Richard Chaves
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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
Credits
Predator (1987)
as Jorge 'Poncho' Ramirez
Witness (1985)
as Detective
Predator: Camouflage (2001)
as Self
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009)
as Buzzoose (voice)
Predator: Character Design (2001)
as Self
Tracers (2026)
as Self
The Gambler: The Legend Continues (1987)
as Iron Dog
L.A. Takedown (1989)
as Lou Casals
Night Eyes II (1991)
as Hector Mejenes
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as (voice)
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
as Turkish Officer
Fire on the Mountain (1981)
as Army Lieutenant
The Devil’s Train (—)
as General Poncho Morgan
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000)
as Self
Baja Run (1996)
as Domingo
The Penalty Phase (1986)
as Nolan Esherman
Cease Fire (1985)
as Badman
Night Realm (1994)
as Ursis