Richard Lawson
Actor
Born March 7, 1947 in 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.
Filmography
Black Terror
Talk Show Host
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Al Sharpton
Beauty in Black
Norman
Will I See You Again?
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Chief of Police
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Black Hamptons
Moses Britton
A Holiday Chance
Garvin
Not Alone
Dr. James Clay
North Hollywood
Adolf's Dad
Always a Bridesmaid
Carlton Blakeston Sr.
mixed-ish
Lynwood
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
From Zero to I Love You
Ron Logsdon
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Self
Lemonade
Self (home footage)
Saints & Sinners
Pastor Evan Johnson
A Royal Family Christmas
Leighton Royal
A Royal Family Holiday
Stitchers
Admiral Decker
For Colored Girls
Frank
Love for Sale
Uncle Mac
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Himself
The Last Stand
Winston
Grey's Anatomy
Bill Pierce
Guess Who
Marcus
Numb3rs
Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
Christmas at Water's Edge
Mr. Turner
Blue Hill Avenue
Uncle Rob
All of Us
Dead Like Me
William Garrett
Half & Half
Ben
The Bernie Mac Show
Bishop
The Division
LaBon
The District
Richard Gray
Strong Medicine
Alton Clayborne
Soul Food
Rev. Bobby Baxter
Family Law
Chuck
Judging Amy
Thomas Horne
Jackie's Back!
Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Justice
Gus
L.A. Doctors
Gary Miller
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Jack
Wag the Dog
Young Man / CIA
Pandora's Clock
Daniel Robb
Moesha
Marlon James
JAG
Dan Craig
The Parent 'Hood
Touched by an Angel
Nicholas Freeman
Sister, Sister
Victor Sims
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Judge Thurston Jones
Double Your Pleasure
Dash
The Forgotten
Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Father Dowling Mysteries
Wiseguy
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Adam Prentice
Under the Influence
Dr. Duran
MacGyver
Jesse Colton
The Comedy Factory
Dr. Julius Pepper
Stick
Cornell
The Cosby Show
Mr. Bostic
Streets of Fire
Officer Ed Price
Hardcastle and McCormick
V
Dr Ben Taylor
St. Elsewhere
The Messiah
Remington Steele
Monroe Henderson
Poltergeist
Ryan
T. J. Hooker
Officer David McNeil
Chicago Story
Detective O.Z. Tate
Dynasty
Nick Kimball
Magnum, P.I.
Gerald Calvin
The Jericho Mile
R.C. Stiles
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Gene Davis
The Main Event
Hector Mantilla
Charleston
James Harris
The White Shadow
David Mackey
Coming Home
Pat
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Black Fist
Leroy Fisk
Audrey Rose
Policeman #1
The Fantastic Journey
Barker
Crossfire
Officer Ken Dillard
Good Times
Sugar Hill
Valentine
Kojak
1st Suspect
Scream Blacula Scream
Willis Daniels
The Streets of San Francisco
Dirty Harry
Homosexual (uncredited)
All in the Family
Angry Black Man
Medical Center