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.
Filmography50+ titles
A Holiday Chance
Half & Half
Grey's Anatomy
Good Times
Beauty in Black
V
All in the Family
Dead Like Me
MacGyver
Dirty Harry
Strong Medicine
JAG
The Parent 'Hood
Magnum, P.I.
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Mixed-ish
All of Us
Touched by an Angel
Poltergeist
Kojak
Moesha
Sister, Sister
Remington Steele
The White Shadow
Numb3rs
The Cosby Show
The Streets of San Francisco
Jackie's Back!
Wag the Dog
Streets of Fire
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Always a Bridesmaid
Stitchers
Blue Hill Avenue
The District
The Black Hamptons
For Colored Girls
The Bernie Mac Show
Wiseguy
Hardcastle and McCormick
T. J. Hooker
Dynasty
Double Your Pleasure
The Fantastic Journey
Love for Sale
Guess Who
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Scream Blacula Scream
St. Elsewhere