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Richard Lawson
ActorBorn March 7, 1947 (78 years)
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
| 2024 | Beauty in Black (TV Series) · as Norman |
| 2024 | Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black · as Clarence |
| 2024 | CHAAW: Chapter 3 - Christmas Time Is Here · as Chief Of Police |
| 2023 | CHAAW: Chapter 2 (Victims of Injustice) · as Chief Of Police |
| 2023 | CHAAW: Chapter 1 · as Chief Of Police |
| 2022 | Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons (TV Series) · as Moses Britton |
| 2021 | A Holiday Chance · as Garvin |
| 2021 | Partners in Rhyme (TV Series) · as Windell |
| 2021 | Not Alone · as Dr. James Clay |
| 2021 | The Ms. Pat Show (TV Series) · as Major |
| 2021 | North Hollywood · as Adolf's Dad |
| 2019 | Always a Bridesmaid · as Carlton Blakeston Sr. |
| 2019 | mixed-ish (TV Series) · as Lynwood |
| 2019 | From Zero to I Love You · as Ron Logsdon |
| 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 | Royal Family Christmas · as Leighton Royal |
| 2015 | |
| 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 |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Mitch Carlson |
| 2005 | E-Ring (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Bill Pierce |
| 2005 | Guess Who · as Marcus |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Christmas at Water's Edge · as Mr. Turner |
| 2003 | All of Us (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me (TV Series) · as William Garrett |
| 2003 | Maniac Magee · as Mr. Beale |
| 2003 | Black Listed · as Agent Gordon |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Ben |
| 2002 | For the People (TV Series) · as Clay Portman |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) · as Bishop |
| 2001 | The Division (TV Series) · as Labon |
| 2001 | Blue Hill Avenue · as Uncle Rob |
| 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 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Chuck |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Thomas Horne |
| 1999 | Justice · as Gus |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! · as Milkman Summers (jackie's Ex-Husband #1) |
| 1998 | L. A. Doctors (TV Series) · as Gary Miller |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Jack |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog · as Young Man / Cia |
| 1997 | Good News (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock (TV Series) · as Daniel Robb |
| 1996 | Moesha (TV Series) |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Sgt. Dan Craig |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Nicholas Freeman |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) · as Victor Sims |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Agent Wycoff |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) · as Judge Thurston Jones |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Dale 'sky' Betts |
| 1989 | Double Your Pleasure · as Dash |
| 1989 | The Forgotten · as Sgt. Frank " Doc " Mcdermott |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Nick Scott |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV Series) · as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI · as Adam Prentice |
| 1986 | Under the Influence · as Dr. Duran |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as Dr. Jonathan Wallace |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Jesse Colton |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Raymond Blake |
| 1985 | Stick · as Cornell |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten (TV Series) · as Coleman King |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Bostic |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire · as Officer Ed Price |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) |
| 1983 | V The Original Miniseries (TV Series) · as Dr Ben Taylor |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Monroe Henderson |
| 1982 | Poltergeist · as Ryan |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Officer David Mcneil |
| 1982 | Chicago Story (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Nick Kimball |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Gerald Calvin |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story · as Gene Davis |
| 1979 | The Main Event · as Hector Mantilla |
| 1979 | The Jericho Mile · as R.c. Stiles |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as David Mackey |
| 1978 | Coming Home · as Pat |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Audrey Rose · as Policeman #1 |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Carl Webster |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Skeet |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) · as Rick Allen |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Sugar Hill · as Valentine |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as 1st Suspect |
| 1973 | Shaft (TV Series) · as Don Lewis |
| 1973 | Fox Style · as Little Henry |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream · as Willis Daniels |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 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 |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |