Acting · 1947
Richard Lawson
Born Mar 7, 1947·79 years old·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
40 titles- 2024
Beauty in BlackNorman8.4Show - 2022
SherriSelf - Guest2.6Show - 2016
Saints & SinnersPastor Evan Johnson8.0Show - 2015
StitchersAdmiral Decker6.8Show - 2005
Grey's AnatomyBill Pierce8.2Show - 2005
Numb3rsClay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)7.0Show - 2003
Dead Like MeWilliam Garrett7.6Show - 2003
All of Us7.2Show - 2002
Half & HalfBen8.3Show - 2001
The Bernie Mac ShowBishop6.7Show - 2001
The DivisionLaBon7.1Show - 2000
Strong MedicineAlton Clayborne7.4Show - 2000
The DistrictRichard Gray6.9Show - 1999
Judging AmyThomas Horne7.5Show - 1999
Family LawChuck8.1Show - 1996
MoeshaMarlon James6.9Show - 1995
JAGDan Craig7.3Show - 1995
The Parent 'Hood7.3Show - 1994
Touched by an AngelNicholas Freeman7.2Show - 1994
Sister, SisterVictor Sims7.0Show - 1993
Saved by the Bell: The New ClassJudge Thurston Jones6.0Show - 1987
Wiseguy6.6Show - 1987
The Days and Nights of Molly DoddDet. Nathaniel Hawthorne6.8Show - 1985
MacGyverJesse Colton7.7Show - 1984
The Cosby ShowMr. Bostic7.0Show - 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick6.5Show - 1983
VDr Ben Taylor7.8Show - 1982
Remington SteeleMonroe Henderson7.1Show - 1982
T. J. HookerOfficer David McNeil6.5Show - 1982
St. ElsewhereThe Messiah5.7Show - 1982
PoltergeistRyan7.2Movie - 1981
DynastyNick Kimball6.5Show - 1980
Magnum, P.I.Gerald Calvin7.3Show - 1978
The White ShadowDavid Mackey7.1Show - 1974
Good Times8.0Show - 1973
Kojak1st Suspect7.3Show - 1972
The Streets of San Francisco7.1Show - 1971
All in the FamilyAngry Black Man7.8Show - 1971
Dirty HarryHomosexual (uncredited)7.5Movie - 1969
Medical Center6.4Show