Richard Lawson

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.

Casted

Poltergeist

Played Ryan

Average Rating

7.2

3207 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 1982

44 years ago
Dirty Harry

Played Homosexual (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.5

2616 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1971

55 years ago
Wag the Dog

Played Young Man / CIA

Average Rating

6.9

1003 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1997

28 years ago
Guess Who

Played Marcus

Average Rating

6.0

949 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 2005

21 years ago
Streets of Fire

Played Officer Ed Price

Average Rating

6.9

525 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1984

42 years ago
Coming Home

Played Pat

Average Rating

7.0

192 votes

Release Date

Feb 15, 1978

48 years ago
Lemonade

Played Self (home footage)

Average Rating

8.4

161 votes

Release Date

Apr 23, 2016

10 years ago
Audrey Rose

Played Policeman #1

Average Rating

5.6

142 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 1977

49 years ago
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Played Jack

Average Rating

5.8

121 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1998

28 years ago
For Colored Girls

Played Frank

Average Rating

6.6

80 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 2010

15 years ago
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Played Clarence

Average Rating

7.2

69 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 2024

1 year ago
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

69 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 2019

7 years ago
Scream Blacula Scream

Played Willis Daniels

Average Rating

5.8

68 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1973

53 years ago
The Main Event

Played Hector Mantilla

Average Rating

5.3

65 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 1979

47 years ago
Sugar Hill

Played Valentine

Average Rating

5.7

57 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1974

52 years ago
The Jericho Mile

Played R.C. Stiles

Average Rating

6.0

50 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1980

46 years ago
Stick

Played Cornell

Average Rating

5.3

47 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1985

41 years ago
North Hollywood

Played Adolf's Dad

Average Rating

5.5

44 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 2021

5 years ago
Blue Hill Avenue

Played Uncle Rob

Average Rating

6.9

32 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 2003

22 years ago
From Zero to I Love You

Played Ron Logsdon

Average Rating

5.0

22 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 2019

7 years ago
Always a Bridesmaid

Played Carlton Blakeston Sr.

Average Rating

6.5

13 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 2019

6 years ago
Justice

Played Gus

Average Rating

4.5

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 14, 1999

27 years ago
Black Fist

Played Leroy Fisk

Average Rating

4.0

10 votes

Release Date

Aug 31, 1977

49 years ago
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

10 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 2019

6 years ago
Love for Sale

Played Uncle Mac

Average Rating

6.0

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 2008

18 years ago
Jackie's Back!

Played Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)

Average Rating

6.5

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1999

27 years ago
The Last Stand

Played Winston

Average Rating

3.7

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 2006

19 years ago
Under the Influence

Played Dr. Duran

Average Rating

5.3

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1986

40 years ago
The Forgotten

Played Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

Average Rating

5.4

5 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1989

37 years ago
Double Your Pleasure

Played Dash

Average Rating

6.1

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1989

36 years ago
Not Alone

Played Dr. James Clay

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 2021

4 years ago
Christmas at Water's Edge

Played Mr. Turner

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 2004

21 years ago
A Holiday Chance

Played Garvin

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 24, 2021

4 years ago
A Royal Family Christmas

Played Leighton Royal

Average Rating

4.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 2015

10 years ago
A Royal Family Holiday

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2015

10 years ago
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Played Adam Prentice

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1986

40 years ago
Crossfire

Played Officer Ken Dillard

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1975

51 years ago
CHAAW: Chapter 1

Played Chief of Police

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 2023

2 years ago
Charleston

Played James Harris

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1979

47 years ago
Black Terror

Played Talk Show Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Played Gene Davis

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1980

46 years ago
Will I See You Again?

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 2024

1 year ago
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 2007

18 years ago
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 16, 2017

9 years ago
Maniac Magee

Played Mr. Beale

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 2003

23 years ago
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story

Played Al Sharpton

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 2025

4 months ago

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