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