
Richard Chaves
Born
1951-10-08
Place of birth
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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.
Known for

Predator
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez

Witness
Detective

Star Trek: Voyager
Chief

MacGyver
Enrique

MacGyver
Manny

Babylon 5
Alvares

Walker, Texas Ranger
Special Agent Samuel Mills

Miami Vice
D.A. Gordon Martinez

Hill Street Blues
TV Series

St. Elsewhere
Tim Potts

L.A. Law
Carlos Mendez

L.A. Takedown
Lou Casals

War of the Worlds
Colonel Paul Ironhorse

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)

Night Eyes II
Hector Mejenes