Richard Lawson
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1947
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
46 movies · 50 TV shows, newest first
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Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
2025
8.4
Beauty in Black
2024
NR
Will I See You Again?
2024
7.2
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
NR
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023
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Black Terror
2023
2.6
Sherri
2022
6.7
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
2022
8.5
A Holiday Chance
2021
5.3
Not Alone
2021
5.4
North Hollywood
2021
6.8
Always a Bridesmaid
2019
7.1
mixed-ish
2019
7.8
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
5.2
From Zero to I Love You
2019
6.8
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
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Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2017
8.4
Lemonade
2016
8.0
Saints & Sinners
2016
4.0
A Royal Family Christmas
2015
5.0
A Royal Family Holiday
2015
6.8
Stitchers
2015
6.7
For Colored Girls
2010
6.0
Love for Sale
2008
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They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
2007
4.1
The Last Stand
2006
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
6.0
Guess Who
2005
7.0
Numb3rs
2005
7.3
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004
6.7
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
7.2
All of Us
2003
7.6
Dead Like Me
20038.0
Maniac Magee
2003
8.3
Half & Half
200210.0
For the People
2002
6.6
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
7.1
The Division
2001
6.9
The District
2000
7.4
Strong Medicine
2000
7.2
Soul Food
2000
8.1
Family Law
1999
7.5
Judging Amy
1999
6.9
Jackie's Back!
1999
4.8
Justice
1999
8.5
L.A. Doctors
1998
5.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
6.9
Wag the Dog
19977.0
Good News
1997
5.7
Pandora's Clock
1996
6.9
Moesha
1996
7.3
JAG
1995
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.0
Sister, Sister
1994
6.0
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
6.3
Double Your Pleasure
1989
5.8
The Forgotten
1989
7.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
6.6
Wiseguy
1987
6.8
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
6.5
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
5.9
Under the Influence
1986
7.7
MacGyver
1985
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The Comedy Factory
1985
5.5
Stick
1985
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
6.9
Streets of Fire
1984
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
7.8
V
1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
7.2
Poltergeist
1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
7.5
Chicago Story
1982
6.5
Dynasty
1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
6.0
The Jericho Mile
1980
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
5.3
The Main Event
1979
8.0
Charleston
1979
7.1
The White Shadow
1978
7.0
Coming Home
1978
6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
4.4
Black Fist
1977
5.7
Audrey Rose
1977
6.2
The Fantastic Journey
1977
8.0
Crossfire
1975
8.0
Good Times
1974
5.7
Sugar Hill
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
5.9
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.5
Dirty Harry
1971
7.8
All in the Family
1971
6.4
Medical Center
1969