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Richard Lawson
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1947Born, Loma Linda
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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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2025Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell StoryAl SharptonMovie
2024Will I See You Again?Movie
2024Tyler Perry's Divorce in the BlackClarenceMovie
2023CHAAW: Chapter 1Chief of PoliceMovie
2023Black TerrorTalk Show HostMovie
2022Carl Weber's The Black HamptonsMoses Britton · 8 episodesShow
2021A Holiday ChanceGarvinMovie
2021Not AloneDr. James ClayMovie
2021North HollywoodAdolf's DadMovie
2019Always a BridesmaidCarlton Blakeston Sr.Movie
2019mixed-ishLynwood · 1 episodeShow
2019From Zero to I Love YouRon LogsdonMovie
2016Saints & SinnersPastor Evan Johnson · 8 episodesShow
2015A Royal Family ChristmasLeighton RoyalMovie
2015A Royal Family HolidayMovie
2015StitchersAdmiral Decker · 2 episodesShow
2010For Colored GirlsFrankMovie
2008Love for SaleUncle MacMovie
2006The Last StandWinstonMovie
2005Guess WhoMarcusMovie
2005Numb3rsClay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
2004Christmas at Water's EdgeMr. TurnerMovie
2003Blue Hill AvenueUncle RobMovie
2003All of Us2 episodesShow
2003Dead Like MeWilliam Garrett · 1 episodeShow
2003Maniac MageeMr. BealeMovie
2002Half & HalfBen · 1 episodeShow
2002For the PeopleClay Portman · 1 episodeShow
2001The Bernie Mac ShowBishop · 1 episodeShow
2001The DivisionLaBon · 1 episodeShow
2000The DistrictRichard Gray · 2 episodesShow
2000Strong MedicineAlton Clayborne · 1 episodeShow
2000Soul FoodRev. Bobby Baxter · 1 episodeShow
1999Family LawChuck · 1 episodeShow
1999Judging AmyThomas Horne · 1 episodeShow
1999Jackie's Back!Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)Movie
1999JusticeGusMovie
1998L.A. DoctorsGary Miller · 1 episodeShow
1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackJackMovie
1997Wag the DogYoung Man / CIAMovie
1997Good News2 episodesShow
1996Pandora's ClockDaniel Robb · 2 episodesShow
1995The Parent 'Hood1 episodeShow
1994Touched by an AngelNicholas Freeman · 1 episodeShow
1994Sister, SisterVictor Sims · 5 episodesShow
1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassJudge Thurston Jones · 1 episodeShow
1989Double Your PleasureDashMovie
1989The ForgottenSgt. Frank " Doc " McDermottMovie
1989Father Dowling Mysteries1 episodeShow
1987Wiseguy1 episodeShow
1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddDet. Nathaniel Hawthorne · 21 episodesShow
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIAdam PrenticeMovie
1986Under the InfluenceDr. DuranMovie
1985MacGyverJesse Colton · 3 episodesShow
1985The Comedy FactoryDr. Julius Pepper · 1 episodeShow
1985StickCornellMovie
1984The Cosby ShowMr. Bostic · 1 episodeShow
1984Streets of FireOfficer Ed PriceMovie
1983Hardcastle and McCormick1 episodeShow
1983VDr Ben Taylor · 2 episodesShow
1982St. ElsewhereThe Messiah · 1 episodeShow
1982Remington SteeleMonroe Henderson · 1 episodeShow
1982PoltergeistRyanMovie
1982T. J. HookerOfficer David McNeil · 1 episodeShow
1982Chicago StoryDetective O.Z. Tate · 13 episodesShow
1981DynastyNick Kimball · 11 episodesShow
1980Magnum, P.I.Gerald Calvin · 1 episodeShow
1980The Jericho MileR.C. StilesMovie
1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryGene DavisMovie
1979The Main EventHector MantillaMovie
1979CharlestonJames HarrisMovie
1978The White ShadowDavid Mackey · 1 episodeShow
1978Coming HomePatMovie
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 episodeShow
1977Black FistLeroy FiskMovie
1977Audrey RosePoliceman #1Movie
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