Branscombe Richmond (born August 8 1955 ) is an American character actor, stuntman, and lead singer in a band called "The Renegade Posse". He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon or Branscom Richmond.
Richmond was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Leo C. Richmond, an actor and stuntman. He is of Native American descent.
Branscombe is well known for playing villains and thugs in a lot of movies, and has made a lot of guest appearances on TV shows. He has appeared as a Klingon in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Richmond is the National Spokesman for Indian Motorcycles.
Probably his most well known and prominent TV role was in the 1990's hit syndicated TV series Renegade as Bobby Sixkiller. He also appeared as Moki in the pilot film of Magnum PI. His many other television appearances include shows such as The A-Team and The Highwayman. He is also the subject of a song by Anal Cunt. "Branscombe Richmond" appears as track 16 on the 1997 album "I Like It When You Die". Unlike most people in their songs, he is portrayed in a positive light.
Richmond hosts and produces Good Morning Hawaii, which is shown nationally on MyNetwork TV, a sister station of FOX. Based out of Hawaii, his show, which reaches and estimated 106 million U.S. households daily, features interviews with B-list celebrities such as David Faustino and Burt Ward. The show also contains a segment called "A Moment of Branscombe" in which a clip of Richmond's work or a uniquely produced skit is shown. The show conatins a segment of local flavor or Hawaiian tradation to educate viewers about Hawaiian culture.
He was inducted to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2003.
Highly recognizable 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 with Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill (1990). Richmond is the son of movie stuntman Leo C. Richmond and first broke into film and TV in the early 1970s with minor roles in shows such as "Bionic Woman, The" (1976), "Rockford Files, The" (1974) and "Magnum, P.I." (1980). From there he quickly picked up work in numerous made-for-TV movies and was kept busy throughout the 1980s and 1990s with appearances in such A-grade productions as Licence to Kill (1989), Best Seller (1987) and Batman Returns (1992). He even found himself in the children's film Curly Sue (1991). In early 1991 Richmond scored the key role of "Bobby Six Killer" in the bounty hunter-themed TV series "Renegade" (1992) starring alongside Lorenzo Lamas and Kathleen Kinmont. The series was quite successful and ran from 1992 to 1997, turning out over 100 episodes! Additionally, Richmond has starred in plenty of B-movie action films and has become quite a cult figure of the genre. Since the late 1990s, Richmond has remained busy on several fronts. He's continued acting in Hollywood, is the official spokesman for Indian Motorcycles and is the lead singer for the band "Branscombe Richmond and the Renegade Posse". He's also notched up numerous awards, including being voted "Native American Entertainer of the Year" and "Mr Showman" of the year by the Las Vegas Review Journal.
