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Richard Lawson
Actor
Born March 7, 1947 (75 years)
Richard Lee Lawson is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. Lawson 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.
Filmography
| 2021 | North Hollywood · as Adolf's Dad |
| 2021 | Not Alone · as Dr. James Clay |
| 2021 | Partners in Rhyme (TV Series) · as Windell |
| 2021 | A Holiday Chance · as Garvin |
| 2019 | Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror · as Unknown |
| 2019 | From Zero to I Love You · as Ron Logsdon |
| 2019 | mixed-ish (TV Series) · as Lynwood |
| 2019 | Always a Bridesmaid · as Carlton Blakeston Sr. |
| 2018 | In Contempt (TV Series) · as Earl Sullivan |
| 2017 | Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland · as Joe Jackson |
| 2016 | Saints & Sinners (TV Series) · as Pastor Evan Johnson |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Holiday · as Unknown |
| 2015 | Royal Family Christmas · as Leighton Royal |
| 2015 | Stitchers (TV Series) · as Admiral Decker |
| 2013 | Being Mary Jane (TV Series) · as Charles |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood (TV Series) · as Detective Smith |
| 2011 | Angry Boys (TV Series) · as Shwayne Sr. |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls · as Frank |
| 2008 | Love for Sale · as Uncle Mac |
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls · as James Evans |
| 2006 | The Last Stand · as Winston |
| 2005 | Guess Who · as Marcus |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Bill Pierce |
| 2005 | E-Ring (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2003 | Black Listed · as Agent Gordon |
| 2003 | Maniac Magee · as Mr. Beale |
| 2003 | All of Us (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me (TV Series) · as William Garrett |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Blue Hill Avenue · as Uncle Rob |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | The Division (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | The District (TV Series) · as Commander Richard Gray |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Alton Clayborne |
| 2000 | Soul Food (TV Series) · as Rev. Bobby Baxter |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! · as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1) |
| 1999 | Justice · as Gus |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Thomas Horne |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Jack |
| 1998 | L. A. Doctors (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog · as Young Man / CIA |
| 1997 | Good News (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Moesha (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock (TV Series) · as Capt. Daniel Robb |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Sgt. Dan Craig |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Nicholas Freeman |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Agent Wycoff |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Dale 'Sky' Betts |
| 1989 | Double Your Pleasure · as Dash |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Wiseguy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI · as Adam Prentice |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as Dr. Jonathan Wallace |
| 1985 | Stick · as Cornell |
| 1985 | 227 (1985) (TV Series) · as Raymond Blake |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire · as Officer Ed Price |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten (TV Series) · as Coleman King |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | V (TV Series) · as Dr Ben Taylor |
| 1983 | V (TV Series) · as Dr Ben Taylor |
| 1983 | V (TV Series) · as Dr Ben Taylor |
| 1983 | V (TV Series) · as Dr Ben Taylor |
| 1982 | Poltergeist · as Ryan |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Monroe Henderson |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Officer David McNeil |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Nick Kimball |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Gerald Calvin |
| 1979 | The Main Event · as Hector Mantilla |
| 1979 | The Jericho Mile · as R.C. Stiles |
| 1978 | Coming Home · as Pat |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Audrey Rose · as Policeman #1 |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Carl Webster |
| 1975 | Black Fist · as Leroy Fisk |
| 1974 | Sugar Hill · as Valentine |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Skeet |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream · as Willis Daniels |
| 1973 | Fox Style · as Little Henry |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as 1st Suspect |
| 1973 | Shaft (TV Series) · as Don Lewis |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry · as Homosexual (uncredited) |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Angry Black Man |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Lucas Barnes |