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