Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Birthday: 1947-03-07
Place of birth: Loma Linda, California, USA

Bio

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.

Movies with Richard Lawson

Poltergeist

1982
As Ryan
Justice

1999
As Gus
The Forgotten

1989
As Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Not Alone

2021
As Dr. James Clay
The Main Event

1979
As Hector Mantilla
A Holiday Chance

2021
As Garvin
Scream Blacula Scream

1973
As Willis Daniels
Wag the Dog

1997
As Young Man / CIA
Crossfire

1975
As Officer Ken Dillard
For Colored Girls

2010
As Frank
Blue Hill Avenue

2003
As Uncle Rob
Audrey Rose

1977
As Policeman #1
Double Your Pleasure

1989
As Dash
Sugar Hill

1974
As Valentine
The Jericho Mile

1980
As R.C. Stiles
Christmas at Water's Edge

2004
As Mr. Turner
Black Fist

1977
As Leroy Fisk
Stick

1985
As Cornell
CHAAW: Chapter 1

2023
As Chief of Police
Under the Influence

1986
As Dr. Duran
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024
As Clarence
Charleston

1979
As James Harris
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998
As Jack
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

2019
As Self
Black Terror

0000
As Talk Show Host
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

1980
As Gene Davis
Dirty Harry

1971
As Homosexual (uncredited)
Will I See You Again?

2024
As
A Royal Family Christmas

2015
As Leighton Royal
A Royal Family Holiday

2015
As
Lemonade

2016
As Self (home footage)
Streets of Fire

1984
As Officer Ed Price
Coming Home

1978
As Pat
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986
As Adam Prentice
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019
As Self
Always a Bridesmaid

2019
As Carlton Blakeston Sr.
From Zero to I Love You

2019
As Ron Logsdon
North Hollywood

2021
As Adolf's Dad
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists

2007
As Himself
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable

2017
As Self
The Last Stand

2006
As Winston
Love for Sale

2008
As Uncle Mac
Guess Who

2005
As Marcus
Maniac Magee

2003
As Mr. Beale
Jackie's Back!

1999
As Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story

2025
As Al Sharpton

TV Shows with Richard Lawson

St. Elsewhere

1982
As
Hardcastle and McCormick

1983
As
Father Dowling Mysteries

1989
As
Good Times

1974
As
Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993
As Judge Thurston Jones
Numb3rs

2005
As Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
Remington Steele

1982
As Monroe Henderson
The District

2000
As Richard Gray
Half & Half

2002
As Ben
All of Us

2003
As
The Division

2001
As LaBon
Judging Amy

1999
As Thomas Horne
L.A. Doctors

1998
As Gary Miller
Touched by an Angel

1994
As Nicholas Freeman
The Bernie Mac Show

2001
As Bishop
The Cosby Show

1984
As Mr. Bostic
All in the Family

1971
As Angry Black Man
The Streets of San Francisco

1972
As
Sister, Sister

1994
As Victor Sims
Dynasty

1981
As Nick Kimball
Soul Food

2000
As Rev. Bobby Baxter
MacGyver

1985
As Jesse Colton
The Parent 'Hood

1995
As
Moesha

1996
As Marlon James
Kojak

1973
As 1st Suspect
Medical Center

1969
As
JAG

1995
As Sgt. Dan Craig
Wiseguy

1987
As
Chicago Story

1982
As Detective O.Z. Tate
Good News

1997
As
The White Shadow

1978
As David Mackey
Family Law

1999
As Chuck
The Fantastic Journey

1977
As Barker
V

1983
As Dr Ben Taylor
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977
As
Dead Like Me

2003
As William Garrett
Saints & Sinners

2016
As Pastor Evan Johnson
Stitchers

2015
As Admiral Decker
Pandora's Clock

1996
As Daniel Robb
The Black Hamptons

2022
As Moses Britton
Grey's Anatomy

2005
As Bill Pierce
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987
As Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Beauty in Black

2024
As Norman
T. J. Hooker

1982
As Officer David McNeil
mixed-ish

2019
As Lynwood
Strong Medicine

2000
As Alton Clayborne
The Comedy Factory

1985
As Dr. Julius Pepper
Sherri

2022
As Self - Guest
Magnum, P.I.

1980
As Gerald Calvin

Production Credits

Black Terror

0000
As Executive Producer
Black Terror

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As Director