Richard Lawson
Born: 1947-03-07
Place of Birth: Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
Known For
Under the Influence
1986★ 5.3
Poltergeist
1982★ 7.2
Coming Home
1978★ 7.0
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
2025★ 0.0
A Royal Family Holiday
2015★ 5.0
Dirty Harry
1971★ 7.5
Justice
1999★ 4.5
Guess Who
2005★ 6.0
Audrey Rose
1977★ 5.6
Stick
1985★ 5.3
North Hollywood
2021★ 5.4
Wag the Dog
1997★ 6.9
Lemonade
2016★ 8.4
The Forgotten
1989★ 5.4
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024★ 7.2
Streets of Fire
1984★ 6.9
Black Fist
1977★ 4.0
Sugar Hill
1974★ 5.7
Double Your Pleasure
1989★ 6.1
A Holiday Chance
2021★ 8.5
Not Alone
2021★ 5.3
The Jericho Mile
1980★ 6.0
For Colored Girls
2010★ 6.7
The Last Stand
2006★ 3.7
Scream Blacula Scream
1973★ 5.8
Love for Sale
2008★ 6.0
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019★ 6.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998★ 5.8
From Zero to I Love You
2019★ 5.0
The Main Event
1979★ 5.3
Will I See You Again?
2024★ 0.0
Always a Bridesmaid
2019★ 6.5
Jackie's Back!
1999★ 6.5
Blue Hill Avenue
2003★ 6.9
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986★ 5.0
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019★ 7.8
A Royal Family Christmas
2015★ 4.0
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980★ 0.0
Charleston
1979★ 0.0
Crossfire
1975★ 0.0
Black Terror
N/A★ 0.0
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2017★ 0.0
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023★ 0.0
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004★ 7.3
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
2007★ 0.0