People
Richard Lawson
- Name: Richard Lawson
- Birthday: 1947-03-07
- Place of birth: Loma Linda, California, USA
- Popularity: 1.0504
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story as Al Sharpton | 2025-11-28 |
| Will I See You Again? | 2024-08-08 |
| Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black as Clarence | 2024-07-11 |
| CHAAW: Chapter 1 as Chief of Police | 2023-08-11 |
| A Holiday Chance as Garvin | 2021-11-24 |
| Not Alone as Dr. James Clay | 2021-10-22 |
| North Hollywood as Adolf's Dad | 2021-03-26 |
| Always a Bridesmaid as Carlton Blakeston Sr. | 2019-09-28 |
| Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self | 2019-09-06 |
| From Zero to I Love You as Ron Logsdon | 2019-03-25 |
| Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self | 2019-02-07 |
| Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable as Self | 2017-05-16 |
| Lemonade as Self (home footage) | 2016-04-23 |
| A Royal Family Christmas as Leighton Royal | 2015-12-05 |
| A Royal Family Holiday | 2015-11-21 |
| For Colored Girls as Frank | 2010-11-05 |
| Love for Sale as Uncle Mac | 2008-02-09 |
| They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists as Himself | 2007-10-31 |
| The Last Stand as Winston | 2006-12-07 |
| Guess Who as Marcus | 2005-03-25 |
| Christmas at Water's Edge as Mr. Turner | 2004-12-04 |
| Blue Hill Avenue as Uncle Rob | 2003-09-19 |
| Maniac Magee as Mr. Beale | 2003-02-23 |
| Jackie's Back! as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1) | 1999-06-14 |
| Justice as Gus | 1999-01-14 |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Jack | 1998-08-14 |
| Wag the Dog as Young Man / CIA | 1997-12-25 |
| Double Your Pleasure as Dash | 1989-10-29 |
| The Forgotten as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott | 1989-04-26 |
| Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI as Adam Prentice | 1986-10-21 |
| Under the Influence as Dr. Duran | 1986-09-28 |
| Stick as Cornell | 1985-04-26 |
| Streets of Fire as Officer Ed Price | 1984-06-01 |
| Poltergeist as Ryan | 1982-06-04 |
| The Jericho Mile as R.C. Stiles | 1980-10-31 |
| The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story as Gene Davis | 1980-05-25 |
| The Main Event as Hector Mantilla | 1979-06-22 |
| Charleston as James Harris | 1979-01-15 |
| Coming Home as Pat | 1978-02-15 |
| Black Fist as Leroy Fisk | 1977-08-31 |
| Audrey Rose as Policeman #1 | 1977-04-06 |
| Crossfire as Officer Ken Dillard | 1975-03-24 |
| Sugar Hill as Valentine | 1974-02-01 |
| Scream Blacula Scream as Willis Daniels | 1973-06-27 |
| Dirty Harry as Homosexual (uncredited) | 1971-12-23 |
