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
Poltergeist
Streets of Fire
Guess Who
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Wag the Dog
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
From Zero to I Love You
Stick
Coming Home
For Colored Girls
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Audrey Rose
Lemonade
The Main Event
North Hollywood
Jackie's Back!
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Scream Blacula Scream
Love for Sale
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Last Stand
Blue Hill Avenue
Christmas at Water's Edge
The Jericho Mile
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
A Royal Family Holiday
A Royal Family Christmas
Under the Influence
Always a Bridesmaid
Justice
Black Fist
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Will I See You Again?
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
The Forgotten
Crossfire
Sugar Hill
Double Your Pleasure
Charleston
Not Alone
A Holiday Chance
CHAAW: Chapter 1
TV Shows
Numb3rs
Touched by an Angel
Strong Medicine
Judging Amy
Magnum, P.I.
Dynasty
St. Elsewhere
The Cosby Show
T. J. Hooker
The Division
Beauty in Black
Remington Steele
The Bernie Mac Show
Medical Center
The District
Moesha
All in the Family
Sister, Sister
Family Law
Kojak
The Streets of San Francisco
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Good Times
Wiseguy
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Hardcastle and McCormick
Half & Half
All of Us
The Parent 'Hood
Stitchers
L.A. Doctors
Dead Like Me
The White Shadow
mixed-ish
The Comedy Factory
Father Dowling Mysteries
V
Saints & Sinners
Soul Food
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
The Fantastic Journey
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Chicago Story
