Birthday

1947-03-07

Birthplace

Loma Linda, California, USA

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

Richard Lawson

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.

Acting Credits

Poltergeist

Ryan

Justice

Gus

The Forgotten

Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

Not Alone

Dr. James Clay

The Main Event

Hector Mantilla

A Holiday Chance

Garvin

Scream Blacula Scream

Willis Daniels

Wag the Dog

Young Man / CIA

Crossfire

Officer Ken Dillard

For Colored Girls

Frank

Blue Hill Avenue

Uncle Rob

Audrey Rose

Policeman #1

Double Your Pleasure

Dash

Sugar Hill

Valentine

The Jericho Mile

R.C. Stiles

Christmas at Water's Edge

Mr. Turner

Black Fist

Leroy Fisk

Stick

Cornell

CHAAW: Chapter 1

Chief of Police

Under the Influence

Dr. Duran

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Clarence

Charleston

James Harris

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Jack

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Self

Black Terror

Talk Show Host

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Gene Davis

Dirty Harry

Homosexual (uncredited)

Will I See You Again?

A Royal Family Christmas

Leighton Royal

A Royal Family Holiday

Lemonade

Self (home footage)

Streets of Fire

Officer Ed Price

Coming Home

Pat

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Adam Prentice

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Self

Always a Bridesmaid

Carlton Blakeston Sr.

From Zero to I Love You

Ron Logsdon

North Hollywood

Adolf's Dad

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists

Himself

Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable

Self

The Last Stand

Winston

Love for Sale

Uncle Mac

Guess Who

Marcus

Maniac Magee

Mr. Beale

Jackie's Back!

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

Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story

Al Sharpton

St. Elsewhere

Good Times

Father Dowling Mysteries

Hardcastle and McCormick

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Judge Thurston Jones

Numb3rs

Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)

Remington Steele

Monroe Henderson

Half & Half

Ben

The District

Richard Gray

All of Us

The Division

LaBon

Judging Amy

Thomas Horne

Touched by an Angel

Nicholas Freeman

The Bernie Mac Show

Bishop

L.A. Doctors

Gary Miller

The Cosby Show

Mr. Bostic

All in the Family

Angry Black Man

The Streets of San Francisco

Sister, Sister

Victor Sims

Dynasty

Nick Kimball

Soul Food

Rev. Bobby Baxter

MacGyver

Jesse Colton

The Parent 'Hood

Moesha

Marlon James

Kojak

1st Suspect

Medical Center

JAG

Sgt. Dan Craig

Wiseguy

Chicago Story

Detective O.Z. Tate

Good News

The White Shadow

David Mackey

Family Law

Chuck

The Fantastic Journey

Barker

V

Dr Ben Taylor

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Dead Like Me

William Garrett

Saints & Sinners

Pastor Evan Johnson

Stitchers

Admiral Decker

Pandora's Clock

Daniel Robb

The Black Hamptons

Moses Britton

Grey's Anatomy

Bill Pierce

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Beauty in Black

Norman

T. J. Hooker

Officer David McNeil

mixed-ish

Lynwood

Strong Medicine

Alton Clayborne

The Comedy Factory

Dr. Julius Pepper

Sherri

Self - Guest

Magnum, P.I.

Gerald Calvin

Film Credits

Black Terror

Director

Black Terror

Executive Producer