Acting
Richard Lawson
Born 7 March 1947 in Loma Linda, California, USA
97 credits
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
Acting 95
- 2025Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell StoryFilmAl Sharpton
- 2024Beauty in BlackSeriesNorman
- 2024Tyler Perry's Divorce in the BlackFilmClarence
- 2024Will I See You Again?Film
- 2023CHAAW: Chapter 1FilmChief of Police
- 2023Black TerrorFilmTalk Show Host
- 2022Carl Weber's The Black HamptonsSeriesMoses Britton
- 2021North HollywoodFilmAdolf's Dad
- 2021A Holiday ChanceFilmGarvin
- 2021Not AloneFilmDr. James Clay
- 2019mixed-ishSeriesLynwood
- 2019Horror Noire: A History of Black HorrorFilmSelf
- 2019From Zero to I Love YouFilmRon Logsdon
- 2019Always a BridesmaidFilmCarlton Blakeston Sr.
- 2019Beyoncé Presents: Making The GiftFilmSelf
- 2017Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll FableFilmSelf
- 2016LemonadeFilmSelf (home footage)
- 2016Saints & SinnersSeriesPastor Evan Johnson
- 2015StitchersSeriesAdmiral Decker
- 2015A Royal Family ChristmasFilmLeighton Royal
- 2015A Royal Family HolidayFilm
- 2010For Colored GirlsFilmFrank
- 2008Love for SaleFilmUncle Mac
- 2007They Are Here: The Real World of the PoltergeistsFilmSelf
- 2006The Last StandFilmWinston
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesBill Pierce
- 2005Numb3rsSeriesClay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
- 2005Guess WhoFilmMarcus
- 2004Christmas at Water's EdgeFilmMr. Turner
- 2003Dead Like MeSeriesWilliam Garrett
- 2003All of UsSeries
- 2003Blue Hill AvenueFilmUncle Rob
- 2003Maniac MageeFilmMr. Beale
- 2002Half & HalfSeriesBen
- 2002For the PeopleSeriesClay Portman
- 2001The Bernie Mac ShowSeriesBishop
- 2001The DivisionSeriesLaBon
- 2000Strong MedicineSeriesAlton Clayborne
- 2000The DistrictSeriesRichard Gray
- 2000Soul FoodSeriesRev. Bobby Baxter
- 1999Judging AmySeriesThomas Horne
- 1999Family LawSeriesChuck
- 1999Jackie's Back!FilmMilkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
- 1999JusticeFilmGus
- 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackFilmJack
- 1998L.A. DoctorsSeriesGary Miller
- 1997Wag the DogFilmYoung Man / CIA
- 1997Good NewsSeries
- 1996MoeshaSeriesMarlon James
- 1996Pandora's ClockSeriesDaniel Robb
- 1995JAGSeriesDan Craig
- 1995The Parent 'HoodSeries
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesNicholas Freeman
- 1994Sister, SisterSeriesVictor Sims
- 1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassSeriesJudge Thurston Jones
- 1989Father Dowling MysteriesSeries
- 1989The ForgottenFilmSgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
- 1989Double Your PleasureFilmDash
- 1987WiseguySeries
- 1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeriesDet. Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1986Under the InfluenceFilmDr. Duran
- 1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIFilmAdam Prentice
- 1985MacGyverSeriesJesse Colton
- 1985StickFilmCornell
- 1985The Comedy FactorySeriesDr. Julius Pepper
- 1984The Cosby ShowSeriesMr. Bostic
- 1984Streets of FireFilmOfficer Ed Price
- 1983VSeriesDr Ben Taylor
- 1983Hardcastle and McCormickSeries
- 1982St. ElsewhereSeriesThe Messiah
- 1982Remington SteeleSeriesMonroe Henderson
- 1982T. J. HookerSeriesOfficer David McNeil
- 1982PoltergeistFilmRyan
- 1982Chicago StorySeriesDetective O.Z. Tate
- 1981DynastySeriesNick Kimball
- 1980Magnum, P.I.SeriesGerald Calvin
- 1980The Jericho MileFilmR.C. Stiles
- 1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryFilmGene Davis
- 1979The Main EventFilmHector Mantilla
- 1979CharlestonFilmJames Harris
- 1978Coming HomeFilmPat
- 1978The White ShadowSeriesDavid Mackey
- 1977Audrey RoseFilmPoliceman #1
- 1977The Fantastic JourneySeriesBarker
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?Series
- 1977Black FistFilmLeroy Fisk
- 1975CrossfireFilmOfficer Ken Dillard
- 1974Good TimesSeries
- 1974Sugar HillFilmValentine
- 1973KojakSeries1st Suspect
- 1973Scream Blacula ScreamFilmWillis Daniels
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
- 1971All in the FamilySeriesAngry Black Man
- 1971Dirty HarryFilmHomosexual (uncredited)
- 1969Medical CenterSeries
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