Portrait of Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Acting

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.

Born: March 7, 1947

Place of Birth: Loma Linda, California, USA

Filmography

2024
2023
CHAAW: Chapter 1

as Chief of Police

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
The Black Hamptons

as Moses Britton

2021
2021
Not Alone

as Dr. James Clay

2021
North Hollywood

as Adolf's Dad

2019
Always a Bridesmaid

as Carlton Blakeston Sr.

2019
mixed-ish

as Lynwood

2019
2016
Lemonade

as Self (home footage)

2016
Saints & Sinners

as Pastor Evan Johnson

2015
A Royal Family Christmas

as Leighton Royal

2015
Stitchers

as Admiral Decker

2010
2008
Love for Sale

as Uncle Mac

2006
The Last Stand

as Winston

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Bill Pierce

2005
Guess Who

as Marcus

2005
Numb3rs

as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)

2004
2003
Blue Hill Avenue

as Uncle Rob

2003
Dead Like Me

as William Garrett

2002
2001
2001
The Division

as LaBon

2000
The District

as Richard Gray

2000
Strong Medicine

as Alton Clayborne

2000
Soul Food

as Rev. Bobby Baxter

1999
Family Law

as Chuck

1999
Judging Amy

as Thomas Horne

1999
Jackie's Back!

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

1999
Justice

as Gus

1998
L.A. Doctors

as Gary Miller

1997
Wag the Dog

as Young Man / CIA

1996
Pandora's Clock

as Daniel Robb

1996
Moesha

as Marlon James

1995
JAG

as Sgt. Dan Craig

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Nicholas Freeman

1994
Sister, Sister

as Victor Sims

1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as Judge Thurston Jones

1989
The Forgotten

as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne

1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

as Adam Prentice

1986
1985
MacGyver

as Jesse Colton

1985
The Comedy Factory

as Dr. Julius Pepper

1985
Stick

as Cornell

1984
The Cosby Show

as Mr. Bostic

1984
Streets of Fire

as Officer Ed Price

1983
V

as Dr Ben Taylor

1982
St. Elsewhere

as The Messiah

1982
Remington Steele

as Monroe Henderson

1982
1982
T. J. Hooker

as Officer David McNeil

1982
Chicago Story

as Detective O.Z. Tate

1981
Dynasty

as Nick Kimball

1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Gerald Calvin

1980
The Jericho Mile

as R.C. Stiles

1979
The Main Event

as Hector Mantilla

1979
Charleston

as James Harris

1978
The White Shadow

as David Mackey

1978
1977
Black Fist

as Leroy Fisk

1977
Audrey Rose

as Policeman #1

1975
Crossfire

as Officer Ken Dillard

1974
Sugar Hill

as Valentine

1973
Kojak

as 1st Suspect

1973
Scream Blacula Scream

as Willis Daniels

1971
Dirty Harry

as Homosexual (uncredited)

1971
All in the Family

as Angry Black Man

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Black Terror

as Talk Show Host