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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Bill Pierce
2. Poltergeist (1982) — Ryan
3. Dirty Harry (1971) — Homosexual (uncredited)
4. Wag the Dog (1997) — Young Man / CIA
5. Guess Who (2005) — Marcus
6. V (1983) — Dr Ben Taylor
7. MacGyver (1985) — Jesse Colton
8. Streets of Fire (1984) — Officer Ed Price
9. Dead Like Me (2003) — William Garrett
10. The Cosby Show (1984) — Mr. Bostic
11. Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Gerald Calvin
12. Numb3rs (2005) — Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
13. JAG (1995) — Dan Craig
14. Stitchers (2015) — Admiral Decker
15. Beauty in Black (2024) — Norman
16. Coming Home (1978) — Pat
17. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Nicholas Freeman
18. All in the Family (1971) — Angry Black Man
19. Lemonade (2016) — Self (home footage)
20. Audrey Rose (1977) — Policeman #1
21. Remington Steele (1982) — Monroe Henderson
22. Kojak (1973) — 1st Suspect
23. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) — Jack
24. Dynasty (1981) — Nick Kimball
25. Sister, Sister (1994) — Victor Sims
26. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
27. T. J. Hooker (1982) — Officer David McNeil
28. St. Elsewhere (1982) — The Messiah
29. For Colored Girls (2010) — Frank
30. Judging Amy (1999) — Thomas Horne
31. Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024) — Clarence
32. Good Times (1974)
33. Scream Blacula Scream (1973) — Willis Daniels
34. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019) — Self
35. The Bernie Mac Show (2001) — Bishop
36. The Main Event (1979) — Hector Mantilla
37. Sugar Hill (1974) — Valentine
38. mixed-ish (2019) — Lynwood
39. The Jericho Mile (1980) — R.C. Stiles
40. Stick (1985) — Cornell

Directed

1. Black Terror — Director