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