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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-02-12

Day of Death

2012-06-19 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard Hugh Lynch

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Lynch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

LSD: Trip to Where?

LSD: Trip to Where?

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

Acting

Halloween

2007

Halloween

as

Principal Chambers

Ancient Warriors

2003

Ancient Warriors

as

Curtis Mayhew

Steel

1979

Steel

as

Dancer

Cut and Run

1985

Cut and Run

as

Colonel Brian Horne

God Told Me To

1976

God Told Me To

as

Bernard Phillips

Scarecrow

1973

Scarecrow

as

Jack Riley

Scanner Cop

1994

Scanner Cop

as

Karl Glock

The Formula

1980

The Formula

as

General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco

Terrified

1995

Terrified

as

Office Worker #2

The Seven-Ups

1973

The Seven-Ups

as

Moon

Cyborg 3: The Recycler

1995

Cyborg 3: The Recycler

as

Lewellyn

Puppet Master III

1992

Puppet Master III

as

Major Krauss

Wedding Slashers

2006

Wedding Slashers

as

Daddy

Corpses Are Forever

2003

Corpses Are Forever

as

General Morton

The Barbarians

1987

The Barbarians

as

Kadar

Necronomicon

1993

Necronomicon

as

Jethro De Lapoer

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

1991

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

as

Dr. Wardo

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

Alligator 2: The Mutation

as

Hawkins

Deathsport

1978

Deathsport

as

Ankar Moor

The Last Ninja

1983

The Last Ninja

as

Dr. Gustav Norden

Nightforce

1987

Nightforce

as

Bishop

Dark Fields

2009

Dark Fields

as

Karl Lumis

Invasion U.S.A.

1985

Invasion U.S.A.

as

Mikhail Rostov

Laid to Rest

2009

Laid to Rest

as

Mr. Jones

The Ninth Configuration

1980

The Ninth Configuration

as

2nd Cyclist

Reflex Action

2002

Reflex Action

as

Mr. Smith

Open Season

1974

Open Season

as

Art

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Starsky & Hutch

as

Zane

Stunts

1977

Stunts

as

Pete Lustig

The Baron

1977

The Baron

as

Joey

One Man Force

1989

One Man Force

as

Adams

Bad Dreams

1988

Bad Dreams

as

Harris

Armstrong

1998

Armstrong

as

General Zukov

Ground Rules

1997

Ground Rules

as

Case

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

2022

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

as

Major Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dog and Cat

1977

Dog and Cat

as

Shirley

Destination Vegas

1995

Destination Vegas

as

RIchard

Dragon Fury

1995

Dragon Fury

as

Vestor

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

2007

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

as

President of the United States

Lockdown

1991

Lockdown

as

James Garrett

Love and War II

1998

Love and War II

as

Cimino

Merlin

1992

Merlin

as

Pendragon

High Stakes

1989

High Stakes

as

Slim

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"

1991

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"

as

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

1984

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

as

Narrator (voice)

Vampire

1979

Vampire

as

Prince Anton Voytek

Lone Tiger

1996

Lone Tiger

as

Rossner

Total Force

1996

Total Force

as

Dr. Edmund Wellington

Dream Cast

2011

Dream Cast

as

Himself

Warrior of Justice

1995

Warrior of Justice

as

Doug aka 'The Master'

Werewolf

1997

Werewolf

as

Noel

Showdown

1993

Showdown

as

The Commander

Delta Fox

1979

Delta Fox

as

David 'Delta' Fox

The Phoenix

1981

The Phoenix

as

Justin Preminger

Invasion Force

1990

Invasion Force

as

Michael Cooper

Double Threat

1992

Double Threat

as

Detective Robert Fenich

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as

Sam Shockley

Roughcut

1994

Roughcut

as

Mr. Caine

American Resurrection

2023

American Resurrection

as

President

Maximum Force

1992

Maximum Force

as

Max Tanabe

Curse of the Forty-Niner

2002

Curse of the Forty-Niner

as

Old Man Prichard

Takedown

1995

Takedown

as

The Premonition

1976

The Premonition

as

Jude

The Happy Hooker

1975

The Happy Hooker

as

The Cop

Loving Deadly

1994

Loving Deadly

as

Dr. Mel

Diamond Run

1996

Diamond Run

as

Sloan

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

1999

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

as

Count Iblis

Under Oath

1997

Under Oath

as

Daniel Saltarelli

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

1977

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

as

Curt Blair

Lima: Breaking the Silence

1999

Lima: Breaking the Silence

as

James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)

Aftershock

1990

Aftershock

as

Commander Eastern

Midnight Confessions

1994

Midnight Confessions

as

Detective Harris

Holy Grail in America

2009

Holy Grail in America

as

Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association

Gun of the Black Sun

2011

Gun of the Black Sun

as

Damian Lupescu

The Mummy's Kiss

2003

The Mummy's Kiss

as

Dr. Wallis Harwa

The Lords of Salem

2013

The Lords of Salem

as

Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)

Good Against Evil

1977

Good Against Evil

as

Mr. Rimmin

The Forbidden Dance

1990

The Forbidden Dance

as

Benjamin Maxwell

Terminal Virus

1995

Terminal Virus

as

Calloway

Savage Dawn

1985

Savage Dawn

as

Rev. Romano

Conquest of the Earth

1980

Conquest of the Earth

as

Cmdr. Xavier

Death Match

1994

Death Match

as

Jimmie Fratello

Crime and Punishment

2002

Crime and Punishment

as

Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor

LSD: Trip to Where?

1968

LSD: Trip to Where?

as

self

Vendetta

1996

Vendetta

as

Dr. David Wilson

Enemy Action

1999

Enemy Action

as

Dimitri

Chopper Wars

1988

Chopper Wars

as

Himself

Death Game

2001

Death Game

as

Chief Canton

Strike Zone

2000

Strike Zone

as

Adm. Douglas Lamport

Return to Justice

1990

Return to Justice

as

Sheriff Jethro Lincoln

Shattered Illusions

1998

Shattered Illusions

as

Sal

Inside Edge

1993

Inside Edge

as

Mario Gio

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

1994

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

as

Self (archive footage)

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

2018

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

as

Nazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)

Puppet Master: The Legacy

2003

Puppet Master: The Legacy

as

Major Kraus (archive footage)

Little Nikita

1988

Little Nikita

as

Scuba

Chrome Angels

2009

Chrome Angels

as

Ted

Sizzle

1981

Sizzle

as

Johnny O'Brien

Outta Time

2002

Outta Time

as

Franco

The Sword and the Sorcerer

1982

The Sword and the Sorcerer

as

Cromwell

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

as

Baran (archive footage)

The Last Hero

1991

The Last Hero

as

Montoro

The Joe Spinell Story

2001

The Joe Spinell Story

as

Self

Divine Lovers

1997

Divine Lovers

as

Gregory

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as

Sands

White Water Rebels

1983

White Water Rebels

as

William Devine

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as

Elliot Roth

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Baran

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Virgil Dobbs

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Johnny Turian

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Lionel Fitzgerald II

Airwolf

Airwolf

as

John Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep

Phantom 2040

Phantom 2040

as

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Baretta

Baretta

as

Manimal

Manimal

as

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Freddie Jefferson

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

as

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

as

Cover Up

Cover Up

as

Hunter

Hunter

as

Frank Lassiter

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

as

Justin Preminger

Air America

Air America

as

Glen

Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

as

Commander Xavier

Vega$

Vega$

as

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Switch

Switch

as

David Ring

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

as

Automan

Automan

as

Dark Justice

Dark Justice

as

MacGruder and Loud

MacGruder and Loud

as

Joey Dime

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

as

Bronk

Bronk

as

The Hat Squad

The Hat Squad

as

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

as

Masquerade

Masquerade

as

Dog and Cat

Dog and Cat

as

Shirley

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as

Kadar (archive footage)

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

John Kirin / Cage

We Are Angels

We Are Angels

as

Alfonso Santillana

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as

Sam Shockley

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as

Morgan Velosi

Charmed

Charmed

as

Cronyn

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Michael O'Connor

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Philip De Kooning

Super Force

Super Force

as

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Wolfe

Production

Corpses Are Forever

2003

Corpses Are Forever

as

Wedding Slashers

2006

Wedding Slashers

as

Crew

Directing