Richard Lawson
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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 for
Credits
Poltergeist (1982)
as Ryan
Dirty Harry (1971)
as Homosexual (uncredited)
Guess Who (2005)
as Marcus
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
as Clarence
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Young Man / CIA
Jackie's Back! (1999)
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Streets of Fire (1984)
as Officer Ed Price
Coming Home (1978)
as Pat
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Jack
For Colored Girls (2010)
as Frank
Stick (1985)
as Cornell
Audrey Rose (1977)
as Policeman #1
The Main Event (1979)
as Hector Mantilla
Lemonade (2016)
as Self (home footage)
From Zero to I Love You (2019)
as Ron Logsdon
The Last Stand (2006)
as Winston
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
as Willis Daniels
North Hollywood (2021)
as Adolf's Dad
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
as Self
The Jericho Mile (1980)
as R.C. Stiles
Justice (1999)
as Gus
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift (2019)
as Self
Love for Sale (2008)
as Uncle Mac
Blue Hill Avenue (2003)
as Uncle Rob
Under the Influence (1986)
as Dr. Duran
Always a Bridesmaid (2019)
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
The Forgotten (1989)
as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Sugar Hill (1974)
as Valentine
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
as Gene Davis
Maniac Magee (2003)
as Mr. Beale
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986)
as Adam Prentice
Black Fist (1977)
as Leroy Fisk
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists (2007)
as Himself
Double Your Pleasure (1989)
as Dash
A Royal Family Holiday (2015)
Actor
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable (2017)
as Self
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story (2025)
as Al Sharpton
A Royal Family Christmas (2015)
as Leighton Royal
Charleston (1979)
as James Harris
Will I See You Again? (2024)
Actor
Crossfire (1975)
as Officer Ken Dillard
Black Terror (2023)
as Talk Show Host
CHAAW: Chapter 1 (2023)
as Chief of Police
Not Alone (2021)
as Dr. James Clay
Christmas at Water's Edge (2004)
as Mr. Turner
A Holiday Chance (2021)
as Garvin