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Richard Lynch

1940 - 2012

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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 Scarecrow, The Seven-Ups (both 1973), God Told Me To (1976), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), Invasion U.S.A. (1985), Little Nikita, Bad Dreams (both 1988), Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991), and Halloween (2007). He appeared as Wolfe in the 1978 science fiction TV series Battlestar Galactica, and appeared again in its sequel series Galactica 1980, as Commander Xaviar. Lynch's other TV roles included Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, T. J. Hooker, Blue Thunder, Airwolf, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, Charmed, Vega$, Murder, She Wrote, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Lynch is the 914th most popular actor (up from 3,212th in 2019), the 1,838th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,857th in 2019) and the 457th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Richard Lynch ranks 914 out of 13,578. Before him are Mario Adorf, Joan Plowright, Nick Adams, Terence Stamp, Gert Fröbe, and Ann-Margret. After him are Florinda Bolkan, Erik Bruhn, Bubba Smith, Elisabeth Shue, Peter Weller, and Setsuko Hara.

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Among people born in 1940, Richard Lynch ranks 104. Before him are Lothar de Maizière, Alan Kay, Dionne Warwick, Joseph L. Goldstein, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, and Linda Gray. After him are Mamnoon Hussain, Phil Ochs, Gudrun Ensslin, Jean-Luc Nancy, Kenneth Clarke, and Max Mosley. Among people deceased in 2012, Richard Lynch ranks 74. Before him are J. Christopher Stevens, Harry Carey Jr., Bingu wa Mutharika, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Teófilo Stevenson, and Eduard Khil. After him are Chavela Vargas, Ben Gazzara, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Helmut Haller, Hans Werner Henze, and Harry Harrison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Lynch ranks 1,838 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Rollins (1961), Nick Adams (1931), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), David Scott (1932), and David Zucker (1947). After him are Bubba Smith (1945), Elisabeth Shue (1963), Peter Weller (1947), Mark Kelly (1964), Peter Eisenman (1932), and Henry Gantt (1861).

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Among actors born in United States, Richard Lynch ranks 457. Before him are Angie Dickinson (1931), Tom Skerritt (1933), Clara Bow (1905), Cliff Robertson (1923), Teri Hatcher (1964), and Nick Adams (1931). After him are Bubba Smith (1945), Elisabeth Shue (1963), Peter Weller (1947), Lee J. Cobb (1911), Viola Davis (1965), and Susanna Hoffs (1959).

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