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| image= Xaviar in blue.jpg
| character= [[Wolfe]], "[[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]"<br/>[[Xavier]], "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]"<br/>Count [[Iblis]], "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]"
| series=TOS
| born_month= 02
| born_day= 12
| born_year= 1940
| death_month= 06
| death_day= 19
| death_year=2012
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0528433
| sortkey=Lynch, Richard
| nocat=Y
| site=http://officialrichardlynch.tripod.com/
}}
'''Richard Lynch''' (February 12, 1940 — June 19, 2012) was the Brooklyn, New York-born actor who portrayed [[Wolfe]] in the [[Original Series]], the first [[Xaviar]] in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' and Count [[Iblis]] in ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]''. He is the only actor to hold the distinction for appearing in ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''Galactica 1980'', and ''Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming''.

Prior to acting, Lynch was said to have put himself on fire while under the influence of [[w:LSD|LSD]] in 1967, which resulted in the distinctive, scarred facial features he is known by<ref name="obit">{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/movies/richard-lynch-who-played-bad-guys-dies-at-76.html|title=Richard Lynch, Who Played Bad Guys, Dies at 76
|publisher=The Associated Press|page=|date=20 June 2012|accessdate=22 June 2012|language=English}}</ref>. Due to those features and his platinum hair, Lynch was often cast as "heavies" or villains during his career, which included roles in various films and television series, namely in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres.

As an actor, Lynch's feature film debut was in 1973's ''Scarecrow'', and thus 160+ roles in various films and television series followed, including his aforementioned ''Battlestar'' roles.

Outside of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, he had guest roles in various [[Glen Larson]] and [[Don Bellisario]] series, including ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:Manimal|Manimal]]'', ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'', and ''[[w:The Fall Guy|The Fall Guy]]''.

Lynch also appeared in other well-known series, such as ''[[w:TJ Hooker|TJ Hooker]]'', ''[[w:Starsky and Hutch|Starsky and Hutch]]'', ''[[w:Charlie's Angels|Charlie's Angels]]'', and ''[[w:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

As part of his later film career, he made an appearance in the 2007 remake of ''[[:w:Halloween (film)|Halloween]]''. His last acting appearance will be in the film ''The Lords of Salem'', which was in post-production at the time of his death on 19 June 2012.

The details of his death were explained in an official statement from his spokesperson, Mike Baronas. According to Baronas, one of Lynch's friends found Lynch dead on the kitchen floor of his home after not hearing from him for a few days. He is believed to have died from natural causes, as "no investigation into the cause of his death will be made."<ref name="obit"/>

== External links ==
* [http://officialrichardlynch.tripod.com/ Official Website]
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