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