Richard Lawson

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

49Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Emerging from Loma Linda, California, Lawson first served as a medic in the U.S. Army, spending 21 months in Vietnam where he was wounded before turning to acting. His screen debut arrived with an uncredited part in Dirty Harry (1971), followed by a role in Scream Blacula Scream (1973) and a supporting turn in The Main Event (1979). He gained wider recognition as Ryan in Poltergeist (1982) and as… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Grey's Anatomy2005Poltergeist1982Dirty Harry1971Wag the Dog1997

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 8.2

Grey's Anatomy2005

Bill Pierce

Series★ 8.5

Beauty in Black2024

Norman

Series★ 7.8

V1983

Dr Ben Taylor

Series★ 7.7

MacGyver1985

Jesse Colton

★ 7.5

Dirty Harry1971

Homosexual (uncredited)

Series★ 7.6

Dead Like Me2003

William Garrett

Series★ 7.8

All in the Family1971

Angry Black Man

★ 7.2

Poltergeist1982

Ryan

Series★ 8

Good Times1974

Series★ 7.3

Magnum, P.I.1980

Gerald Calvin

Series★ 7.2

JAG1995

Dan Craig

Series★ 7.3

Kojak1973

1st Suspect

Series★ 7.5

Judging Amy1999

Thomas Horne

Series★ 7.2

Touched by an Angel1994

Nicholas Freeman

Series★ 8.3

Half & Half2002

Ben

Series★ 7

The Cosby Show1984

Mr. Bostic

Series★ 7

Numb3rs2005

Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)

Series★ 7.1

Remington Steele1982

Monroe Henderson

★ 7.2

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black2024

Clarence

Series★ 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco1972

★ 7

Coming Home1978

Pat

★ 6.9

Wag the Dog1997

Young Man / CIA

Series★ 7

Sister, Sister1994

Victor Sims

★ 6.9

Streets of Fire1984

Officer Ed Price

Series★ 7.4

Father Dowling Mysteries1989

Series★ 7.1

mixed-ish2019

Lynwood

Series★ 7.1

All of Us2003

Series★ 6.9

Moesha1996

Marlon James

Series★ 6.9

The District2000

Richard Gray

Series★ 6.8

Stitchers2015

Admiral Decker

★ 6.7

Blue Hill Avenue2003

Uncle Rob

Series★ 6.7

The Bernie Mac Show2001

Bishop

★ 6.7

For Colored Girls2010

Frank

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

★ 6.1

The Jericho Mile1980

R.C. Stiles

★ 5.1

From Zero to I Love You2019

Ron Logsdon

Series★ 5.8

Saved by the Bell: The New Class1993

Judge Thurston Jones

★ 5.8

Sugar Hill1974

Valentine

★ 5.9

Scream Blacula Scream1973

Willis Daniels

★ 5.4

North Hollywood2021

Adolf's Dad

★ 5.4

Stick1985

Cornell

Series★ 5.7

St. Elsewhere1982

The Messiah

★ 5.3

The Main Event1979

Hector Mantilla

★ 5.8

How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998

Jack

★ 5.7

Audrey Rose1977

Policeman #1

★ 6.1

Guess Who2005

Marcus