Richard Lawson
March 7, 1947 (77 years old) in Loma Linda, California, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 · Beauty in Black as Norman
- 2024 · Will I See You Again? as
- 2024 · Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black as Clarence
- 2023 · CHAAW: Chapter 1 as Chief of Police
- 2022 · The Black Hamptons as Moses Britton
- 2021 · A Holiday Chance as Garvin
- 2021 · Not Alone as Dr. James Clay
- 2021 · North Hollywood as Adolf's Dad
- 2019 · Always a Bridesmaid as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
- 2019 · mixed-ish as Lynwood
- 2019 · Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self
- 2019 · From Zero to I Love You as Ron Logsdon
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
- 2017 · Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable as Self
- 2016 · Lemonade as Self (home footage)
- 2016 · Saints & Sinners as Pastor Evan Johnson
- 2015 · A Royal Family Christmas as Leighton Royal
- 2015 · A Royal Family Holiday as
- 2015 · Stitchers as Admiral Decker
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Frank
- 2008 · Love for Sale as Uncle Mac
- 2007 · They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists as Himself
- 2006 · The Last Stand as Winston
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Bill Pierce
- 2005 · Guess Who as Marcus
- 2005 · Numb3rs as
- 2004 · Christmas at Water's Edge as Mr. Turner
- 2003 · All of Us as
- 2003 · Dead Like Me as William Garrett
- 2003 · Maniac Magee as Mr. Beale
- 2002 · Half & Half as Ben
- 2001 · The Bernie Mac Show as Bishop
- 2001 · Blue Hill Avenue as Uncle Rob
- 2001 · The Division as
- 2000 · The District as Commander Richard Gray
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Alton Clayborne
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rev. Bobby Baxter
- 1999 · Family Law as Chuck
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Thomas Horne
- 1999 · Jackie's Back! as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
- 1999 · Justice as Gus
- 1998 · L.A. Doctors as
- 1998 · How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Jack
- 1997 · Wag the Dog as Young Man / CIA
- 1997 · Good News as
- 1996 · Pandora's Clock as Daniel Robb
- 1996 · Moesha as
- 1995 · JAG as Sgt. Dan Craig
- 1995 · The Parent 'Hood as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Nicholas Freeman
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Judge Thurston Jones
- 1989 · Double Your Pleasure as Dash
- 1989 · The Forgotten as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
- 1989 · Father Dowling Mysteries as
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1987 · The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1986 · Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI as Adam Prentice
- 1986 · Under the Influence as Dr. Duran
- 1985 · MacGyver as Jesse Colton
- 1985 · Comedy Factory as Dr. Julius Pepper
- 1985 · Stick as Cornell
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Mr. Bostic
- 1984 · Streets of Fire as Officer Ed Price
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as
- 1983 · V as Dr Ben Taylor
- 1983 · V as Dr Ben Taylor
- 1982 · Leadfoot as Officer Venchek
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Remington Steele as Monroe Henderson
- 1982 · Poltergeist as Ryan
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Officer David McNeil
- 1982 · Chicago Story as
- 1981 · Dynasty as Nick Kimball
- 1980 · The Jericho Mile as R.C. Stiles
- 1980 · The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story as Gene Davis
- 1979 · The Main Event as Hector Mantilla
- 1979 · Charleston as James Harris
- 1978 · The White Shadow as David Mackey
- 1978 · Coming Home as Pat
- 1977 · What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? as
- 1977 · Black Fist as Leroy Fisk
- 1977 · Audrey Rose as Policeman #1
- 1977 · The Fantastic Journey as
- 1975 · Crossfire as Officer Ken Dillard
- 1974 · Good Times as
- 1974 · Sugar Hill as Valentine
- 1973 · Kojak as 1st Suspect
- 1973 · Scream Blacula Scream as Willis Daniels
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1971 · Dirty Harry as Homosexual (uncredited)
- 1971 · All in the Family as Angry Black Man
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- Future · Black Terror as Talk Show Host