Personal Info
Birthday
March 7, 1947
Place of Birth
Loma Linda, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Richard Lawson
Biography
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.
Directed Movies (1)
Acting Filmography (93)
No Backdrop
0.0
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Movie2025
7.9
Beauty in Black
TV Series2024
No Backdrop
0.0
Will I See You Again?
Movie2024
7.2
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Movie2024
No Backdrop
0.0
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Movie2023
2.6
Sherri
TV Series2022
6.7
The Black Hamptons
TV Series2022
8.5
A Holiday Chance
Movie2021
5.3
Not Alone
Movie2021
5.3
North Hollywood
Movie2021
6.8
Always a Bridesmaid
Movie2019
7.1
mixed-ish
TV Series2019
7.8
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Movie2019
5.2
From Zero to I Love You
Movie2019
6.8
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Movie2017
8.4
Lemonade
Movie2016
8.0
Saints & Sinners
TV Series2016
4.0
A Royal Family Christmas
Movie2015
No Backdrop
5.0
A Royal Family Holiday
Movie2015
6.8
Stitchers
TV Series2015
6.7
For Colored Girls
Movie2010
6.0
Love for Sale
Movie2008
No Backdrop
0.0
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Movie2007
4.1
The Last Stand
Movie2006
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
TV Series2005
6.0
Guess Who
Movie2005
7.0
Numb3rs
TV Series2005
7.3
Christmas at Water's Edge
Movie2004
6.8
Blue Hill Avenue
Movie2003
7.2
All of Us
TV Series2003
7.6
Dead Like Me
TV Series2003
8.3
Half & Half
TV Series2002
6.6
The Bernie Mac Show
TV Series2001
7.1
The Division
TV Series2001
6.8
The District
TV Series2000
7.4
Strong Medicine
TV Series2000
7.2
Soul Food
TV Series2000
8.1
Family Law
TV Series1999
7.5
Judging Amy
TV Series1999
6.9
Jackie's Back!
Movie1999
4.8
Justice
Movie1999
8.5
L.A. Doctors
TV Series1998
5.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie1998
6.9
Wag the Dog
Movie1997
5.5
Pandora's Clock
TV Series1996
7.1
Moesha
TV Series1996
7.3
JAG
TV Series1995
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
TV Series1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
TV Series1994
7.0
Sister, Sister
TV Series1994
5.9
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV Series1993
No Backdrop
6.3
Double Your Pleasure
Movie1989
No Backdrop
5.8
The Forgotten
Movie1989
7.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
TV Series1989
6.6
Wiseguy
TV Series1987
6.8
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV Series1987
6.5
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Movie1986
5.9
Under the Influence
Movie1986
7.7
MacGyver
TV Series1985
0.0
The Comedy Factory
TV Series1985
5.5
Stick
Movie1985
7.0
The Cosby Show
TV Series1984
6.9
Streets of Fire
Movie1984
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV Series1983
7.8
V
TV Series1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
TV Series1982
7.1
Remington Steele
TV Series1982
7.2
Poltergeist
Movie1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
TV Series1982
No Backdrop
7.5
Chicago Story
TV Series1982
6.5
Dynasty
TV Series1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
TV Series1980
6.0
The Jericho Mile
Movie1980
0.0
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie1980
5.3
The Main Event
Movie1979
No Backdrop
8.0
Charleston
Movie1979
7.1
The White Shadow
TV Series1978
7.0
Coming Home
Movie1978
6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV Series1977
4.4
Black Fist
Movie1977
5.7
Audrey Rose
Movie1977
6.2
The Fantastic Journey
TV Series1977
No Backdrop
8.0
Crossfire
Movie1975
8.0
Good Times
TV Series1974
5.7
Sugar Hill
Movie1974
7.2
Kojak
TV Series1973
5.9
Scream Blacula Scream
Movie1973
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
TV Series1972
7.5
Dirty Harry
Movie1971
7.8
All in the Family
TV Series1971
6.4
Medical Center
TV Series1969
0.0
Black Terror
MovieN/A