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