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

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Highlander: The Series

Acting roles

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

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2006	Wedding Slashers	Associate Producer
2003	Corpses Are Forever	Producer