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
★ 7.21982
Dirty Harry
★ 7.51971
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
★ 7.22024
Guess Who
★ 6.02005
Streets of Fire
★ 6.91984
The Forgotten
★ 5.81989
Wag the Dog
★ 6.91997
Audrey Rose
★ 5.71977
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
★ 5.81998
Stick
★ 5.51985
For Colored Girls
★ 6.72010
Coming Home
★ 7.01978
Lemonade
★ 8.42016
The Main Event
★ 5.31979
North Hollywood
★ 5.32021
Black Fist
★ 4.41977
From Zero to I Love You
★ 5.22019
Justice
★ 4.81999
Scream Blacula Scream
★ 5.81973
Charleston
★ 8.01979
Jackie's Back!
★ 6.91999
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
★ 6.82019
Sugar Hill
★ 5.71974
The Jericho Mile
★ 6.01980
Blue Hill Avenue
★ 6.82003
Under the Influence
★ 5.91986
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
★ 7.82019
Double Your Pleasure
★ 6.31989
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
★ 0.01980
A Holiday Chance
★ 8.52021
Love for Sale
★ 6.02008
A Royal Family Christmas
★ 4.02015
Not Alone
★ 5.32021
Crossfire
★ 8.01975
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
★ 0.02025
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
★ 0.02017
The Last Stand
★ 4.12006
Christmas at Water's Edge
★ 7.32004
CHAAW: Chapter 1
★ 0.02023
Black Terror
★ 0.0
Always a Bridesmaid
★ 6.82019
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
★ 6.51986
A Royal Family Holiday
★ 5.02015
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
★ 0.02007
TV Shows
Dynasty
★ 6.51981
The Cosby Show
★ 7.01984
Numb3rs
★ 7.02005
Judging Amy
★ 7.51999
Touched by an Angel
★ 7.21994
Sherri
★ 2.62022
Strong Medicine
★ 7.42000
St. Elsewhere
★ 5.71982
Beauty in Black
★ 7.82024
The Division
★ 7.12001
T. J. Hooker
★ 6.51982
Remington Steele
★ 7.11982
Medical Center
★ 6.41969
The District
★ 6.82000
Hardcastle and McCormick
★ 6.51983
The Bernie Mac Show
★ 6.62001
All in the Family
★ 7.81971
Moesha
★ 7.11996
Wiseguy
★ 6.61987
Kojak
★ 7.21973
Sister, Sister
★ 7.11994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
★ 5.91993
The Streets of San Francisco
★ 7.01972
Family Law
★ 8.11999
Good Times
★ 8.01974
Dead Like Me
★ 7.72003
All of Us
★ 7.22003
Half & Half
★ 8.32002
Stitchers
★ 6.82015
The White Shadow
★ 7.11978
The Parent 'Hood
★ 7.31995
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
★ 7.01987
V
★ 7.81983
L.A. Doctors
★ 8.51998
mixed-ish
★ 7.12019
Father Dowling Mysteries
★ 7.41989
Soul Food
★ 7.22000
The Comedy Factory
★ 0.01985
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
★ 6.01977
Saints & Sinners
★ 8.02016
The Fantastic Journey
★ 6.21977
The Black Hamptons
★ 6.72022
Pandora's Clock
★ 5.51996
Chicago Story
★ 7.51982
