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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.

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Known For

Steel
Steel
Cut and Run
Cut and Run
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
Scanner Cop
Scanner Cop
The Formula
The Formula
The Seven-Ups
The Seven-Ups

Filmography

2022 Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
as Major Kraus (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 American Resurrection
as President
2018 Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Nazi Major (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013 Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
as Kadar (archive footage)
2013 The Lords of Salem
as Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)
2011 Dream Cast
as Himself
2011 Gun of the Black Sun
as Damian Lupescu
2009 Dark Fields
as Karl Lumis
2009 Holy Grail in America
as Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association
2009 Chrome Angels
as Ted
2009 Laid to Rest
as Mr. Jones
2007 Halloween
as Principal Chambers
2007 Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
as President of the United States
2006 Wedding Slashers
as Daddy
2003 Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Major Kraus (archive footage)
2003 The Mummy's Kiss
as Dr. Wallis Harwa
2003 Corpses Are Forever
as General Morton
2003 Ancient Warriors
as Curtis Mayhew
2002 Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Old Man Prichard
2002 Crime and Punishment
as Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor