Richard Lawson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1947-03-07 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Loma Linda, California, USA

Richard Lawson

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.

Known For

Actor

Black Terror

as Talk Show Host

2024
Beauty in Black

as Norman

2023
CHAAW: Chapter 1

as Chief of Police

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
2019
mixed-ish

as Lynwood

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
Guess Who

as Marcus

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Bill Pierce

2004
2003
Maniac Magee

as Mr. Beale

2003
Dead Like Me

as William Garrett

2002
2001
Blue Hill Avenue

as Uncle Rob

2001
2000
The District

as Commander Richard Gray

2000
Strong Medicine

as Alton Clayborne

2000
Soul Food

as Rev. Bobby Baxter

1999
Jackie's Back!

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

1999
Justice

as Gus

1999
Family Law

as Chuck

1999
Judging Amy

as Thomas Horne

1997
Wag the Dog

as Young Man / CIA

1996
Pandora's Clock

as Daniel Robb

1996
1995
JAG

as Sgt. Dan Craig

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Nicholas Freeman

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
Under the Influence

as Dr. Duran

1985
Stick

as Cornell

1985
MacGyver

as Jesse Colton

1985
Comedy Factory

as Dr. Julius Pepper

1984
Streets of Fire

as Officer Ed Price

1984
The Cosby Show

as Mr. Bostic

1983
V

as Dr Ben Taylor

1983

as Dr Ben Taylor

1982
Leadfoot

as Officer Venchek

1982
Poltergeist

as Ryan

1982
Remington Steele

as Monroe Henderson

1982
T. J. Hooker

as Officer David McNeil

1981
Dynasty

as Nick Kimball

1980
The Jericho Mile

as R.C. Stiles

1979
The Main Event

as Hector Mantilla

1979
Charleston

as James Harris

1978
1978
The White Shadow

as David Mackey

1977
Black Fist

as Leroy Fisk

1977
Audrey Rose

as Policeman #1

1975
Crossfire

as Officer Ken Dillard

1974
Sugar Hill

as Valentine

1973
Scream Blacula Scream

as Willis Daniels

1973
Kojak

as 1st Suspect

1971
Dirty Harry

as Homosexual (uncredited)

1971
All in the Family

as Angry Black Man

Director

Black Terror

as Director

Producer

Black Terror

as Executive Producer