Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson (78)

1947-03-07 | Loma Linda, California, USA

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.

On Movies

  • Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
  • CHAAW: Chapter 1
  • A Holiday Chance
  • Not Alone
  • North Hollywood
  • Always a Bridesmaid
  • From Zero to I Love You
  • Lemonade
  • A Royal Family Christmas
  • A Royal Family Holiday
  • For Colored Girls
  • Love for Sale
  • The Last Stand
  • Guess Who
  • Christmas at Water's Edge
  • Blue Hill Avenue
  • Maniac Magee
  • Jackie's Back!
  • Justice
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back
  • Wag the Dog
  • Double Your Pleasure
  • The Forgotten
  • Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
  • Under the Influence
  • Stick
  • Streets of Fire
  • Leadfoot
  • Poltergeist
  • The Jericho Mile
  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
  • The Main Event
  • Charleston
  • Coming Home
  • Black Fist
  • Audrey Rose
  • Sugar Hill
  • Scream Blacula Scream
  • Dirty Harry

Movies as Director

On Series

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