Richard Hugh Lynch (born February 12, 1936 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 Sta...
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Richard Hugh Lynch (born February 12, 1936 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.
His distinct scarred appearance then made him a popular nemesis, in over 100 steller 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,...
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