Richard Lynch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 12 February 1940 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 19 June 2012
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
Acting 109
- 2025Puppet Master III: Toulan's Revenge Noir as Major Krause
- 2022Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror as Major Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022American Resurrection as President
- 2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre as Nazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013The Lords of Salem as Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)
- 2011Dream Cast as Himself
- 2011Gun of the Black Sun as Damian Lupescu
- 2009Dark Fields as Karl Lumis
- 2009Holy Grail in America as Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association
- 2009Chrome Angels as Ted
- 2009Laid to Rest as Mr. Jones
- 2007Halloween as Principal Chambers
- 2007Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy as President of the United States
- 2006Wedding Slashers as Daddy
- 2003Puppet Master: The Legacy as Major Kraus (archive footage)
- 2003The Mummy's Kiss as Dr. Wallis Harwa
- 2003Corpses Are Forever as General Morton
- 2003Ancient Warriors as Curtis Mayhew
- 2002Curse of the Forty-Niner as Old Man Prichard
- 2002Crime and Punishment as Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor
- 2002Outta Time as Franco
- 2002Reflex Action as Mr. Smith
- 2001The Joe Spinell Story as Self
- 2001Death Game as Chief Canton
- 2000Strike Zone as Adm. Douglas Lamport
- 1999Eastside as Mihalas Gabriel
- 1999Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming as Count Iblis
- 1999Lima: Breaking the Silence as James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)
- 1999Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming as Count Iblis
- 1999Enemy Action as Dimitri
- 1998Love and War II as Cimino
- 1998Armstrong as General Zukov
- 1998Shattered Illusions as Sal
- 1997Under Oath as Daniel Saltarelli
- 1997Ground Rules as Case
- 1997Divine Lovers as Gregory
- 1996Total Force as Dr. Edmund Wellington
- 1996Lone Tiger as Rossner
- 1996Diamond Run as Sloan
- 1996Werewolf as Noel
- 1996Vendetta as Dr. David Wilson
- 1995Cyborg 3: The Recycler as Lewellyn
- 1995Takedown
- 1995Warrior of Justice as The Master
- 1995Terminal Virus as Calloway
- 1995Destination Vegas as RIchard
- 1995Dragon Fury as Vestor
- 1995Terrified as Office Worker #2
- 1994Death Match as Jimmie Fratello
- 1994Roughcut as Mr. Caine
- 1994Scanner Cop as Karl Glock
- 1994Midnight Confessions as Detective Harris
- 1994Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular as Self (archive footage)
- 1994Loving Deadly as Dr. Mel
- 1993Inside Edge as Mario Gio
- 1993Necronomicon as Jethro De Lapoer
- 1993Showdown as The Commander
- 1993Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit as Baran (archive footage)
- 1992Double Threat as Detective Robert Fenich
- 1992Maximum Force as Max Tanabe
- 1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge as Major Krauss
- 1992Merlin as Pendragon
- 1991Trancers II as Dr. Wardo
- 1991Alligator 2: The Mutation as Hawkins
- 1991Lockdown as James Garrett
- 1991Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
- 1991The Last Hero as Montoro
- 1990Aftershock as Commander Eastern
- 1990Invasion Force as Michael Cooper
- 1990The Forbidden Dance as Benjamin Maxwell
- 1990Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Sands
- 1990Return to Justice as Sheriff Jethro Lincoln
- 1989High Stakes as Slim
- 1989One Man Force as Adams
- 1988Bad Dreams as Harris
- 1988Little Nikita as Scuba
- 1988Chopper Wars as Himself
- 1987Nightforce as Bishop
- 1987The Barbarians as Kadar
- 1985Savage Dawn as Rev. Romano
- 1985Invasion U.S.A. as Mikhail Rostov
- 1985Cut and Run as Colonel Brian Horne
- 1984Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse as Narrator (voice)
- 1983The Last Ninja as Dr. Gustav Norden
- 1983White Water Rebels as William Devine
- 1982The Sword and the Sorcerer as Cromwell
- 1981Sizzle as Johnny O'Brien
- 1981The Phoenix as Justin Preminger
- 1980Conquest of the Earth as Cmdr. Xavier
- 1980The Formula as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
- 1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Sam Shockley
- 1980The Ninth Configuration as 2nd Cyclist
- 1979Delta Fox as David 'Delta' Fox
- 1979Steel as Dancer
- 1979Vampire as Prince Anton Voytek
- 1978Deathsport as Ankar Moor
- 1977Dog and Cat as Shirley
- 1977Stunts as Pete Lustig
- 1977Good Against Evil as Mr. Rimmin
- 1977Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target as Curt Blair
- 1977The Baron as Joey
- 1976God Told Me To as Bernard Phillips
- 1976The Premonition as Jude
- 1975The Happy Hooker as The Cop
- 1975Starsky & Hutch as Zane
- 1974Open Season as Art
- 1973The Seven-Ups as Moon
- 1973Scarecrow as Jack Riley
- 1968LSD: Trip to Where? as self
Production 3
- 2006Wedding Slashers · associate producer
- 2003Corpses Are Forever · producer
- 1998Love and War II · associate producer