Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch
Born	Richard Hugh Lynch February 12, 1936 (1936-02-12) (age 73) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation	Film, television actor
Years active	1973-present

Richard Hugh Lynch (born February 12, 1936^[1] or 1940) is an American actor who has starred in many films and television shows. Lynch is remembered for playing villains in films and television. He has often played roles in science fiction productions, including appearing on Battlestar Galactica (as Wolfe) and its sequel series Galactica 1980 (as Commander Xavier). He has also appeared on such shows as Starsky and Hutch, T. J. Hooker, Charmed and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Born Richard Hugh Lynch on February 12, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, he later served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958-1961.

Career

His distinct scarred appearance then made him a popular nemesis, in over 100 film/TV performances, since his film debut in 1973. Usually cast in feature films as the 'heavy', as in the 1973's Scarecrow, and The Seven-Ups, 1988's Bad Dreams, and Little Nikita, and many in between. Lynch won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the evil King Cromwell, in 1982 for The Sword and the Sorcerer.^[2]

In addition to acting, he is also a musician, playing the saxophone, guitar, piano, and the flute. He is of Irish descent and is a frequent visitor to Ireland. His brother Barry Lynch is also an actor. They both starred in the films Nightforce and Total Force. Richard's wife Lily, starred with him in the 1998 film Breaking the Silence and son Christopher Lynch starred with him in the science fiction film Trancers II.

Through the years, Lynch has worked with old friend and colleague Don Calfa, in films Necronomicon (1993), Toughguy (1995), Corpses Are Forever (2003), and very recently in the William James Kennedy comedy film, Lewisburg (2009).

Filmography

• Scarecrow (1973)
• The Seven-Ups (1973)
• The Happy Hooker (1975)
• God Told Me To (1976)
• Battlestar Galactica (1978)
• Deathsport (1978)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
• Galactica 1980 (1980)
• The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
• Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse (1984)
• Savage Dawn (1985)
• Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
• Nightforce (1987)
• Bad Dreams (1988)
• Little Nikita (1988)
• Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
• Trancers II (1991)
• Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)
• Maximum Force (1992)
• Double Threat (1993)
• Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994)
• Scanner Cop (1994)
• Highlander: The Series (1995)
• Werewolf (1996)
• Vendetta (1996)
• Total Force (1997)
• Breaking the Silence (1999)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999)
• Death Game (2001)
• Crime and Punishment (2002)
• Final Combat (2003)
• Curse of the Forty-Niner (2003)
• The Great Wall of Magellon (2005)
• Wedding Slashers (2006)
• Halloween (2007)
• Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2007)

Although Richard Lynch is best known for playing villains, he was cast as the President of the United States in the 2007 film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy.^[3][4]

See also

United States Marine Corps portal

References

External links

• Richard Lynch at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Lynch at Allmovie
• Richard Lynch at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy Official Page
• PopMatters review of Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy