About
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
Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995
MacGyverSeries • 1985
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
Babylon 5Series • 1994
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993
War of the WorldsSeries • 1988
PredatorMovie • 1987
WitnessMovie • 1985
L.A. TakedownMovie • 1989
Night Eyes IIMovie • 1991
Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamMovie • 1987