Richard Lynch
Birthday
1940/02/12
Day of death
2012/06/19 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Richard Hugh 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. H...Read more
Acting
(2007) Halloween
as Principal Chambers
(2003) Ancient Warriors
as Curtis Mayhew
(1979) Steel
as Dancer
(1985) Cut and Run
as Colonel Brian Horne
(1976) God Told Me To
as Bernard Phillips
(1973) Scarecrow
as Jack Riley
(1994) Scanner Cop
as Karl Glock
(1980) The Formula
as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
(1995) Terrified
as Office Worker #2
(1973) The Seven-Ups
as Moon
(1995) Cyborg 3: The Recycler
as Lewellyn
(1992) Puppet Master III
as Major Krauss
(2003) Corpses Are Forever
as General Morton
(2006) Wedding Slashers
as Daddy
(1987) The Barbarians
as Kadar
(1993) Necronomicon
as Jethro De Lapoer
(1991) Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
as Dr. Wardo
(1991) Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Hawkins
(1978) Deathsport
as Ankar Moor
(1983) The Last Ninja
as Dr. Gustav Norden
(1987) Nightforce
as Bishop
(2009) Dark Fields
as Karl Lumis
(1985) Invasion U.S.A.
as Mikhail Rostov
(2009) Laid to Rest
as Mr. Jones
(1980) The Ninth Configuration
as 2nd Cyclist
(2002) Reflex Action
as Mr. Smith
(1974) Open Season
as Art
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Zane
(1977) Stunts
as Pete Lustig
(1977) The Baron
as Joey
(1989) One Man Force
as Adams
(1988) Bad Dreams
as Harris
(1998) Armstrong
as General Zukov
(1997) Ground Rules
as Case
(2022) Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
as Major Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1977) Dog and Cat
as Shirley
(1995) Destination Vegas
as RIchard
(1995) Dragon Fury
as Vestor
(2007) Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
as President of the United States
(1991) Lockdown
as James Garrett
(1998) Love and War II
as Cimino
(1992) Merlin
as Pendragon
(1989) High Stakes
as Slim
(1991) Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
as ---
(1984) Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
as Narrator (voice)
(1979) Vampire
as Prince Anton Voytek
(1996) Lone Tiger
as Rossner
(1996) Total Force
as Dr. Edmund Wellington
(2011) Dream Cast
as Himself
(1995) Warrior of Justice
as Doug aka 'The Master'
(1997) Werewolf
as Noel
(1993) Showdown
as The Commander
(1979) Delta Fox
as David 'Delta' Fox
(1981) The Phoenix
as Justin Preminger
(1990) Invasion Force
as Michael Cooper
(1992) Double Threat
as Detective Robert Fenich
(1980) Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Sam Shockley
(1994) Roughcut
as Mr. Caine
(2023) American Resurrection
as President
(1992) Maximum Force
as Max Tanabe
(2002) Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Old Man Prichard
(1995) Takedown
as ---
(1976) The Premonition
as Jude
(1975) The Happy Hooker
as The Cop
(1994) Loving Deadly
as Dr. Mel
(1996) Diamond Run
as Sloan
(1999) Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
as Count Iblis
(1997) Under Oath
as Daniel Saltarelli
(1977) Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
as Curt Blair
(1999) Lima: Breaking the Silence
as James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)
(1990) Aftershock
as Commander Eastern
(1994) Midnight Confessions
as Detective Harris
(2009) Holy Grail in America
as Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association
(2011) Gun of the Black Sun
as Damian Lupescu
(2013) The Lords of Salem
as Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)
(1977) Good Against Evil
as Mr. Rimmin
(2003) The Mummy's Kiss
as Dr. Wallis Harwa
(1986) Savage Dawn
as Rev. Romano
(1990) The Forbidden Dance
as Benjamin Maxwell
(1995) Terminal Virus
as Calloway
(1980) Conquest of the Earth
as Cmdr. Xavier
(1994) Death Match
as Jimmie Fratello
(2002) Crime and Punishment
as Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor
(1968) LSD: Trip to Where?
as self
(1996) Vendetta
as Dr. David Wilson
(1999) Enemy Action
as Dimitri
(1988) Chopper Wars
as Himself
(2001) Death Game
as Chief Canton
(2000) Strike Zone
as Adm. Douglas Lamport
(1990) Return to Justice
as Sheriff Jethro Lincoln
(1998) Shattered Illusions
as Sal
(1993) Inside Edge
as Mario Gio
(1994) Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Nazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2003) Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Major Kraus (archive footage)
(1988) Little Nikita
as Scuba
(2009) Chrome Angels
as Ted
(1981) Sizzle
as Johnny O'Brien
(2002) Outta Time
as Franco
(1982) The Sword and the Sorcerer
as Cromwell
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
as Baran (archive footage)
(1991) The Last Hero
as Montoro
(2001) The Joe Spinell Story
as Self
(1997) Divine Lovers
as Gregory
(1990) Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Sands
(1983) White Water Rebels
as William Devine
(1993) Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Elliot Roth
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Baran
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Virgil Dobbs
(1983) The A-Team
as Johnny Turian
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Lionel Fitzgerald II
(1984) Airwolf
as John Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep
(1994) Phantom 2040
as ---
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---
(1975) Baretta
as ---
(1983) Manimal
as ---
(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Freddie Jefferson
(1983) Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as ---
(1997) Mike Hammer, Private Eye
as ---
(1987) Jake and the Fatman
as ---
(1984) Cover Up
as ---
(1984) Hunter
as Frank Lassiter
(1982) The Phoenix
as Justin Preminger
(1998) Air America
as Glen
(1980) Galactica 1980
as Commander Xavier
(1978) Vega$
as ---
(1974) Police Woman
as ---
(1975) Switch
as David Ring
(1982) Matt Houston
as ---
(1984) Blue Thunder
as ---
(1983) Automan
as ---
(1991) Dark Justice
as ---
(1985) MacGruder and Loud
as Joey Dime
(1984) Partners in Crime
as ---
(1975) Bronk
as ---
(1992) The Hat Squad
as ---
(1976) The Bionic Woman
as ---
(1983) Masquerade
as ---
(1977) Dog and Cat
as Shirley
(2013) Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
as Kadar (archive footage)
(1992) Highlander: The Series
as John Kirin / Cage
(1997) We Are Angels
as Alfonso Santillana
(1980) Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Sam Shockley
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Morgan Velosi
(1998) Charmed
as Cronyn
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Michael O'Connor
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Philip De Kooning
(1990) Super Force
as ---
(1978) Battlestar Galactica
as Wolfe