Richard Lawson

Born March 7, 1947· Loma Linda, California, USA

49Roles★ 6.8Average rating

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

Grey's Anatomy2005Poltergeist1982Dirty Harry1971Wag the Dog1997

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 8.4

Beauty in Black2024

Norman

Series★ 8.3

Half & Half2002

Ben

Series★ 8.2

Grey's Anatomy2005

Bill Pierce

Series★ 8

Good Times1974

Series★ 7.8

V1983

Dr Ben Taylor

Series★ 7.8

All in the Family1971

Angry Black Man

Series★ 7.7

MacGyver1985

Jesse Colton

Series★ 7.6

Dead Like Me2003

William Garrett

Series★ 7.5

Judging Amy1999

Thomas Horne

★ 7.5

Dirty Harry1971

Homosexual (uncredited)

Series★ 7.4

Father Dowling Mysteries1989

Series★ 7.3

Magnum, P.I.1980

Gerald Calvin

Series★ 7.3

Kojak1973

1st Suspect

★ 7.2

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black2024

Clarence

Series★ 7.2

JAG1995

Dan Craig

Series★ 7.2

Touched by an Angel1994

Nicholas Freeman

★ 7.2

Poltergeist1982

Ryan

Series★ 7.1

mixed-ish2019

Lynwood

Series★ 7.1

All of Us2003

Series★ 7.1

Remington Steele1982

Monroe Henderson

Series★ 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco1972

Series★ 7

Numb3rs2005

Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)

Series★ 7

Sister, Sister1994

Victor Sims

Series★ 7

The Cosby Show1984

Mr. Bostic

★ 7

Coming Home1978

Pat

Series★ 6.9

The District2000

Richard Gray

★ 6.9

Wag the Dog1997

Young Man / CIA

Series★ 6.9

Moesha1996

Marlon James

★ 6.9

Streets of Fire1984

Officer Ed Price

Series★ 6.8

Stitchers2015

Admiral Decker

★ 6.8

For Colored Girls2010

Frank

★ 6.7

Blue Hill Avenue2003

Uncle Rob

Series★ 6.7

The Bernie Mac Show2001

Bishop

Series★ 6.6

Wiseguy1987

Series★ 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick1983

Series★ 6.5

T. J. Hooker1982

Officer David McNeil

Series★ 6.5

Dynasty1981

Nick Kimball

★ 6

Guess Who2005

Marcus

★ 6

The Jericho Mile1980

R.C. Stiles

Series★ 5.9

Saved by the Bell: The New Class1993

Judge Thurston Jones

★ 5.9

Scream Blacula Scream1973

Willis Daniels

★ 5.8

How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998

Jack

★ 5.8

Sugar Hill1974

Valentine

Series★ 5.7

St. Elsewhere1982

The Messiah

★ 5.7

Audrey Rose1977

Policeman #1

★ 5.4

North Hollywood2021

Adolf's Dad

★ 5.4

Stick1985

Cornell

★ 5.3

The Main Event1979

Hector Mantilla

★ 5

From Zero to I Love You2019

Ron Logsdon