Richard Lawson

Born 1947-03-07 (age 79) Loma Linda, California, USA

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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.

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Richard Lawson

Known For

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982

as Ryan

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971

as Homosexual (uncredited)

Guess Who

Guess Who

2005

as Marcus

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

1984

as Officer Ed Price

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

1997

as Young Man / CIA

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024

as Clarence

Scream Blacula Scream

Scream Blacula Scream

1973

as Willis Daniels

Stick

Stick

1985

as Cornell

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

as Jack

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

1977

as Policeman #1

Coming Home

Coming Home

1978

as Pat

Lemonade

Lemonade

2016

as Self (home footage)

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

as Frank

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2021

as Adolf's Dad

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

1989

as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

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

Justice

Justice

1999

as Gus

The Main Event

The Main Event

1979

as Hector Mantilla

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019

as Self

From Zero to I Love You

From Zero to I Love You

2019

as Ron Logsdon