Richard Lawson
Acting
Born: March 7, 1947 (age 79) · Loma Linda, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Poltergeist
1982
Dirty Harry
1971
Wag the Dog
1997
Guess Who
2005
V
1983
MacGyver
1985
Streets of Fire
1984
Dead Like Me
2003
The Cosby Show
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Numb3rs
2005
Photos (1)
Movies (41)
Guess Who
Marcus
Dirty Harry
Homosexual (uncredited)
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
Poltergeist
Ryan
Wag the Dog
Young Man / CIA
Streets of Fire
Officer Ed Price
Audrey Rose
Policeman #1
For Colored Girls
Frank
The Main Event
Hector Mantilla
Stick
Cornell
Justice
Gus
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Jack
Coming Home
Pat
North Hollywood
Adolf's Dad
Blue Hill Avenue
Uncle Rob
From Zero to I Love You
Ron Logsdon
The Jericho Mile
R.C. Stiles
The Last Stand
Winston
Jackie's Back!
Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Under the Influence
Dr. Duran
Scream Blacula Scream
Willis Daniels
Not Alone
Dr. James Clay
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Adam Prentice
Always a Bridesmaid
Carlton Blakeston Sr.
A Royal Family Christmas
Leighton Royal
Black Fist
Leroy Fisk
The Forgotten
Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Gene Davis
Love for Sale
Uncle Mac
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Al Sharpton
Charleston
James Harris
Sugar Hill
Valentine
Christmas at Water's Edge
Mr. Turner
A Royal Family Holiday
2015
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Chief of Police
Double Your Pleasure
Dash
Maniac Magee
Mr. Beale
Crossfire
Officer Ken Dillard
A Holiday Chance
Garvin
Will I See You Again?
2024
Black Terror
Talk Show Host
TV Shows (47)
Grey's Anatomy
Bill Pierce · 3 eps
JAG
Dan Craig · 1 eps
MacGyver
Jesse Colton · 3 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Gerald Calvin · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) · 1 eps
Judging Amy
Thomas Horne · 1 eps
Dynasty
Nick Kimball · 11 eps
Touched by an Angel
Nicholas Freeman · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
The Messiah · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
Alton Clayborne · 1 eps
The Cosby Show
Mr. Bostic · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Officer David McNeil · 1 eps
Remington Steele
Monroe Henderson · 1 eps
Beauty in Black
Norman · 40 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
Bishop · 1 eps
The Division
LaBon · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Sister, Sister
Victor Sims · 5 eps
All in the Family
Angry Black Man · 1 eps
Kojak
1st Suspect · 1 eps
The District
Richard Gray · 2 eps
Moesha
Marlon James · 1 eps
Wiseguy
1 eps
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Judge Thurston Jones · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
Good Times
1 eps
Dead Like Me
William Garrett · 1 eps
Family Law
Chuck · 1 eps
Half & Half
Ben · 1 eps
All of Us
2 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
1 eps
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne · 21 eps
The Parent 'Hood
1 eps
Stitchers
Admiral Decker · 2 eps
mixed-ish
Lynwood · 1 eps
The White Shadow
David Mackey · 1 eps
L.A. Doctors
Gary Miller · 1 eps
Father Dowling Mysteries
1 eps
The Comedy Factory
Dr. Julius Pepper · 1 eps
V
Dr Ben Taylor · 2 eps
Saints & Sinners
Pastor Evan Johnson · 8 eps
Soul Food
Rev. Bobby Baxter · 1 eps
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
Moses Britton · 8 eps
The Fantastic Journey
Barker · 1 eps
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 eps
Chicago Story
Detective O.Z. Tate · 13 eps
Pandora's Clock
Daniel Robb · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
Lemonade
Self (home footage)
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Self
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Self