Richard Lawson
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
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Al Sharpton
Will I See You Again?
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Chief of Police
A Holiday Chance
Garvin
Not Alone
Dr. James Clay
North Hollywood
Adolf's Dad
Always a Bridesmaid
Carlton Blakeston Sr.
From Zero to I Love You
Ron Logsdon
A Royal Family Christmas
Leighton Royal
A Royal Family Holiday
For Colored Girls
Frank
Love for Sale
Uncle Mac
The Last Stand
Winston
Guess Who
Marcus
Christmas at Water's Edge
Mr. Turner
Blue Hill Avenue
Uncle Rob
Maniac Magee
Mr. Beale
Jackie's Back!
Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Justice
Gus
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Jack
Wag the Dog
Young Man / CIA
Double Your Pleasure
Dash
The Forgotten
Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Adam Prentice
Under the Influence
Dr. Duran
Stick
Cornell
Streets of Fire
Officer Ed Price
Poltergeist
Ryan
The Jericho Mile
R.C. Stiles
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Gene Davis
The Main Event
Hector Mantilla
Charleston
James Harris
Coming Home
Pat
Black Fist
Leroy Fisk
Audrey Rose
Policeman #1
Crossfire
Officer Ken Dillard
Sugar Hill
Valentine
Scream Blacula Scream
Willis Daniels
Dirty Harry
Homosexual (uncredited)
Black Terror
Talk Show Host
TV Series
Beauty in Black
Norman
16 Episodes
The Black Hamptons
Moses Britton
8 Episodes
mixed-ish
Lynwood
1 Episode
Saints & Sinners
Pastor Evan Johnson
8 Episodes
Stitchers
Admiral Decker
2 Episodes
Grey's Anatomy
Bill Pierce
3 Episodes
Numb3rs
Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
1 Episode
All of Us
2 Episodes
Dead Like Me
William Garrett
1 Episode
Half & Half
Ben
1 Episode
The Bernie Mac Show
Bishop
1 Episode
The Division
LaBon
1 Episode
The District
Richard Gray
2 Episodes
Strong Medicine
Alton Clayborne
1 Episode
Soul Food
Rev. Bobby Baxter
1 Episode
Family Law
Chuck
1 Episode
Judging Amy
Thomas Horne
1 Episode
L.A. Doctors
Gary Miller
1 Episode
Good News
2 Episodes
Pandora's Clock
Daniel Robb
2 Episodes
Moesha
Marlon James
1 Episode
JAG
Sgt. Dan Craig
1 Episode
The Parent 'Hood
1 Episode
Touched by an Angel
Nicholas Freeman
1 Episode
Sister, Sister
Victor Sims
5 Episodes
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Judge Thurston Jones
1 Episode
Father Dowling Mysteries
1 Episode
Wiseguy
1 Episode
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
21 Episodes
MacGyver
Jesse Colton
3 Episodes
The Comedy Factory
Dr. Julius Pepper
1 Episode
The Cosby Show
Mr. Bostic
1 Episode
Hardcastle and McCormick
1 Episode
V
Dr Ben Taylor
2 Episodes
St. Elsewhere
The Messiah
1 Episode
Remington Steele
Monroe Henderson
1 Episode
T. J. Hooker
Officer David McNeil
1 Episode
Chicago Story
Detective O.Z. Tate
13 Episodes
Dynasty
Nick Kimball
11 Episodes
Magnum, P.I.
Gerald Calvin
1 Episode
The White Shadow
David Mackey
1 Episode
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 Episode
The Fantastic Journey
Barker
1 Episode
Good Times
1 Episode
Kojak
1st Suspect
1 Episode
The Streets of San Francisco
1 Episode
All in the Family
Angry Black Man
1 Episode
Medical Center
1 Episode