Cast
Richard Lawson
Acting
Cast
Richard Lawson
Known for
Acting
Born
1947-03-07
From
Loma Linda, California, USA
Biography
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.
★7.2
MOVIE1982
Poltergeist
as Ryan
★7.5
MOVIE1971
Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE2005
Guess Who
as Marcus
★6.9
MOVIE1984
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
★7.2
MOVIE2024
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
★5.5
MOVIE1985
Stick
as Cornell
★6.9
MOVIE1997
Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA
★5.8
MOVIE1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack
★6.8
MOVIE2019
Always a Bridesmaid
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
★7.0
MOVIE1978
Coming Home
as Pat
★6.7
MOVIE2010
For Colored Girls
as Frank
★5.3
MOVIE2021
North Hollywood
as Adolf's Dad
★5.9
MOVIE1973
Scream Blacula Scream
as Willis Daniels
★5.2
MOVIE2019
From Zero to I Love You
as Ron Logsdon
★5.9
MOVIE1986
Under the Influence
as Dr. Duran
★8.4
MOVIE2016
Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
★6.9
MOVIE1999
Jackie's Back!
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
★5.7
MOVIE1977
Audrey Rose
as Policeman #1
★4.1
MOVIE2006
The Last Stand
as Winston
★5.3
MOVIE1979
The Main Event
as Hector Mantilla
★4.8
MOVIE1999
Justice
as Gus
★6.8
MOVIE2003
Blue Hill Avenue
as Uncle Rob
★6.0
MOVIE1980
The Jericho Mile
as R.C. Stiles
★7.8
MOVIE2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2003
Maniac Magee
as Mr. Beale
★6.5
MOVIE1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as Adam Prentice
MOVIE2024
Will I See You Again?
★6.8
MOVIE2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2015
A Royal Family Holiday
★4.0
MOVIE2015
A Royal Family Christmas
as Leighton Royal
★5.7
MOVIE1974
Sugar Hill
as Valentine
★8.5
MOVIE2021
A Holiday Chance
as Garvin
★7.3
MOVIE2004
Christmas at Water's Edge
as Mr. Turner
★4.4
MOVIE1977
Black Fist
as Leroy Fisk
★6.3
MOVIE1989
Double Your Pleasure
as Dash
★8.0
MOVIE1975
Crossfire
as Officer Ken Dillard
MOVIE1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Gene Davis
★5.8
MOVIE1989
The Forgotten
as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
★6.0
MOVIE2008
Love for Sale
as Uncle Mac
★5.3
MOVIE2021
Not Alone
as Dr. James Clay
MOVIE2017
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1979
Charleston
as James Harris
MOVIETBA
Black Terror
as Talk Show Host
MOVIE2007
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
as Himself
MOVIE2025
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
as Al Sharpton
MOVIE2023
CHAAW: Chapter 1
as Chief of Police