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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0493311
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3934828
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Filmography (Movies)
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Character:Al Sharpton
Release Date:28/11/2025
Will I See You Again?
Character:
Release Date:08/08/2024
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Character:Clarence
Release Date:11/07/2024
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Character:Chief of Police
Release Date:11/08/2023
A Holiday Chance
Character:Garvin
Release Date:24/11/2021
Not Alone
Character:Dr. James Clay
Release Date:22/10/2021
North Hollywood
Character:Adolf's Dad
Release Date:26/03/2021
Always a Bridesmaid
Character:Carlton Blakeston Sr.
Release Date:28/09/2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2019
From Zero to I Love You
Character:Ron Logsdon
Release Date:25/03/2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:07/02/2019
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2017
Lemonade
Character:Self (home footage)
Release Date:23/04/2016
A Royal Family Christmas
Character:Leighton Royal
Release Date:05/12/2015
A Royal Family Holiday
Character:
Release Date:21/11/2015
For Colored Girls
Character:Frank
Release Date:05/11/2010
Love for Sale
Character:Uncle Mac
Release Date:09/02/2008
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Character:Himself
Release Date:31/10/2007
The Last Stand
Character:Winston
Release Date:07/12/2006
Guess Who
Character:Marcus
Release Date:25/03/2005
Christmas at Water's Edge
Character:Mr. Turner
Release Date:04/12/2004
Blue Hill Avenue
Character:Uncle Rob
Release Date:19/09/2003
Maniac Magee
Character:Mr. Beale
Release Date:23/02/2003
Jackie's Back!
Character:Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Release Date:14/06/1999
Justice
Character:Gus
Release Date:14/01/1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Character:Jack
Release Date:14/08/1998
Wag the Dog
Character:Young Man / CIA
Release Date:25/12/1997
Double Your Pleasure
Character:Dash
Release Date:29/10/1989
The Forgotten
Character:Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Release Date:26/04/1989
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Character:Adam Prentice
Release Date:21/10/1986
Under the Influence
Character:Dr. Duran
Release Date:28/09/1986
Stick
Character:Cornell
Release Date:26/04/1985
Streets of Fire
Character:Officer Ed Price
Release Date:01/06/1984
Poltergeist
Character:Ryan
Release Date:04/06/1982
The Jericho Mile
Character:R.C. Stiles
Release Date:31/10/1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Character:Gene Davis
Release Date:25/05/1980
The Main Event
Character:Hector Mantilla
Release Date:22/06/1979
Charleston
Character:James Harris
Release Date:15/01/1979
Coming Home
Character:Pat
Release Date:15/02/1978
Black Fist
Character:Leroy Fisk
Release Date:31/08/1977
Audrey Rose
Character:Policeman #1
Release Date:06/04/1977
Crossfire
Character:Officer Ken Dillard
Release Date:24/03/1975
Sugar Hill
Character:Valentine
Release Date:01/02/1974
Scream Blacula Scream
Character:Willis Daniels
Release Date:27/06/1973
Dirty Harry
Character:Homosexual (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1971
Television Appearances
Beauty in Black
Character:Norman
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Black Hamptons
Character:Moses Britton
mixed-ish
Character:Lynwood
Saints & Sinners
Character:Pastor Evan Johnson
Stitchers
Character:Admiral Decker
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Bill Pierce
Numb3rs
Character:Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
All of Us
Character:
Dead Like Me
Character:William Garrett
Half & Half
Character:Ben
The Bernie Mac Show
Character:Bishop
The Division
Character:LaBon
The District
Character:Richard Gray
Strong Medicine
Character:Alton Clayborne
Soul Food
Character:Rev. Bobby Baxter
Family Law
Character:Chuck
Judging Amy
Character:Thomas Horne
L.A. Doctors
Character:Gary Miller
Good News
Character:
Pandora's Clock
Character:Daniel Robb
Moesha
Character:Marlon James
JAG
Character:Sgt. Dan Craig
The Parent 'Hood
Character:
Touched by an Angel
Character:Nicholas Freeman
Sister, Sister
Character:Victor Sims
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Character:Judge Thurston Jones
Father Dowling Mysteries
Character:
Wiseguy
Character:
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Character:Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
MacGyver
Character:Jesse Colton
The Comedy Factory
Character:Dr. Julius Pepper
The Cosby Show
Character:Mr. Bostic
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:
V
Character:Dr Ben Taylor
St. Elsewhere
Character:The Messiah
Remington Steele
Character:Monroe Henderson
T. J. Hooker
Character:Officer David McNeil
Chicago Story
Character:Detective O.Z. Tate
Dynasty
Character:Nick Kimball
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Gerald Calvin
The White Shadow
Character:David Mackey
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Character:
The Fantastic Journey
Character:Barker
Good Times
Character:
Kojak
Character:1st Suspect
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
All in the Family
Character:Angry Black Man
Medical Center
Character:
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