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
Dirty Harry
Guess Who
Poltergeist
Wag the Dog
Streets of Fire
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Coming Home
Stick
Audrey Rose
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
For Colored Girls
Scream Blacula Scream
The Main Event
From Zero to I Love You
North Hollywood
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
The Jericho Mile
Always a Bridesmaid
The Last Stand
Christmas at Water's Edge
Jackie's Back!
Lemonade
Justice
Love for Sale
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Blue Hill Avenue
The Forgotten
Black Fist
Sugar Hill
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Under the Influence
Double Your Pleasure
A Royal Family Christmas
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
A Royal Family Holiday
A Holiday Chance
Charleston
Not Alone
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Crossfire
Will I See You Again?
Unreleased
Black Terror
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
TV Shows
Magnum, P.I.
Numb3rs
Strong Medicine
Sherri
Dynasty
Judging Amy
The Cosby Show
St. Elsewhere
Touched by an Angel
T. J. Hooker
The Division
Moesha
The District
The Bernie Mac Show
Remington Steele
Sister, Sister
Medical Center
All in the Family
Wiseguy
Family Law
Kojak
Dead Like Me
The Streets of San Francisco
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
All of Us
Good Times
Hardcastle and McCormick
Half & Half
The Parent 'Hood
Stitchers
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
L.A. Doctors
V
The White Shadow
mixed-ish
The Comedy Factory
Father Dowling Mysteries
Soul Food
Saints & Sinners
The Fantastic Journey
The Black Hamptons
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Chicago Story
