Branscombe Richmond (born August 8, 1955) is an American character actor and stuntman. He is known for his starring role of Bobby Sixkiller on the American syndicated drama series Renegade (1992–1997) and for his starring roles on the television series Hawaiian Heat (1984) and Heart of the City (1986–1987). Richmond has appeared in numerous films and has guest starred on many television series.
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Life and career
Richmond is of Native Hawaiian, Tahitian, French, English, and Spanish descent. He grew up in Encino, California.
Richmond appeared as a policeman named Harker in the pilot and all 10 episodes of Hawaiian Heat in the fall of 1984 on ABC. In the fall of 1986, he appeared as another policeman, Sergeant Luke Halui, in all 13 episodes of Heart of the City.
One of Richmonds' best known and prominent television roles was in the 1990s hit syndicated television series Renegade as Bobby Sixkiller. He also appeared in a minor role as Moki in the pilot episode of Magnum, P.I. before the role was taken over by another actor. His many other television appearances include in series such as Jake and the Fatman, Vega$, MacGyver, Walker, Texas Ranger, The A-Team and The Highwayman. He has appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Action Jackson, Licence to Kill, Hard to Kill, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Aces: Iron Eagle III, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, and in The Scorpion King, as Mathayus's half-brother.
Richmond was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2003. Grindcore band Anal Cunt paid tribute to him in a track called "Branscombe Richmond" on their album I Like It When You Die. He voiced the character Gibraltar in Apex Legends.
He also has his own band, Branscombe Richmond and the Renegade Posse, which he formed in 1989. The band tours the United States when Richmond is not working on television or film, and it also plays at corporate functions..
In May 2023, Richmond and his son Fairai directed a children's film entitled Kangaroo Kids in southern Kentucky. In 2025, he appeared in the series Chief of War, which details the wars between Hawai'i's kingdoms in the 1700's.