Richard Lawson
Born in Loma Linda, California, USA — Mar 07 1947
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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.
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Richard Lawson's Credits
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Grey's Anatomy
Bill Pierce
JAG
Sgt. Dan Craig
MacGyver
Jesse Colton
Strong Medicine
Alton Clayborne
Beauty in Black
Norman
Magnum, P.I.
Gerald Calvin
Numb3rs
Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
Judging Amy
Thomas Horne
Dynasty
Nick Kimball
St. Elsewhere
The Messiah
T. J. Hooker
Officer David McNeil
Touched by an Angel
Nicholas Freeman
Medical Center
The Cosby Show
Mr. Bostic
The Division
LaBon
The District
Richard Gray
Dead Like Me
William Garrett
Moesha
Marlon James
Remington Steele
Monroe Henderson
The Bernie Mac Show
Bishop
Kojak
1st Suspect
Sister, Sister
Victor Sims
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Judge Thurston Jones
All in the Family
Angry Black Man
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Family Law
Chuck
Wiseguy
Good Times
Half & Half
Ben
Hardcastle and McCormick
All of Us
The Streets of San Francisco
L.A. Doctors
Gary Miller
The Parent 'Hood
mixed-ish
Lynwood
Stitchers
Admiral Decker
The White Shadow
David Mackey
Father Dowling Mysteries
Poltergeist
Ryan
The Comedy Factory
Dr. Julius Pepper
V
Dr Ben Taylor
Soul Food
Rev. Bobby Baxter
Dirty Harry
Homosexual (uncredited)
Saints & Sinners
Pastor Evan Johnson
The Black Hamptons
Moses Britton
Good News
The Fantastic Journey
Barker
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Streets of Fire
Officer Ed Price
Guess Who
Marcus
Wag the Dog
Young Man / CIA
Chicago Story
Detective O.Z. Tate
For the People
Clay Portman
Lemonade
Self (home footage)
Pandora's Clock
Daniel Robb
Coming Home
Pat
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
For Colored Girls
Frank
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Jack
Audrey Rose
Policeman #1
Jackie's Back!
Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Stick
Cornell
Justice
Gus
Sugar Hill
Valentine
The Forgotten
Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Crossfire
Officer Ken Dillard
Love for Sale
Uncle Mac
The Main Event
Hector Mantilla
North Hollywood
Adolf's Dad
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Gene Davis
The Last Stand
Winston
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
A Royal Family Christmas
Leighton Royal
A Royal Family Holiday
From Zero to I Love You
Ron Logsdon
Double Your Pleasure
Dash
Under the Influence
Dr. Duran
The Jericho Mile
R.C. Stiles
Maniac Magee
Mr. Beale
Charleston
James Harris
Scream Blacula Scream
Willis Daniels
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Adam Prentice
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Al Sharpton
A Holiday Chance
Garvin
Blue Hill Avenue
Uncle Rob
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Himself
Black Terror
Talk Show Host
Always a Bridesmaid
Carlton Blakeston Sr.
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Chief of Police
Black Fist
Leroy Fisk
Not Alone
Dr. James Clay
Christmas at Water's Edge
Mr. Turner
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Self
Will I See You Again?