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