Biography
Branscombe Richmond (born August 8, 1955) is a Native American actor, stuntman and singer who is equally capable of portraying cold-hearted villains on the one hand and warm-hearted, open "good guys" on the other, as evidenced by his huge grin and hearty laugh. The solidly built 6' 3" Richmond has regularly played the bad guy on-screen. He's been on the receiving end of the fists of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando (1985), gotten pummeled by Carl Weathers in Action Jackson (1988) and tangled wi...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Another in the Fire
2025
as Self
On May 22, 1980, Michael Sinclair Walter was in a near fatal car accident in Redondo Beach, California. In a coma, paralyzed, blind in one eye, and wi...

One Million Dolla
2024
as Garland The Great
Guy, a houseless buffoon with a heart of gold. He chases chickens and sells coconuts in his happy-go-lucky existence, when a documentary crew follows ...

One Million Dolla
2024
Producer
Guy, a houseless buffoon with a heart of gold. He chases chickens and sells coconuts in his happy-go-lucky existence, when a documentary crew follows ...

At Her Feet
2024
as Ka'iwa
Two college archeology interns and their Hawaiian guide race against time to save precious artifacts threatened by a volcanic eruption.

Kangaroo Kids
2023
as Kodiak
A group of kids in a small town in the United States USA save a zoo.

Kangaroo Kids
2023
Producer
A group of kids in a small town in the United States USA save a zoo.

Decade of the Dead
2023
as Wyatt
Ten years after a worldwide zombie outbreak, a group of sea-faring survivors find refuge with a tropical island community, only to discover a zombie w...

Killer Witches from Outer Space
2023
as Professor M
This October 31st, All Hallow's Eve is changed forever for one sleepy little town when three youngsters team up to overthrow an alien invasion by send...

Killer Witches from Outer Space
2023
Producer
This October 31st, All Hallow's Eve is changed forever for one sleepy little town when three youngsters team up to overthrow an alien invasion by send...

Paradise City
2022
as Senator Kane
Renegade bounty hunter Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.

Maneater
2022
as Sheriff Kua
A group of friends on vacation in a seeming island paradise are stalked by an unrelenting great white after an accident leaves them stranded and left ...

Deadly Yoga Retreat
2022
Producer
Isabella’s marriage is falling apart, and something needs to change to keep her and her husband Patrick together. When Isabella is invited to an exclu...

The Walls Are Watching
2022
as Theodore
A young couple is terrorized by the former owner of the home they now occupy. Instead of a honeymoon, life becomes a cat and mouse game for these newl...

The Walls Are Watching
2022
Associate Producer
A young couple is terrorized by the former owner of the home they now occupy. Instead of a honeymoon, life becomes a cat and mouse game for these newl...

Aloha with Love
2022
as Pono
Gemma, a big city architect, must fly to the Hawaii in order to handle the estate of her late Aunt. At her Aunt's request, she must first renovate the...

Aloha with Love
2022
Producer
Gemma, a big city architect, must fly to the Hawaii in order to handle the estate of her late Aunt. At her Aunt's request, she must first renovate the...

Aloha Surf Hotel
2021
as Mr. K
An ex surf pro is forced to take a job at a beachfront hotel teaching obnoxious tourists how to surf. Soon he's the tennis pro, the yoga instructor, t...

Lena and Snowball
2021
as Steve
Lena, a troubled youth takes a white lion cub under her wing; little does she know the lion escaped from criminals intended to take the cub to an evil...

Angel by Thursday
2021
as Drug Lord Rosales
Two families struggling with scars of the past, find they are linked by a series of uncanny events, propelling them on a journey in search of forgiven...

Finding ʻOhana
2021
as Kimo
Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, lea...

The Unhealer
2020
as Red Elk
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he love...

Disturbing the Peace
2020
as Big Dog
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting must pick up his gun again to do battle with a g...

Disturbing the Peace
2020
Transportation Coordinator, Location Manager
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting must pick up his gun again to do battle with a g...

The Silent Natural
2019
Producer
William Hoy was one of the first Deaf Major League Baseball players in the 1800's. Being deaf, he introduced hand signals for strike and ball to the g...

Blackwater
2019
as Randy Dawson
Native American country singer Birdie Blackwater is court ordered to attend 180 days of wellness therapy after 10 years of reckless alcoholic abuse.

Blackwater
2019
Producer
Native American country singer Birdie Blackwater is court ordered to attend 180 days of wellness therapy after 10 years of reckless alcoholic abuse.

The City of Gold
2018
as Shiniki
An anguished media magnate, Jonathan Davenport, accompanies his estranged lover to the Peruvian Amazon in pursuit of a reclusive artist living in rebe...

The City of Gold
2018
Producer
An anguished media magnate, Jonathan Davenport, accompanies his estranged lover to the Peruvian Amazon in pursuit of a reclusive artist living in rebe...

Runaway Romance
2018
as Alvey Newman
When she’s written out of her show, her relationship and her seemingly perfect life, reality TV star Ann Stanway leaves Hollywood and finds herself ma...

Maui
2017
A Vietnam vet suspected of murder in '71 Maui must rediscover the Hawaiian warrior within to protect his family, defend their land, and clear his fath...

An Uncommon Grace
2017
Stunt Coordinator
An army nurse returning from Afghanistan discovers her purpose in a rural Ohio farm community, along with a deep connection with a neighbor whose cons...

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Kalani - BBQ Chef
Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Ha...

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012
Stunt Coordinator
Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each othe...

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
as Tour Guide
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Born to Ride
2011
as Dean
The stars of Starship Troopers are back in action! Mike (Casper Van Dien) decides to hit the road on his refurbished classic motorcycle along with bes...

Soul Surfer
2011
as Ben Aipa
The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, thro...

Just Go with It
2011
as Bartender
While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon t...

Hereafter
2010
Stunt Coordinator
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Keoki
When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian ...
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003
A one-time baseball player returns to his hometown and winds up coaching a farm team.

The Scorpion King
2002
as Jesup
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's...

The Diamond of Jeru
2001
as Tribesman
Based on Louis L'Amour novel, The Diamond of Jeru tells the story of an American scientist and his wife who hire an ex-pat war veteren to act as a gui...

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
1999
as Self
A fresh look at the everchanging adult Disneyland of Las Vegas, featuring pirate ships, volcanos, 25 casinos on the Strip, 10 more casinos in Glitter ...

To the Limit
1995
as Don Williams
Colette is an attractive ex-CIA agent seeking revenge against a ruthless villain and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husba...

To the Limit
1995
Co-Producer
Colette is an attractive ex-CIA agent seeking revenge against a ruthless villain and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husba...

Hard Vice
1994
as Tony
A vice cop and her partner investigate a string of murders apparently tied to high-priced Las Vegas call girls.

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
as Rodriguez
The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal journalist.

No Escape, No Return
1993
as Rapist (uncredited)
Two cops go undercover to infiltrate a violent drug ring, and are in for a shock when they find out who's running it.

Jericho Fever
1993
as FBI Agent
A group of terrorists bomb peace negotiations in Mexico. One of the terrorists contracts a fever disease during the attack. The terrorists flee across...

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
1993
as General Mendosa
When a top secret nuclear guidance system is stolen by an ex-CIA operative looking to sell the deadly device to the top bidder, it's up to a determine...

Inside Edge
1993
as Henderson
For months, Richard Montana has been giving drug lord Mario Gio hell. But it's only when he meets Gio's leggy blonde girlfriend, nightclub singer Lisa...

Inside Edge
1993
Stunt Coordinator
For months, Richard Montana has been giving drug lord Mario Gio hell. But it's only when he meets Gio's leggy blonde girlfriend, nightclub singer Lisa...

Sunset Grill
1993
as Gang Member #1
Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks too much. His estranged wife Anita runs a bar and re...

Da Vinci's War
1993
as Don Ho
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.

Da Vinci's War
1993
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.

Sweet Justice
1993
as Biker
City councilor Susan takes bribes from Reevers and allows him to deposit his garbage illegally in an old mine. But when she learns that he also dumps ...

Nemesis
1992
as Mexican Man
In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex is a part-man, part-machine LAPD cop who is the...

Innocent Blood
1992
Stunts
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992
as Indian Chieftain
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the un...

Death Ring
1992
as Mr. Cross
Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fiancée, Lauren Sadler, by crazed hunter extraordinaire Danton Vachs. Every year he holds a co...

Batman Returns
1992
as Terrifying Clown 1
Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...

Batman Returns
1992
Stunts
Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...

Iron Eagle III
1992
as Rapist
Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides ...

Grand Canyon
1991
as Ace Cop
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is t...

Curly Sue
1991
as Albert
Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. ...

The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
as Benitez
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas ...

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Big Indian
It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on t...

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Man in Door (uncredited)
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with...

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
Stunts
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with...

Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Bouncer
An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototype revolutionary new car that runs on vegetables an...

The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Bartender
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's ment...

Kindergarten Cop
1990
as Dope Party Bouncer (uncredited)
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh...

Kindergarten Cop
1990
Stunts
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh...

Death Warrant
1990
Stunts
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding ma...

Snow Kill
1990
as Loomis
Corporate executives sent on a mountain wilderness team building trip find themselves the targets for murder and rape.

El Diablo
1990
as Dancing Bear
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowbo...

Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Waponi
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is th...

Hard to Kill
1990
as Max Quentero
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is s...

L.A. Bounty
1989
as Willis
Mayor candidate Mike Rhodes is kidnapped in his own home outside of Los Angeles by unknown, masked terrorists. His wife Kelly barely survives the atte...

Cage
1989
as Diablo
A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has...

Licence to Kill
1989
as Barrelhead Bar Patron
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered...

Road House
1989
Stunts
The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look l...

Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
as Lifeguard
Welcome to the bay... Mitch and his friends enter the sink or swim world that is BAYWATCH.

They Live
1988
Stunts
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans ...

Hero and the Terror
1988
as Victor
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured ...

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988
as Fridolf
After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Ne...

Action Jackson
1988
as Poolroom Thug #2
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

The Hidden
1987
as Roberts
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young F...

Best Seller
1987
as Longshoreman #1
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians ...

No Safe Haven
1987
as Manuel
When his family is murdered by members of a drug gang, an undercover CIA agent tracks them down, but they escape and flee to their hideout, a fortress...

Nightforce
1987
Stunts
Carla is devastated when her friend is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel. After going to her father, a U.S. Senator, she gets her friends, and arms, to cr...

Sunday Drive
1986
as Johnson
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are ...

Firewalker
1986
as Mexican Bar Fight Person
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

Firewalker
1986
Stunts
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

Never Too Young to Die
1986
as Minkie's Partner
Secret agent Drew Stargrove is brutally murdered by the ruthless hermaphrodite gang leader Velvet Von Ragnar. The murdered secret agent's son, Lance S...

Never Too Young to Die
1986
Stunts
Secret agent Drew Stargrove is brutally murdered by the ruthless hermaphrodite gang leader Velvet Von Ragnar. The murdered secret agent's son, Lance S...

Cobra
1986
Stunts
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Commando
1985
as Vega
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young da...

J.O.E. and the Colonel
1985
as Soldier
Scientists create "the perfect soldier" in a lab experiment by recombining his molecules. He is then sent out on dangerous but vital missions.

Kids Don't Tell
1985
as Pool Player
When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those aro...

The River
1984
Stunts
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to s...

Hawaiian Heat
1984
as Harker
Two Chicago cops quit their jobs in the Windy City to become detectives in Hawaii. TV movie that served as a pilot to the series of the same name.

Cannonball Run II
1984
as Biker (uncredited)
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheel...

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Klingon Gunner #2
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.

The Mystic Warrior
1984
as Miyaca
Saga about a proud band of Sioux Indians, and the efforts of one brave to save his people from destruction through the use of mysterious powers handed...

Killpoint
1984
as Informant in Locker Room
An L.A. cop investigating the rape and murder of his wife traces the crime to a psycho biker gang that smuggles guns. He teams up with an FBI agent to...
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980
A dramatization of the life of the 19th-Century priest who devoted himself to service in Hawaii's leper colony.

The Legend of Walks Far Woman
1980
as Big Lake
Walks Far Woman is a an Indigenous woman of the Blackfoot tribe. She takes revenge on two men who killed her husband and then she is ostracized by her...

Waikiki
1980
as Walter Kaʻahumanu
A couple of private eyes, a laid-back Californian and a streetwise New Yorker, team up to track down a killer in Hawaii known as "The Cane Field Murde...

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Winston Running Hawk
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winne...

Kill the Golden Goose
1979
as Mahuna
Two former comrades find themselves on opposite sides of the honesty fence. The real villains are corrupt government officials and big-business influe...

Deathmoon
1978
as Vince Tatupu
An overworked executive vacationing in Hawaii finds that his romance with an attractive businesswoman he meets there is threatened by the supernatural...

Three on a Date
1978
as Allen Lunalilo
The adventures and mishaps of four couples, winners on a TV game show, along with their young chaperone, on a Hawaiian holiday.

The Chicken Chronicles
1977
as Mark
A late-1960s teen (Steve Guttenberg) working in a chicken-takeout stand cannot get his mind off his dream-girl (Lisa Reeves).

The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
as Guard (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films...

MacArthur
1977
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by ...

MacArthur
1977
as Korean Soldier
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by ...

MacArthur
1977
Stunts
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by ...

Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Bystander with Blood on His Hands
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter ...

Robot Dracula
N/A
as Soul Patch
A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.
The Wrecking Crew
N/A
Two half-brothers—one a loose cannon cop and the other a disciplined Navy SEAL—must work together after 20 odd years of bad blood to unravel a conspir...

Candles
N/A
Producer
A fictional drama based on actual events. CANDLES is the story of the Camp Scott Murders where three small girls were brutally raped and murdered at a...
Neponset Circle
N/A
Executive Producer
Jimmy O'Mannon, a hailed police officer, and fresh out of prison after serving eight years, gets right back to being a detective, by following-up on a...