Richard Lawson
Known for ActingBorn 1947-03-07Loma 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.
Known for
Poltergeist
1982 · as Ryan
Guess Who
2005 · as Marcus
Dirty Harry
1971 · as Homosexual (uncredited)
Wag the Dog
1997 · as Young Man / CIA
Streets of Fire
1984 · as Officer Ed Price
Stick
1985 · as Cornell
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024 · as Clarence
For Colored Girls
2010 · as Frank
Scream Blacula Scream
1973 · as Willis Daniels
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · as Jack
The Last Stand
2006 · as Winston
Coming Home
1978 · as Pat
Jackie's Back!
1999 · as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Audrey Rose
1977 · as Policeman #1
The Main Event
1979 · as Hector Mantilla
North Hollywood
2021 · as Adolf's Dad
Always a Bridesmaid
2019 · as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
The Jericho Mile
1980 · as R.C. Stiles