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Richard Lynch

Acting · 1940–2012 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Filmography

2022Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of TerrorMajor Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022American ResurrectionPresident
2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg MassacreNazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenKadar (archive footage)
2013The Lords of SalemReverend Hawthorne (uncredited)
2011Dream CastHimself
2011Gun of the Black SunDamian Lupescu
2009Dark FieldsKarl Lumis
2009Holy Grail in AmericaHimself - New England Antiquities Research Association
2009Chrome AngelsTed
2009Laid to RestMr. Jones
2007HalloweenPrincipal Chambers
2007Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec MummyPresident of the United States
2006Wedding SlashersDaddy
2003Puppet Master: The LegacyMajor Kraus (archive footage)
2003The Mummy's KissDr. Wallis Harwa
2003Corpses Are ForeverGeneral Morton
2003Ancient WarriorsCurtis Mayhew
2002Curse of the Forty-NinerOld Man Prichard
2002Crime and PunishmentPeter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor
2002Outta TimeFranco
2002Reflex ActionMr. Smith
2001The Joe Spinell StorySelf
2001Death GameChief Canton
2000Strike ZoneAdm. Douglas Lamport
1999EastsideMihalas Gabriel
1999Battlestar Galactica: The Second ComingCount Iblis
1999Lima: Breaking the SilenceJames Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)
1999Enemy ActionDimitri
1998Love and War IICimino
1998CharmedCronyn
1998Air AmericaGlen
1998ArmstrongGeneral Zukov
1998Shattered IllusionsSal
1997Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997Under OathDaniel Saltarelli
1997We Are AngelsAlfonso Santillana
1997Ground RulesCase
1997Divine LoversGregory
1996Total ForceDr. Edmund Wellington
1996Lone TigerRossner
1996Diamond RunSloan
1996WerewolfNoel
1996VendettaDr. David Wilson
1995Cyborg 3: The RecyclerLewellyn
1995Takedown
1995Warrior of JusticeDoug aka 'The Master'
1995Terminal VirusCalloway
1995Destination VegasRIchard
1995Dragon FuryVestor
1995TerrifiedOffice Worker #2
1994Death MatchJimmie Fratello
1994RoughcutMr. Caine
1994Phantom 2040
1994Scanner CopKarl Glock
1994Midnight ConfessionsDetective Harris
1994Loving DeadlyDr. Mel
1993Inside EdgeMario Gio
1993NecronomiconJethro De Lapoer
1993ShowdownThe Commander
1993Acapulco H.E.A.T.Elliot Roth
1992Double ThreatDetective Robert Fenich
1992Maximum ForceMax Tanabe
1992Highlander: The SeriesJohn Kirin / Cage
1992The Hat SquadNick Ashe
1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeMajor Krauss
1992MerlinPendragon
1991Trancers IIDr. Wardo
1991Alligator 2: The MutationHawkins
1991Dark Justice
1991LockdownJames Garrett
1991Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991The Last HeroMontoro
1990AftershockCommander Eastern
1990Super ForceDr. Lothar Presley
1990Invasion ForceMichael Cooper
1990The Forbidden DanceBenjamin Maxwell
1990Kojak: Flowers For MattySands
1990Return to JusticeSheriff Jethro Lincoln
1989High StakesSlim
1989One Man ForceAdams
1988Bad DreamsHarris
1988Little NikitaScuba
1988Chopper WarsHimself
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationBaran
1987Jake and the Fatman
1987NightforceBishop
1987The BarbariansKadar
1985Savage DawnRev. Romano
1985Invasion U.S.A.Mikhail Rostov
1985Cut and RunColonel Brian Horne
1985MacGruder and LoudJoey Dime
1984Murder, She WroteMichael O'Connor
1984Partners in Crime
1984Cover Up
1984HunterFrank Lassiter
1984AirwolfJohn Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep
1984Blue Thunder
1984Treasure: In Search of the Golden HorseNarrator (voice)
1983Automan
1983MasqueradeGeneral Vladimir Sirin
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Manimal
1983The Last NinjaDr. Gustav Norden
1983The A-TeamJohnny Turian
1983White Water RebelsWilliam Devine
1982Matt Houston
1982The Sword and the SorcererCromwell
1982The PhoenixJustin Preminger
1982T. J. HookerVirgil Dobbs
1981SizzleJohnny O'Brien
1981The PhoenixJustin Preminger
1980Conquest of the EarthCmdr. Xavier
1980The FormulaGeneral Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StorySam Shockley
1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StorySam Shockley
1980The Ninth Configuration2nd Cyclist
1980Galactica 1980Commander Xavier
1979Delta FoxDavid 'Delta' Fox
1979SteelDancer
1979VampirePrince Anton Voytek
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyMorgan Velosi
1978Vega$
1978Battlestar GalacticaWolfe
1978DeathsportAnkar Moor
1977Dog and CatShirley
1977Dog and CatShirley
1977StuntsPete Lustig
1977Good Against EvilMr. Rimmin
1977Roger & Harry: The Mitera TargetCurt Blair
1977The BaronJoey
1976God Told Me ToBernard Phillips
1976Charlie's AngelsFreddie Jefferson
1976The PremonitionJude
1976The Bionic Woman
1975Starsky & HutchLionel Fitzgerald II
1975SwitchDavid Ring
1975The Happy HookerThe Cop
1975Starsky & HutchZane
1975Bronk
1975Baretta
1974Open SeasonArt
1974Police Woman
1973The Seven-UpsMoon
1973ScarecrowJack Riley
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1968LSD: Trip to Where?self

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