Richard Lawson
Born
3/7/1947
Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
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.
Known For38 Movies
Dirty Harry
1971
★7.5
Poltergeist
1982
★7.3
Guess Who
2005
★6.0
Jackie's Back!
1999
★6.9
Wag the Dog
1997
★6.9
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
★7.2
Streets of Fire
1984
★6.9
Coming Home
1978
★7.0
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
★5.8
Stick
1985
★5.5
For Colored Girls
2010
★6.7
Audrey Rose
1977
★5.7
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
★5.9
The Main Event
1979
★5.3
Lemonade
2016
★8.4
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
★6.8
North Hollywood
2021
★5.4
The Jericho Mile
1980
★6.0
From Zero to I Love You
2019
★5.2
Under the Influence
1986
★5.9
Justice
1999
★4.8
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
★6.7
The Forgotten
1989
★5.8
The Last Stand
2006
★4.1
Love for Sale
2008
★6.0
Always a Bridesmaid
2019
★6.8
Sugar Hill
1974
★5.7
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
★7.8
A Royal Family Christmas
2015
★4.0
Charleston
1979
★8.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
★6.5
A Royal Family Holiday
2015
★5.0
Black Fist
1977
★4.4
Double Your Pleasure
1989
★6.3
A Holiday Chance
2021
★8.5
Crossfire
1975
★8.0
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004
★7.3
Not Alone
2021
★5.3