Acting
Richard Lawson
Acting · Born 1947-03-07 · Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
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Beauty in Black
2024 · Norman
FilmTyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024 · Clarence
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
2022 · Moses Britton
FilmA Holiday Chance
2021 · Garvin
FilmNot Alone
2021 · Dr. James Clay
FilmNorth Hollywood
2021 · Adolf's Dad
FilmAlways a Bridesmaid
2019 · Carlton Blakeston Sr.
mixed-ish
2019 · Lynwood
FilmBeyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019 · Self
FilmFrom Zero to I Love You
2019 · Ron Logsdon
FilmHorror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019 · Self
FilmLemonade
2016 · Self (home footage)
Saints & Sinners
2016 · Pastor Evan Johnson
FilmA Royal Family Christmas
2015 · Leighton Royal
FilmA Royal Family Holiday
2015
Stitchers
2015 · Admiral Decker
FilmFor Colored Girls
2010 · Frank
FilmLove for Sale
2008 · Uncle Mac
FilmThe Last Stand
2006 · Winston
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Bill Pierce
FilmGuess Who
2005 · Marcus
Numb3rs
2005 · Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
FilmChristmas at Water's Edge
2004 · Mr. Turner
FilmBlue Hill Avenue
2003 · Uncle Rob
All of Us
2003
Dead Like Me
2003 · William Garrett
Maniac Magee
FilmManiac Magee
2003 · Mr. Beale
Half & Half
2002 · Ben
For the People
For the People
2002 · Clay Portman
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 · Bishop
The Division
2001 · LaBon
The District
2000 · Richard Gray
Strong Medicine
2000 · Alton Clayborne
Soul Food
2000 · Rev. Bobby Baxter
Family Law
1999 · Chuck
Judging Amy
1999 · Thomas Horne
FilmJackie's Back!
1999 · Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
FilmJustice
1999 · Gus
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Gary Miller
FilmHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Jack
FilmWag the Dog
1997 · Young Man / CIA
Good News
Good News
1997
Pandora's Clock
1996 · Daniel Robb
Moesha
1996 · Marlon James
JAG
1995 · Dan Craig
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Nicholas Freeman
Sister, Sister
1994 · Victor Sims
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 · Judge Thurston Jones
FilmDouble Your Pleasure
1989 · Dash
FilmThe Forgotten
1989 · Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Wiseguy
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
FilmJohnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986 · Adam Prentice
FilmUnder the Influence
1986 · Dr. Duran
MacGyver
1985 · Jesse Colton
The Comedy Factory
1985 · Dr. Julius Pepper
FilmStick
1985 · Cornell
The Cosby Show
1984 · Mr. Bostic
FilmStreets of Fire
1984 · Officer Ed Price
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
V
1983 · Dr Ben Taylor
St. Elsewhere
1982 · The Messiah
Remington Steele
1982 · Monroe Henderson
FilmPoltergeist
1982 · Ryan
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Officer David McNeil
Chicago Story
1982 · Detective O.Z. Tate
Dynasty
1981 · Nick Kimball
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Gerald Calvin
FilmThe Jericho Mile
1980 · R.C. Stiles
FilmThe Main Event
1979 · Hector Mantilla
FilmCharleston
1979 · James Harris
The White Shadow
1978 · David Mackey
FilmComing Home
1978 · Pat
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
FilmBlack Fist
1977 · Leroy Fisk
FilmAudrey Rose
1977 · Policeman #1
The Fantastic Journey
1977 · Barker
FilmCrossfire
1975 · Officer Ken Dillard
Good Times
1974
FilmSugar Hill
1974 · Valentine
Kojak
1973 · 1st Suspect
FilmScream Blacula Scream
1973 · Willis Daniels
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
FilmDirty Harry
1971 · Homosexual (uncredited)
All in the Family
1971 · Angry Black Man
Medical Center
1969