Richard Lawson
Acting
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.
As actor 96
Grey's Anatomy
2005
JAG
1995
Beauty in Black
2024
Dynasty
1981
MacGyver
1985
Numb3rs
2005
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
Remington Steele
1982
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Cosby Show
1984
Judging Amy
1999
T. J. Hooker
1982
Touched by an Angel
1994
Strong Medicine
2000
St. Elsewhere
1982
Moesha
1996
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
The District
2000
Family Law
1999
Sister, Sister
1994
All in the Family
1971
All of Us
2003
Wiseguy
1987
Dead Like Me
2003
The Division
2001
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Medical Center
1969
Good Times
1974
Kojak
1973
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Half & Half
2002
The White Shadow
1978
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Saints & Sinners
2016
Stitchers
2015
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
2022
V
1983
Dirty Harry
1971
mixed-ish
2019
The Comedy Factory
1985
Poltergeist
1982
L.A. Doctors
1998
Guess Who
2005
Chicago Story
1982
For the People
2002
Soul Food
2000
Streets of Fire
1984
Wag the Dog
1997
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
Stick
1985
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Good News
1997
Coming Home
1978
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Pandora's Clock
1996
North Hollywood
2021
For Colored Girls
2010
Audrey Rose
1977
The Main Event
1979
The Jericho Mile
1980
Lemonade
2016
Jackie's Back!
1999
The Last Stand
2006
From Zero to I Love You
2019
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
Love for Sale
2008
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
Sugar Hill
1974
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004
The Forgotten
1989
Under the Influence
1986
Double Your Pleasure
1989
Always a Bridesmaid
2019
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
2025
A Holiday Chance
2021
Black Fist
1977
Maniac Magee
2003
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
Justice
1999
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2017
Crossfire
1975
Charleston
1979
Black Terror
2023
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
A Royal Family Christmas
2015
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023
A Royal Family Holiday
2015
Will I See You Again?
2024
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
2007
Not Alone
2021