Born 1947 (age 79) · Loma Linda, California, USA
Appears in 96 titles

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.

Filmography

Poltergeist
7.2
Poltergeist
1982
as Ryan
Dirty Harry
7.4
Dirty Harry
1971
as Homosexual (uncredited)
Wag the Dog
6.9
Wag the Dog
1997
as Young Man / CIA
Guess Who
6.0
Guess Who
2005
as Marcus
Streets of Fire
6.9
Streets of Fire
1984
as Officer Ed Price
Coming Home
7.0
Coming Home
1978
as Pat
Lemonade
8.4
Lemonade
2016
as Self (home footage)
Audrey Rose
5.7
Audrey Rose
1977
as Policeman #1
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
For Colored Girls
6.7
For Colored Girls
2010
as Frank
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Scream Blacula Scream
5.8
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
as Willis Daniels
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
The Main Event
5.3
The Main Event
1979
as Hector Mantilla
Sugar Hill
5.7
Sugar Hill
1974
as Valentine
The Jericho Mile
6.0
The Jericho Mile
1980
as R.C. Stiles
Stick
5.4
Stick
1985
as Cornell
North Hollywood
5.4
North Hollywood
2021
as Adolf's Dad
Blue Hill Avenue
6.8
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
as Uncle Rob
From Zero to I Love You
5.2
From Zero to I Love You
2019
as Ron Logsdon