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Richard Lynch

Highest Rated: 80% The Ninth Configuration (1980)

Lowest Rated: 19% Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

Birthday: Feb 12, 1940

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Sinister character actor Richard Lynch made his film debut in 1973's "Scarecrow," starring Al Pacino and Gene Hackman. This pessimistic crime drama set him on a path of mainly villainous roles for the rest of his career. Lynch played a cop in Lynn Redgrave's amusing "The Happy Hooker" in 1975, and he moved to television in the late 1970s, appearing on police shows, including "Baretta" and "Starsky and Hutch," usually as the criminal who winds up behind bars or wearing a toe tag. Lynch returned to features with "The Formula," a conspiracy thriller starring Marlon Brando and George C. Scott. Lynch continued to appear in television throughout the 1980s and 1990s, emerging in prominent roles on two rebooted sci-fi series: "Galactica 1980" (as a self-serving time-traveler) and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (as a merciless space mercenary). Born in Brooklyn, Lynch served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961. Afterwards, he honed his craft at the Actors Studio under the tutelage of Lee Strasberg and worked in the theater before appearing in movies. Lynch died in 2012, remaining relatively active in films until his final days.

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Highest rated movies

80% 76% The Ninth Configuration
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80% 37% Laid to Rest
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79% 51% God Told Me To
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76% 79% Scarecrow
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73% 69% The Seven-Ups
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53% 45% Little Nikita
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40% 18% Alligator II: The Mutation
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38% 43% Bad Dreams
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28% 59% Halloween
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25% 77% The Forbidden Dance
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Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER, Richard Lynch, 1982, (c) Group 1 Films BAD DREAMS, Susan Ruttan, Richard Lynch, 1988. ©20th Century Fox OPEN SEASON, Richard Lynch, Cornelia Sharpe, Alberto de Mendoza, 1974 OPEN SEASON, Richard Lynch (left), 1974 LITTLE NIKITA, River Phoenix (front right), back: Richard Lynch, Sidney Poitier, 1988. ©Columbia Pictures INVASION U.S.A, Richard Lynch, Alexander Zale, 1985. © MGM THE SEVEN-UPS, Richard Lynch, Tony Lo Bianco, 1973. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER, Richard Lynch, 1982, © Group 1 International THE SEVEN-UPS, Richard Lynch, 1973. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gun of the Black Sun Damien Lupescu (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Resurrection President (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 8% The Rain Karl Lumis (Character) - 2009
80% 37% Laid to Rest Mr. Jones (Character) - 2009
28% 59% Halloween Principal Chambers (Character) $58.3M 2007
No Score Yet 20% Wedding Slashers Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 8% Corpses Are Forever General Morton (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 20% Curse of the Forty-Niner Old Man Prichard (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 30% Crime and Punishment Luzhin (Character) - 2002
20% 31% Outta Time Franco (Character) $4.1K 2002
No Score Yet 17% Ancient Warriors Curtis Mayhew (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Friggin' Mafia Movie Self - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death Game Chief Canton (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Reflex Action Mr. Smith (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 40% Eastside Mihalas Gabriel (Character) $1.0K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strike Zone Adm. Douglass Lamport (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lima: Breaking the Silence James Gallagher (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 25% Armstrong General Zukov (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shattered Illusions Sal (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 33% Darklands Salvy (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Proposition Huw Williams (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Under Oath Daniel Saltarelli (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Total Force Dr. Edmund Wellington (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vendetta Dr. David Wilson (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diamond Run Sloan (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 13% Werewolf Noel (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 0% Tough Guy Office Worker No. 2 (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Invitation to Die Doug `'The Master'` (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dangerous Waters The Admiral (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Destination Vegas Richard (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragon Fury Vestor (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 10% Cyborg III Lewellyn (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Takedown Unknown (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Confessions Detective Harris (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Chance Calloway (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Terminal Virus Calloway (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 40% Necronomicon Jethro De Lapoer (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Branwen Kevin McCarthy (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 20% Death Match Jimmie Fratello (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 26% Scanner Cop Karl Glock (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showdown The Commander (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Merlin Pendragon (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 17% Double Threat Detective Robert Fenich (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 17% Maximum Force Max Tanabe (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 54% The Christmas Stallion Gwilyn (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside Edge Mario Gio (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet October 32nd Pendragon (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 27% Trancers II Dr. Wardo (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 52% Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge Major Krauss (Character) - 1991
40% 18% Alligator II: The Mutation Hawk Hawkins (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lockdown James Garrett (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 0% Invasion Force Michael Cooper (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak: Flowers for Matty Sands (Character) - 1990
25% 77% The Forbidden Dance Benjamin Maxwell (Character) $1.4M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Return to Justice Sheriff Jethro Lincoln (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 44% One Man Force Adams (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 38% High Stakes Slim (Character) - 1989
38% 43% Bad Dreams Harris (Character) $8.9M 1988
53% 45% Little Nikita Scuba (Character) $1.5M 1988
No Score Yet 48% The Barbarians Kadar (Character) $496.0K 1987
No Score Yet 54% Nightforce Bishop (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 38% Cut and Run Colonel Brian Horne (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 24% Savage Dawn Rev. Romano (Character) - 1985
19% 52% Invasion U.S.A. Mikhail Rostov (Character) $17.2M 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet White Water Rebels Unknown (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 57% The Last Ninja Dr. Gustav Norden (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sizzle Johnny O'Brien (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 17% Conquest of the Earth Wolfe (Character) - 1980
80% 76% The Ninth Configuration 2nd Cyclist (Richard) (Character) - 1980
22% 23% The Formula General Helmut Kladen/Frank Tedesco (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Galactica Discovers Earth Xaviar (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Sam Shockley (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vampire Prince Anton Voytek (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 17% Steel Dancer (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 27% Deathsport Ankar Moor (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Baron Joey (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 17% Who Is Killing the Stuntmen? Pete Lustig (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 15% Good Against Evil Mr. Rimmin (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dog and Cat Shirley (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Delta Fox David `'Delta'` Fox (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 23% The Premonition Jude (Character) - 1976
79% 51% God Told Me To Bernard Phillips (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starsky and Hutch Joey / Lionel Fitzgerald II / Zane (Character) - 1975
73% 69% The Seven-Ups Moon (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Open Season Art (Character) - 1974
76% 79% Scarecrow Riley (Character) - 1973

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No Score Yet 90% Charmed Cronyn (Guest Star) 2003
81% 96% Six Feet Under Commitment Ceremony Presider (Guest Star) 2002
87% 98% Mystery Science Theater 3000 Unknown (Character) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baywatch Diederick (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Philip De Kooning (Guest Star) 1992 1994
92% 90% Star Trek: The Next Generation Baran (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jake and the Fatman Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Frank Lassiter (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet CBS Summer Playhouse Unknown (Character) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Precinct Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 42% Airwolf John Bradford Horn / Gerald Van Dorian / Neal Streep (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Riptide Unknown (Character) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Partners in Crime George (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet 71% The A-Team Johnny Turian (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fall Guy Unknown (Guest Star) 1983-1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet T.J. Hooker Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Freddie Jefferson (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starsky and Hutch Unknown (Guest Star) 1978-1979
43% 83% Battlestar Galactica Wolfe (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bionic Woman Denton (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Harry Kraft (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Woman Tedesco (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronk Unknown (Guest Star) 1976