Birthday
1947/03/07 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Loma Linda, California, USA
Also know as
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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.
(1982) Poltergeist
as Ryan
(1999) Justice
as Gus
(1989) The Forgotten
as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
(2021) Not Alone
as Dr. James Clay
(1979) The Main Event
as Hector Mantilla
(2021) A Holiday Chance
as Garvin
(1973) Scream Blacula Scream
as Willis Daniels
(1997) Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA
(1975) Crossfire
as Officer Ken Dillard
(2010) For Colored Girls
as Frank
(2001) Blue Hill Avenue
as Uncle Rob
(1977) Audrey Rose
as Policeman #1
(1989) Double Your Pleasure
as Dash
(1974) Sugar Hill
as Valentine
(1980) The Jericho Mile
as R.C. Stiles
(2004) Christmas at Water's Edge
as Mr. Turner
(1977) Black Fist
as Leroy Fisk
(1985) Stick
as Cornell
(2023) CHAAW: Chapter 1
as Chief of Police
(1986) Under the Influence
as Dr. Duran
(1982) Leadfoot
as Officer Venchek
(2024) Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
(1979) Charleston
as James Harris
(1998) How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack
(2019) Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
Black Terror
as Talk Show Host
(1980) The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Gene Davis
(1971) Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited)
(2024) Will I See You Again?
as ---
(2015) A Royal Family Christmas
as Leighton Royal
(2015) A Royal Family Holiday
as ---
(2016) Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
(1984) Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
(1978) Coming Home
as Pat
(1986) Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as Adam Prentice
(2019) Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
(2019) Always a Bridesmaid
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
(2019) From Zero to I Love You
as Ron Logsdon
(2021) North Hollywood
as Adolf's Dad
(2007) They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
as Himself
(2017) Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
as Self
(2006) The Last Stand
as Winston
(2008) Love for Sale
as Uncle Mac
(2005) Guess Who
as Marcus
(2003) Maniac Magee
as Mr. Beale
(1999) Jackie's Back!
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as ---
(1983) Hardcastle and McCormick
as ---
(1989) Father Dowling Mysteries
as ---
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1993) Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Judge Thurston Jones
(2005) Numb3rs
as ---
(1982) Remington Steele
as Monroe Henderson
(2000) The District
as Commander Richard Gray
(2002) Half & Half
as Ben
(2003) All of Us
as ---
(2001) The Division
as ---
(1999) Judging Amy
as Thomas Horne
(1998) L.A. Doctors
as ---
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Nicholas Freeman
(2001) The Bernie Mac Show
as Bishop
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Mr. Bostic
(1971) All in the Family
as Angry Black Man
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---
(1994) Sister, Sister
as ---
(1981) Dynasty
as Nick Kimball
(2000) Soul Food
as Rev. Bobby Baxter
(1985) MacGyver
as Jesse Colton
(1995) The Parent 'Hood
as ---
(1996) Moesha
as ---
(1973) Kojak
as 1st Suspect
(1969) Medical Center
as ---
(1995) JAG
as Sgt. Dan Craig
(1987) Wiseguy
as ---
(1982) Chicago Story
as ---
(1997) Good News
as ---
(1978) The White Shadow
as David Mackey
(1999) Family Law
as Chuck
(1977) The Fantastic Journey
as ---
(1983) V
as Dr Ben Taylor
(1977) What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
as ---
(2003) Dead Like Me
as William Garrett
(2016) Saints & Sinners
as Pastor Evan Johnson
(2015) Stitchers
as Admiral Decker
(1996) Pandora's Clock
as Daniel Robb
(2022) The Black Hamptons
as Moses Britton
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce
(1987) The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
(2024) Beauty in Black
as Norman
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Officer David McNeil
(2019) mixed-ish
as Lynwood
(2000) Strong Medicine
as Alton Clayborne
(1985) Comedy Factory
as Dr. Julius Pepper