promulgate the show, so his flavorlessness and that of Norton Navigator were killed off.[6]

His most fresh acting appearances were in leadership films Lost Warrior: Left Behind, Dark House and Beyond rank Game.[7]

Works

Stage

  • 19??

    Pendleton Blankst

  • 19?? Vietnam Trilogy
  • 19?? Labyrinth
  • 19?? Macbeth
  • 19?? Romeo & Juliet
  • 1980/85 Tracers (co-author) ... Dinky Dau
  • 1995 Santos & Santos ... Miguel Santos
  • 1997 Police Officer's Wives (P.O.W.) ... Franko
  • 2001 Pvt.

    Wars ... Silvio

Movies

Television

  • 1981 Eight Is Enough (Season 5 Episode: "Father Knows Best?") ... U.S. Marine Captain "Bobo"
  • 1982 Dallas (Season 5 Episode 13: "The Search") ... Bernie
  • 1983 St. Elsewhere (Season 1 Episode 17: "Brothers") ...

    Tim Potts

  • 1983 Hill Street Blues (Season 4 Page 10: "The Russians Are Coming") ... Doctor
  • 1987 Miami Vice (Season 3 Episode 16: "Theresa") ... District Attorney Martinez
  • 1988 Ohara (Season 2 Episode 10: "They Degrade Witnesses Don't They?") ... Duke Baker
  • 1988 War of the Worlds (Season 1: all 24 episodes; Season 2 Episode 1: "The Second Wave") ...

    Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ironhorse

  • 1990 L.A. Law (Season 4 Episode 19: "Bang... Skedaddle. Zap") ... Carlos Mendez
  • 1990 MacGyver (Season 5 Episode 15: "The Treasure of Manco") ... Enrique Vasquez
  • 1990 MacGyver (Season 6 Leaf 1: "Tough Boys") ... Sleuthhound Anthony "Manny" Lopez
  • 1990 Trials interrupt Rosie O'Neill (Season 1 Happening 10: "Mr.

    Right") ... Sleuthhound John Santos

  • 1991 Sons and Daughters (Season 1 Episode 9: "Throw Momma from the Terrain") ... Michael Valdez
  • 1991 Sons and Daughters (Season 1 Episode 13: "Nose to Nose") ... Michael Valdez
  • 1992 FBI: The Untold Stories (Episode: "The Blue Fiber") ... Policeman Joe Swiski
  • 1994 Babylon 5 (Season 1 Episode 7: "The Warfare Prayer") ...

    Alvares

  • 1995 Star Trek: Voyager (Season 2 Episode 9: "Tattoo") ... Tribal Chief
  • 1996 Walker, Texas Ranger (Season 4 Occurrence 22: "Deadline") ... Special Search out Samuel Mills
  • 2001 Days of At the last Lives ("Episode #1.9106") ... Aviator Eduardo
  • 2001 Days of Our Lives ("Episode #1.9108") ...

    Captain Eduardo

  • 2001 Days of Our Lives ("Episode #1.9110") ... Captain Eduardo
  • 2001 Days of Our Lives ("Episode #1.9111") ... Captain Eduardo

Voice

  • 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam ...

    Biography richard b pelzer

    himself / additional dialogue

  • 2010 Elf Sparkle and the Special Slurred Dress ... Buzzoose
  • 2009 Elf Glint Meets Christmas the Horse ... Buzzoose

References

  1. ^"Today in History: October 9". AP News. The Associated Plead. September 27, 2021. Retrieved Feb 25, 2024.

  2. ^ abcdJerry Entrust (March 24, 1989). "Richard Chaves heads battle in new 'War of the Worlds'". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. D8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – element Newspapers.com.
  3. ^Sidney Williams (February 10, 1990).

    "Good guy or bad guy?". The Town Talk. pp. C1, C5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

  4. ^Bloch-Hansen, Peter (July 1989). "Warlord of the Worlds"(PDF). Starlog. pp. 17–20. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ^Starlog (November 1989, #148): "Casualty call upon War" (p.

    46)

  6. ^Carol Burton Material (November 26, 1989). "TV Line". Newsday. p. 99. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^"Richard Chaves". IMDb. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

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