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Richard Lynch may be:

Richard Lynch (Actor) (born 1936), an American actor who has starred in many films and television shows.
Richard Lynch (Photoshop Author) (born 1962), author of various books on image editing with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

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+'''Richard Lynch''' may be:
-{{Infobox actor
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-|birthname = Richard Hugh Lynch
-|birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1936|2|12|mf=y}}
-|birthplace = [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States]]
-|years active = 1973-present
-|awards = '''[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (film)|Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor]]''' <br/> 1982 ''[[The Sword and the Sorcerer]]''
-}}
-'''Richard Hugh Lynch''' (born February 12, 1936<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Richard-Lynch.html Richard Lynch Biography (1936-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> or 1940) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] who has starred in many films and television shows. Lynch is remembered for playing heavies in films and television. He has often played roles in science fiction productions, including appearing on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|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]]'', ''[[The Day the Magic Died (Charmed Episode)|Charmed]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
+*[[Richard Lynch (Actor)]] (born 1936), an American actor who has starred in many films and television shows.
-Lynch won a [[Saturn Award]] for Best Supporting Actor in 1982 for ''[[The Sword and the Sorcerer]]''.<ref>[http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#filmsuportactror Saturn Awards official site], retrieved February 5, 2008</ref>
+*[[Richard Lynch (Photoshop Author)]] (born 1962), author of various books on image editing with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
+{{hndis|Lynch, Richard}}
-Lynch was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. Lynch was once a drug user and in 1967 he nearly killed himself during a bad "trip" with [[LSD]], when he doused himself with [[gasoline]] and put a match to it.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528433/bio Richard Lynch (I) - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-In addition to acting, he is also a talented musician, playing the [[saxophone]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], and the [[flute]]. He is of [[Ireland|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]]''.
-==Filmography==
-{{col-start}}
-*''[[Scarecrow]]'' (1973)
-*''[[The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973)
-*''[[The Happy Hooker]]'' (1975)
-*''[[God Told Me To]]'' (1976)
-*''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978), Wolfe
-*''[[Deathsport]]'' (1978)
-*''[[Buck Rogers]]'' (1979), Morgan Velosi
-*''[[Galactica 1980]]'' (1980), Commander Xavier
-*''[[The Sword and the Sorcerer]]'' (1982)
-*''[[Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse]]'' (1984)
-*''[[Savage Dawn]]'' (1985)
-*''[[Invasion U.S.A. (1985 movie)|Invasion U.S.A.]]'' (1985)
-*''Nightforce'' (1987)
-*''[[Bad Dreams (film)|Bad Dreams]]'' (1988)
-*''[[Little Nikita]]'' (1988)
-*''Alligator II: The Mutation'' (1991)
-*''[[Trancers II]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge]]'' (1991)
-{{col-break}}
-*''[[Maximum Force]]'' (1992)
-*''Double Threat'' (1993)
-*''[[Cyborg 3: The Recycler]]'' (1994)
-*''[[Scanner Cop]]'' (1994)
-*''[[Highlander: The Series]]'' (1995)
-*''[[Werewolf (1996 film)|Werewolf]]'' (1996)
-*''Vendetta'' (1996)
-*''Total Force'' (1997)
-*''[[Breaking the Silence]]'' (1999)
-*''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' (1999), [[Count Iblis]]
-*''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 film)|Halloween]]'' (2007)
-{{col-end}}
-*''[[Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy]]'' (2007)
-Although Richard Lynch is best known for playing heavies and villains, he was cast as the President of the United States in the 2007 film [[Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy]]<ref name="popmatters">{{citeweb|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/mil-mascaras-resurrection|title=PopMatters}}</ref><ref name="mjsimpson">{{citeweb|url=http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/milmascarasresurrection.html|title=mjsimpson}}</ref>.
-==See also==
-{{portal|United States Marine Corps|USMC_logo.svg}}
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==External links==
-*{{imdb name|id=0528433|name=Richard Lynch}}
-*{{amg name|2:43946}}
-{{memoryalpha}}
-*[http://www.mmvsam.com/ ''Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy'' Official Page]
-*[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/mil-mascaras-resurrection/ PopMatters review of ''Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy''  ]
-{{lifetime|1940|LIVING|Lynch, Richard}}
-[[Category:American television actors]]
-[[Category:Irish-Americans]]
-[[Category:New York actors]]
-[[Category:People from Brooklyn]]
-[[Category:United States Marines]]
-[[Category:American film actors]]
-[[no:Richard Lynch]]