Richard Lawson
ActingBorn
March 7, 1947
Place of Birth
Loma Linda, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Lemonade
2026
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
2025
Will I See You Again?
2024
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023
A Holiday Chance
2021
Not Alone
2021
North Hollywood
2021
Always a Bridesmaid
2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
From Zero to I Love You
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2017
A Royal Family Christmas
2015
A Royal Family Holiday
2015
For Colored Girls
2010
Love for Sale
2008
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
2007
The Last Stand
2006
Guess Who
2005
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
Maniac Magee
2003
Jackie's Back!
1999
Justice
1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Wag the Dog
1997
Double Your Pleasure
1989
The Forgotten
1989
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
Under the Influence
1986
Stick
1985
Streets of Fire
1984
Poltergeist
1982
The Jericho Mile
1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
The Main Event
1979
Charleston
1979
Coming Home
1978
Black Fist
1977
Audrey Rose
1977
Crossfire
1975
Sugar Hill
1974
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
Dirty Harry
1971
Black Terror
Beauty in Black
2024
Sherri
2022
The Black Hamptons
2022
mixed-ish
2019
Saints & Sinners
2016
Stitchers
2015
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Numb3rs
2005
All of Us
2003
Dead Like Me
2003
Half & Half
2002
For the People
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
The Division
2001
The District
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Soul Food
2000
Family Law
1999
Judging Amy
1999
L.A. Doctors
1998
Good News
1997
Pandora's Clock
1996
Moesha
1996
JAG
1995
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Sister, Sister
1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Wiseguy
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
MacGyver
1985
The Comedy Factory
1985
The Cosby Show
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
V
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
Remington Steele
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
Chicago Story
1982
Dynasty
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The White Shadow
1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Good Times
1974
Kojak
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
All in the Family
1971
Medical Center
1969