Richard Lawson
Born March 7, 1947 · Loma Linda, California, USA
Richard Lee Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best known for his roles in genre films; he portrayed Ryan in the 1982 film Poltergeist, and Dr. Ben Taylor in the 1983 NBC miniseries V.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Guess Who
★ 6.02005
Poltergeist
★ 7.21982
Dirty Harry
★ 7.51971
Streets of Fire
★ 6.91984
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
★ 7.22024
Wag the Dog
★ 6.91997
Stick
★ 5.51985
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
★ 5.81998
For Colored Girls
★ 6.72010
Coming Home
★ 7.01978
Lemonade
★ 8.42016
North Hollywood
★ 5.32021
Audrey Rose
★ 5.71977
Scream Blacula Scream
★ 5.81973
Jackie's Back!
★ 6.91999
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
★ 0.01980
The Main Event
★ 5.31979
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
★ 6.82019
Blue Hill Avenue
★ 6.82003
Justice
★ 4.81999
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
★ 7.82019
Sugar Hill
★ 5.71974
The Forgotten
★ 5.81989
Under the Influence
★ 5.91986
From Zero to I Love You
★ 5.22019
The Jericho Mile
★ 6.01980
Always a Bridesmaid
★ 6.82019
Crossfire
★ 8.01975
A Holiday Chance
★ 8.52021
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
★ 6.51986
A Royal Family Christmas
★ 4.02015
Charleston
★ 8.01979
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
★ 0.02017
Double Your Pleasure
★ 6.31989
Love for Sale
★ 6.02008
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
★ 0.02007
Will I See You Again?
★ 0.02024
The Last Stand
★ 4.12006
Christmas at Water's Edge
★ 7.32004
A Royal Family Holiday
★ 5.02015
Not Alone
★ 5.32021
Black Fist
★ 4.41977
Black Terror
★ 0.0
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
★ 0.02025
TV Shows
Sherri
★ 2.72022
Dynasty
★ 6.51981
Numb3rs
★ 7.02005
Judging Amy
★ 7.51999
The Cosby Show
★ 7.01984
Strong Medicine
★ 7.42000
Touched by an Angel
★ 7.21994
St. Elsewhere
★ 5.71982
T. J. Hooker
★ 6.51982
The Division
★ 7.12001
Beauty in Black
★ 7.72024
The District
★ 6.82000
Medical Center
★ 6.41969
Remington Steele
★ 7.11982
The Bernie Mac Show
★ 6.62001
Sister, Sister
★ 7.11994
Kojak
★ 7.21973
Moesha
★ 7.11996
All in the Family
★ 7.81971
The Streets of San Francisco
★ 7.01972
Family Law
★ 8.11999
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
★ 5.91993
Wiseguy
★ 6.61987
Hardcastle and McCormick
★ 6.51983
Good Times
★ 8.01974
All of Us
★ 7.22003
Half & Half
★ 8.32002
Dead Like Me
★ 7.72003
The Parent 'Hood
★ 7.31995
L.A. Doctors
★ 8.51998
Stitchers
★ 6.82015
The White Shadow
★ 7.11978
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
★ 7.01987
mixed-ish
★ 7.22019
V
★ 7.71983
Soul Food
★ 7.22000
Father Dowling Mysteries
★ 7.41989
The Comedy Factory
★ 0.01985
Saints & Sinners
★ 8.02016
The Black Hamptons
★ 6.72022
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
★ 6.01977
The Fantastic Journey
★ 6.21977
Pandora's Clock
★ 5.51996
Chicago Story
★ 7.51982
