
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

Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Movie · as Al Sharpton

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Movie · as Clarence

Will I See You Again?
Movie

Beauty in Black
TV · as Norman · 40 eps

CHAAW: Chapter 1
Movie · as Chief of Police

Black Terror
Movie · as Talk Show Host

Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
TV · as Moses Britton · 8 eps

Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Not Alone
Movie · as Dr. James Clay

A Holiday Chance
Movie · as Garvin

North Hollywood
Movie · as Adolf's Dad

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Movie · as Self

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Movie · as Self

Always a Bridesmaid
Movie · as Carlton Blakeston Sr.

From Zero to I Love You
Movie · as Ron Logsdon

mixed-ish
TV · as Lynwood · 1 ep

Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Movie · as Self

Lemonade
Movie · as Self (home footage)

Saints & Sinners
TV · as Pastor Evan Johnson · 8 eps

A Royal Family Christmas
Movie · as Leighton Royal

A Royal Family Holiday
Movie

Stitchers
TV · as Admiral Decker · 2 eps

For Colored Girls
Movie · as Frank

Love for Sale
Movie · as Uncle Mac

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Movie · as Self

The Last Stand
Movie · as Winston

Guess Who
Movie · as Marcus

Numb3rs
TV · as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) · 1 ep

Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Bill Pierce · 3 eps

Christmas at Water's Edge
Movie · as Mr. Turner

Blue Hill Avenue
Movie · as Uncle Rob

Maniac Magee
Movie · as Mr. Beale

All of Us
TV · 2 eps

Dead Like Me
TV · as William Garrett · 1 ep

Half & Half
TV · as Ben · 1 ep
For the People
TV · as Clay Portman · 1 ep

The Division
TV · as LaBon · 1 ep

The Bernie Mac Show
TV · as Bishop · 1 ep

The District
TV · as Richard Gray · 2 eps

Soul Food
TV · as Rev. Bobby Baxter · 1 ep

Strong Medicine
TV · as Alton Clayborne · 1 ep

Justice
Movie · as Gus

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

Judging Amy
TV · as Thomas Horne · 1 ep

Family Law
TV · as Chuck · 1 ep

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie · as Jack

L.A. Doctors
TV · as Gary Miller · 1 ep

Wag the Dog
Movie · as Young Man / CIA
Good News
TV · 2 eps

Moesha
TV · as Marlon James · 1 ep

Pandora's Clock
TV · as Daniel Robb · 2 eps

The Parent 'Hood
TV · 1 ep

JAG
TV · as Dan Craig · 1 ep

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Nicholas Freeman · 1 ep

Sister, Sister
TV · as Victor Sims · 5 eps

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV · as Judge Thurston Jones · 1 ep

The Forgotten
Movie · as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

Double Your Pleasure
Movie · as Dash

Father Dowling Mysteries
TV · 1 ep

Wiseguy
TV · 1 ep

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne · 21 eps

Under the Influence
Movie · as Dr. Duran

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Movie · as Adam Prentice

Stick
Movie · as Cornell

MacGyver
TV · as Jesse Colton · 3 eps

The Comedy Factory
TV · as Dr. Julius Pepper · 1 ep

Streets of Fire
Movie · as Officer Ed Price

The Cosby Show
TV · as Mr. Bostic · 1 ep

Hardcastle and McCormick
TV · 1 ep

V
TV · as Dr Ben Taylor · 2 eps

Poltergeist
Movie · as Ryan

St. Elsewhere
TV · as The Messiah · 1 ep

Remington Steele
TV · as Monroe Henderson · 1 ep

Chicago Story
TV · as Detective O.Z. Tate · 13 eps

T. J. Hooker
TV · as Officer David McNeil · 1 ep

Dynasty
TV · as Nick Kimball · 11 eps

The Jericho Mile
Movie · as R.C. Stiles

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie · as Gene Davis

Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Gerald Calvin · 1 ep

The Main Event
Movie · as Hector Mantilla

Charleston
Movie · as James Harris

Coming Home
Movie · as Pat

The White Shadow
TV · as David Mackey · 1 ep

Audrey Rose
Movie · as Policeman #1

Black Fist
Movie · as Leroy Fisk

The Fantastic Journey
TV · as Barker · 1 ep

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV · 1 ep

Crossfire
Movie · as Officer Ken Dillard

Sugar Hill
Movie · as Valentine

Good Times
TV · 1 ep

Scream Blacula Scream
Movie · as Willis Daniels

Kojak
TV · as 1st Suspect · 1 ep

The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 1 ep

Dirty Harry
Movie · as Homosexual (uncredited)

All in the Family
TV · as Angry Black Man · 1 ep

Medical Center
TV · 1 ep