Richard Lawson
Known for Acting
Born March 7, 1947
Place of Birth Loma Linda, California, USA
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
1982
as Ryan
Dirty Harry
1971
as Homosexual (uncredited)
Streets of Fire
1984
as Officer Ed Price
Guess Who
2005
as Marcus
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
as Clarence
Wag the Dog
1997
as Young Man / CIA
For Colored Girls
2010
as Frank
Lemonade
2016
as Self (home footage)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Jack
Coming Home
1978
as Pat
North Hollywood
2021
as Adolf's Dad
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
as Willis Daniels
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
as Self
Stick
1985
as Cornell
Audrey Rose
1977
as Policeman #1
The Main Event
1979
as Hector Mantilla
Justice
1999
as Gus
From Zero to I Love You
2019
as Ron Logsdon
Under the Influence
1986
as Dr. Duran
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