Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Known for
Acting
Born
March 7, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
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

2025
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story poster

Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story

Movie · as Al Sharpton

2024
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black poster

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Movie · as Clarence

2024
Will I See You Again? poster

Will I See You Again?

Movie

2024
Beauty in Black poster

Beauty in Black

TV · as Norman · 40 eps

2023
CHAAW: Chapter 1 poster

CHAAW: Chapter 1

Movie · as Chief of Police

2023
Black Terror poster

Black Terror

Movie · as Talk Show Host

2022
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons poster

Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons

TV · as Moses Britton · 8 eps

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Not Alone poster

Not Alone

Movie · as Dr. James Clay

2021
A Holiday Chance poster

A Holiday Chance

Movie · as Garvin

2021
North Hollywood poster

North Hollywood

Movie · as Adolf's Dad

2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift poster

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Movie · as Self

2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror poster

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Movie · as Self

2019
Always a Bridesmaid poster

Always a Bridesmaid

Movie · as Carlton Blakeston Sr.

2019
From Zero to I Love You poster

From Zero to I Love You

Movie · as Ron Logsdon

2019
mixed-ish poster

mixed-ish

TV · as Lynwood · 1 ep

2017
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable poster

Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable

Movie · as Self

2016
Lemonade poster

Lemonade

Movie · as Self (home footage)

2016
Saints & Sinners poster

Saints & Sinners

TV · as Pastor Evan Johnson · 8 eps

2015
A Royal Family Christmas poster

A Royal Family Christmas

Movie · as Leighton Royal

2015
A Royal Family Holiday poster

A Royal Family Holiday

Movie

2015
Stitchers poster

Stitchers

TV · as Admiral Decker · 2 eps

2010
For Colored Girls poster

For Colored Girls

Movie · as Frank

2008
Love for Sale poster

Love for Sale

Movie · as Uncle Mac

2007
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists poster

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists

Movie · as Self

2006
The Last Stand poster

The Last Stand

Movie · as Winston

2005
Guess Who poster

Guess Who

Movie · as Marcus

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Bill Pierce · 3 eps

2004
Christmas at Water's Edge poster

Christmas at Water's Edge

Movie · as Mr. Turner

2003
Blue Hill Avenue poster

Blue Hill Avenue

Movie · as Uncle Rob

2003
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Maniac Magee

Movie · as Mr. Beale

2003
All of Us poster

All of Us

TV · 2 eps

2003
Dead Like Me poster

Dead Like Me

TV · as William Garrett · 1 ep

2002
Half & Half poster

Half & Half

TV · as Ben · 1 ep

2002
For the People

For the People

TV · as Clay Portman · 1 ep

2001
The Division poster

The Division

TV · as LaBon · 1 ep

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Bishop · 1 ep

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Richard Gray · 2 eps

2000
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Soul Food

TV · as Rev. Bobby Baxter · 1 ep

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Alton Clayborne · 1 ep

1999
Justice poster

Justice

Movie · as Gus

1999
Jackie's Back! poster

Jackie's Back!

Movie · as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Thomas Horne · 1 ep

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Chuck · 1 ep

1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back poster

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Movie · as Jack

1998
L.A. Doctors poster

L.A. Doctors

TV · as Gary Miller · 1 ep

1997
Wag the Dog poster

Wag the Dog

Movie · as Young Man / CIA

1997
Good News

Good News

TV · 2 eps

1996
Moesha poster

Moesha

TV · as Marlon James · 1 ep

1996
Pandora's Clock poster

Pandora's Clock

TV · as Daniel Robb · 2 eps

1995
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The Parent 'Hood

TV · 1 ep

1995
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JAG

TV · as Dan Craig · 1 ep

1994
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Touched by an Angel

TV · as Nicholas Freeman · 1 ep

1994
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Sister, Sister

TV · as Victor Sims · 5 eps

1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class poster

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

TV · as Judge Thurston Jones · 1 ep

1989
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

Movie · as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

1989
Double Your Pleasure poster

Double Your Pleasure

Movie · as Dash

1989
Father Dowling Mysteries poster

Father Dowling Mysteries

TV · 1 ep

1987
Wiseguy poster

Wiseguy

TV · 1 ep

1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

TV · as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne · 21 eps

1986
Under the Influence poster

Under the Influence

Movie · as Dr. Duran

1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI poster

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Movie · as Adam Prentice

1985
Stick poster

Stick

Movie · as Cornell

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Jesse Colton · 3 eps

1985
The Comedy Factory poster

The Comedy Factory

TV · as Dr. Julius Pepper · 1 ep

1984
Streets of Fire poster

Streets of Fire

Movie · as Officer Ed Price

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Mr. Bostic · 1 ep

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · 1 ep

1983
V poster

V

TV · as Dr Ben Taylor · 2 eps

1982
Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist

Movie · as Ryan

1982
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St. Elsewhere

TV · as The Messiah · 1 ep

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Monroe Henderson · 1 ep

1982
Chicago Story poster

Chicago Story

TV · as Detective O.Z. Tate · 13 eps

1982
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T. J. Hooker

TV · as Officer David McNeil · 1 ep

1981
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

TV · as Nick Kimball · 11 eps

1980
The Jericho Mile poster

The Jericho Mile

Movie · as R.C. Stiles

1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story poster

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Movie · as Gene Davis

1980
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Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Gerald Calvin · 1 ep

1979
The Main Event poster

The Main Event

Movie · as Hector Mantilla

1979
Charleston poster

Charleston

Movie · as James Harris

1978
Coming Home poster

Coming Home

Movie · as Pat

1978
The White Shadow poster

The White Shadow

TV · as David Mackey · 1 ep

1977
Audrey Rose poster

Audrey Rose

Movie · as Policeman #1

1977
Black Fist poster

Black Fist

Movie · as Leroy Fisk

1977
The Fantastic Journey poster

The Fantastic Journey

TV · as Barker · 1 ep

1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? poster

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

TV · 1 ep

1975
Crossfire poster

Crossfire

Movie · as Officer Ken Dillard

1974
Sugar Hill poster

Sugar Hill

Movie · as Valentine

1974
Good Times poster

Good Times

TV · 1 ep

1973
Scream Blacula Scream poster

Scream Blacula Scream

Movie · as Willis Daniels

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as 1st Suspect · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · 1 ep

1971
Dirty Harry poster

Dirty Harry

Movie · as Homosexual (uncredited)

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Angry Black Man · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · 1 ep