Richard Lynch

ActorProductionProducer Feb 12 (died age 72) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1968–2025 (57 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Halloween

Principal Chambers

Film

Scarecrow

Jack Riley

Film

The Lords of Salem

Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)

Film

Invasion U.S.A.

Mikhail Rostov

Film

The Ninth Configuration

2nd Cyclist

Film

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

Major Krauss

Film

Necronomicon

Jethro De Lapoer

Film

The Seven-Ups

Moon

Filmography

Acting (149)

Movies (107)

Puppet Master III: Toulan's Revenge Noir

2025

as Major Krause

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

2022

as Major Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)

2.3

American Resurrection

2022

as President

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

2018

as Nazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

The Lords of Salem

2013

as Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)

Gun of the Black Sun

as Damian Lupescu

Dream Cast

as Himself

Holy Grail in America

2009

as Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association

Chrome Angels

as Ted

Laid to Rest

as Mr. Jones

Dark Fields

as Karl Lumis

Halloween

as Principal Chambers

6.2

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

2007

as President of the United States

Wedding Slashers

as Daddy

The Mummy's Kiss

as Dr. Wallis Harwa

Puppet Master: The Legacy

2003

as Major Kraus (archive footage)

Ancient Warriors

as Curtis Mayhew

Corpses Are Forever

as General Morton

Outta Time

as Franco

Curse of the Forty-Niner

2002

as Old Man Prichard

4.1

Crime and Punishment

2002

as Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor

Reflex Action

as Mr. Smith

Death Game

as Chief Canton

The Joe Spinell Story

2001

as Self

5.1

Strike Zone

2000

as Adm. Douglas Lamport

4.0

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

1999

as Count Iblis

8.0

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

1999

as Count Iblis

Enemy Action

as Dimitri

Eastside

as Mihalas Gabriel

Lima: Breaking the Silence

1999

as James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)

4.2

Love and War II

1998

as Cimino

Armstrong

as General Zukov

Shattered Illusions

as Sal

Divine Lovers

as Gregory

Under Oath

as Daniel Saltarelli

Ground Rules

as Case

Total Force

as Dr. Edmund Wellington

Werewolf

as Noel

Diamond Run

as Sloan

Lone Tiger

as Rossner

Vendetta

as Dr. David Wilson

Takedown

Terrified

as Office Worker #2

Dragon Fury

as Vestor

Destination Vegas

as RIchard

Cyborg 3: The Recycler

as Lewellyn

Terminal Virus

as Calloway

Warrior of Justice

as Doug aka 'The Master'

Death Match

as Jimmie Fratello

Scanner Cop

as Karl Glock

Roughcut

as Mr. Caine

Midnight Confessions

as Detective Harris

Loving Deadly

as Dr. Mel

Necronomicon

as Jethro De Lapoer

Inside Edge

as Mario Gio

Showdown

as The Commander

Maximum Force

as Max Tanabe

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

as Major Krauss

Merlin

as Pendragon

Double Threat

as Detective Robert Fenich

3.5

Trancers II

1991

as Dr. Wardo

5.6

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

as Hawkins

4.8

The Last Hero

1991

as Montoro

Lockdown

1991

as James Garrett

6.0

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"

Aftershock

as Commander Eastern

The Forbidden Dance

as Benjamin Maxwell

Invasion Force

as Michael Cooper

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990

as Sands

4.5

Return to Justice

1990

as Sheriff Jethro Lincoln

High Stakes

as Slim

One Man Force

as Adams

Bad Dreams

as Harris

Little Nikita

as Scuba

Chopper Wars

as Himself

The Barbarians

as Kadar

Nightforce

as Bishop

Cut and Run

as Colonel Brian Horne

Invasion U.S.A.

as Mikhail Rostov

Savage Dawn

as Rev. Romano

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

as Narrator (voice)

The Last Ninja

as Dr. Gustav Norden

White Water Rebels

as William Devine

The Sword and the Sorcerer

1982

as Cromwell

5.4

The Phoenix

1981

as Justin Preminger

Sizzle

1981

as Johnny O'Brien

The Ninth Configuration

1980

as 2nd Cyclist

6.4

Conquest of the Earth

1980

as Cmdr. Xavier

6.5

The Formula

1980

as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco

5.5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Sam Shockley

Steel

as Dancer

Delta Fox

as David 'Delta' Fox

Vampire

as Prince Anton Voytek

Deathsport

as Ankar Moor

Good Against Evil

as Mr. Rimmin

Stunts

as Pete Lustig

Dog and Cat

as Shirley

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

as Curt Blair

The Baron

as Joey

God Told Me To

as Bernard Phillips

The Premonition

as Jude

The Happy Hooker

as The Cop

Starsky & Hutch

as Zane

Open Season

as Art

Scarecrow

as Jack Riley

The Seven-Ups

as Moon

LSD: Trip to Where?

as self

Television (42)

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013

as Kadar (archive footage)

Charmed

as Cronyn

Air America

as Glen

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

1997

6.5

We Are Angels

1997

as Alfonso Santillana

Phantom 2040

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Elliot Roth

Highlander: The Series

as John Kirin / Cage

The Hat Squad

as Nick Ashe

Dark Justice

Super Force

as Dr. Lothar Presley

5.8

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Baran

Jake and the Fatman

MacGruder and Loud

as Joey Dime

Murder, She Wrote

as Michael O'Connor

Airwolf

as John Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep

Hunter

as Frank Lassiter

Blue Thunder

Cover Up

Partners in Crime

The A-Team

as Johnny Turian

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.5

Masquerade

1983

as General Vladimir Sirin

Automan

Manimal

T. J. Hooker

as Virgil Dobbs

Matt Houston

The Phoenix

as Justin Preminger

Galactica 1980

as Commander Xavier

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

as Sam Shockley

5.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Morgan Velosi

Battlestar Galactica

as Wolfe

Vega$

Dog and Cat

as Shirley

Charlie's Angels

as Freddie Jefferson

The Bionic Woman

Baretta

Starsky & Hutch

as Lionel Fitzgerald II

Switch

as David Ring

Bronk

Police Woman

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

Wedding Slashers

Associate Producer

Corpses Are Forever

Producer

Love and War II

Associate Producer