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Richard Lynch

Acting

Born February 12, 1940 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died June 19, 2012

Also known 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. 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.

Filmography50+ titles

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Baran

Charmed

1998as Cronyn

Eastside

1999as Mihalas Gabriel

Airwolf

1984as John Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Philip De Kooning

The A-Team

1983as Johnny Turian

Highlander: The Series

1992as John Kirin / Cage

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Joey

Hunter

1984as Frank Lassiter

Battlestar Galactica

1978as Wolfe

Scarecrow

1973as Jack Riley

The Bionic Woman

1976

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Charlie's Angels

1976as Freddie Jefferson

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

1997

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

T. J. Hooker

1982as Virgil Dobbs

Partners in Crime

The Ninth Configuration

1980as 2nd Cyclist

Police Woman

1974

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

1992as Major Krauss

The Seven-Ups

1973as Moon

Halloween

2007as Principal Chambers

Lockdown

1991as James Garrett

The Forbidden Dance

1990as Benjamin Maxwell

Little Nikita

1988as Scuba

Galactica 1980

1980as Commander Xavier

Phantom 2040

Total Force

1996as Dr. Edmund Wellington

Holy Grail in America

2009as Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association

God Told Me To

1976as Bernard Phillips

Scanner Cop

1994as Karl Glock

Trancers II

1991as Dr. Wardo

Invasion U.S.A.

1985as Mikhail Rostov

The Formula

1980as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco

The Baron

1977as Joey

The Sword and the Sorcerer

1982as Cromwell

The Lords of Salem

2012as Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited)

Laid to Rest

2009as Mr. Jones

The Barbarians

1987as Kadar

Cut and Run

1984as Colonel Brian Horne

Stunts

1977as Pete Lustig

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Elliot Roth

Crime and Punishment

2002as Peter Luzhin, Dunia's suitor

The Premonition

1976as Jude

Death Game

2001as Chief Canton

Alligator II: The Mutation

1991as Hawkins

Lima: Breaking the Silence

1999as James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)

Armstrong

1998as General Zukov

Destination Vegas

1995as RIchard