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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-02-12 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Richard Lynch

Biography:

Richard Lynch (February 12, 1940 – June 19, 2012) was an American actor best known for portraying villains in films and television.

His film credits included The Sword and the Sorcerer, Invasion USA, The Seven-Ups, Scarecrow, Little Nikita, Bad Dreams, God Told Me To, and Halloween. He appeared in science fiction productions, including Battlestar Galactica (as Wolfe) and its sequel series Galactica 1980 (as Commander Xaviar). He also appeared in such shows as Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, T. J. Hooker, Blue Thunder, Airwolf, The A-Team, Charmed and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Known For

Acting

2023

2022

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror as Major Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre as Nazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)

2013

The Lords of Salem as Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Kadar (archive footage)

2011

Dream Cast as Himself
Gun of the Black Sun as Damian Lupescu

2009

Dark Fields as Karl Lumis
Laid to Rest as Mr. Jones
Holy Grail in America as Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association

2007

Halloween as Principal Chambers
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy as President of the United States

2006

2003

Ancient Warriors as Curtis Mayhew
Corpses Are Forever as General Morton
The Mummy's Kiss as Dr. Wallis Harwa
Puppet Master: The Legacy as Major Kraus (archive footage)

2002

Reflex Action as Mr. Smith
Curse of the Forty-Niner as Old Man Prichard
Crime and Punishment as Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor
Outta Time as Franco

2001

Death Game as Chief Canton

2000

Strike Zone as Adm. Douglas Lamport

1999

Lima: Breaking the Silence as James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)
Enemy Action as Dimitri

1998

Armstrong as General Zukov
Love and War II as Cimino
Air America as Glen
Charmed as Cronyn

1997

Ground Rules as Case
Werewolf as Noel
Under Oath as Daniel Saltarelli
Divine Lovers as Gregory
We Are Angels as Alfonso Santillana

1996

Lone Tiger as Rossner
Total Force as Dr. Edmund Wellington
Diamond Run as Sloan
Vendetta as Dr. David Wilson

1995

Terrified as Office Worker #2
Dragon Fury as Vestor
Warrior of Justice as Doug aka 'The Master'
Terminal Virus as Calloway
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit as Baran (archive footage)

1994

Scanner Cop as Karl Glock
Roughcut as Mr. Caine
Loving Deadly as Dr. Mel
Midnight Confessions as Detective Harris
Death Match as Jimmie Fratello
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular as Self (archive footage)

1993

Necronomicon as Jethro De Lapoer
Showdown as The Commander
Inside Edge as Mario Gio
Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Elliot Roth

1992

Puppet Master III as Major Krauss
Merlin as Pendragon
Double Threat as Detective Robert Fenich
Maximum Force as Max Tanabe
Highlander: The Series as John Kirin / Cage

1991

Lockdown as James Garrett
The Last Hero as Montoro

1990

Invasion Force as Michael Cooper
Aftershock as Commander Eastern
The Forbidden Dance as Benjamin Maxwell
Return to Justice as Sheriff Jethro Lincoln

1989

One Man Force as Adams
High Stakes as Slim

1988

Bad Dreams as Harris
Chopper Wars as Himself
Little Nikita as Scuba

1987

Nightforce as Bishop

1985

Cut and Run as Colonel Brian Horne
Invasion U.S.A. as Mikhail Rostov
Savage Dawn as Rev. Romano
MacGruder and Loud as Joey Dime

1984

Airwolf as John Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep
Hunter as Frank Lassiter
Murder, She Wrote as Michael O'Connor
Murder, She Wrote as Philip De Kooning

1983

The Last Ninja as Dr. Gustav Norden
White Water Rebels as William Devine
The A-Team as Johnny Turian

1982

T. J. Hooker as Virgil Dobbs
The Phoenix as Justin Preminger

1981

The Phoenix as Justin Preminger
Sizzle as Johnny O'Brien

1980

The Formula as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
Conquest of the Earth as Cmdr. Xavier
Galactica 1980 as Commander Xavier

1979

Steel as Dancer
Vampire as Prince Anton Voytek
Delta Fox as David 'Delta' Fox

1978

Deathsport as Ankar Moor

1977

Stunts as Pete Lustig
The Baron as Joey
Dog and Cat as Shirley
Good Against Evil as Mr. Rimmin
Dog and Cat as Shirley

1976

God Told Me To as Bernard Phillips
Charlie's Angels as Freddie Jefferson

1975

The Happy Hooker as The Cop
Starsky & Hutch as Lionel Fitzgerald II
Switch as David Ring

1974

1973

Scarecrow as Jack Riley

1972

1968

Production

2006

Wedding Slashers as Associate Producer

2003