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Richard Lee Lawson is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. Lawson 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.
Birth Name
Rickey Lee Lawson
Born
Friday, 07 March 1947
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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CHAAW: Chapter 2 (Victims of Injustice) | Chief of Police | 2023 |
A Holiday Chance | Garvin | 2021 |
Partners in Rhyme | Windell | 2021 |
Not Alone | Dr. James Clay | 2021 |
The Ms. Pat Show | Major | 2021 |
From Zero to I Love You | Ron Logsdon | 2020 |
North Hollywood | Adolf's Dad | 2021 |
Always a Bridesmaid | Carlton Blakeston Sr. | 2019 |
Mixed-ish | Lynwood | 2019 |
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self - Actor, Scream Blacula Scream | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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CHAAW: Chapter 2 (Victims of Injustice) | Chief of Police | 2023 |
A Holiday Chance | Garvin | 2021 |
Partners in Rhyme | Windell | 2021 |
Not Alone | Dr. James Clay | 2021 |
The Ms. Pat Show | Major | 2021 |
From Zero to I Love You | Ron Logsdon | 2020 |
North Hollywood | Adolf's Dad | 2021 |
Always a Bridesmaid | Carlton Blakeston Sr. | 2019 |
Mixed-ish | Lynwood | 2019 |
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self - Actor, Scream Blacula Scream | 2019 |
In Contempt | Earl Sullivan | 2018 |
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland | Joe Jackson | 2017 |
Lemonade | Self (home footage) | 2016 |
Saints & Sinners | Pastor Evan Johnson | 2016 |
Royal Family Christmas | Leighton Royal | 2015 |
A Royal Family Holiday | Leighton Royal | 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Ryan | 2015 |
Stitchers | Admiral Decker | 2015 |
Being Mary Jane | Charles | 2013 |
Real Husbands of Hollywood | Detective Smith | 2013 |
Angry Boys | Shwayne Sr. | 2011 |
For Colored Girls | Frank | 2010 |
Love for Sale | Uncle Mac | 2008 |
I'm Through with White Girls | James Evans | 2007 |
The Last Stand | Winston | 2006 |
House of Payne | Mitch Carlson | 2006 |
Grey's Anatomy | Bill Pierce | 2005 |
Guess Who | Marcus | 2005 |
Numb3rs | Clay Porter, Sr. | 2005 |
Christmas at Water's Edge | Mr. Turner | 2004 |
All of Us | Luther Brody | 2003 |
Dead Like Me | William Garrett | 2003 |
Maniac Magee | Mr. Beale | 2003 |
Black Listed | Agent Gordon | 2003 |
Half & Half | Ben | 2002 |
For the People | Clay Portman | 2002 |
The Bernie Mac Show | Bishop | 2001 |
The Division | LaBon | 2001 |
Blue Hill Avenue | Uncle Rob | 2001 |
The District | Commander Richard Gray | 2000 |
Strong Medicine | Alton Clayborne | 2000 |
Soul Food | Rev. Bobby Baxter | 2000 |
Family Law | Chuck | 1999 |
Judging Amy | Thomas Horne | 1999 |
Jackie's Back! | Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1) | 1999 |
Justice | Gus | 1999 |
L.A. Doctors | Gary Miller | 1998 |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Jack | 1998 |
Wag the Dog | CIA / Young Man | 1997 |
The Good News | Percy Shepperd | 1997 |
Pandora's Clock | Capt. Daniel Robb | 1996 |
Moesha | Marlon James | 1996 |
JAG | Sgt. Dan Craig | 1995 |
The Parent 'Hood | T.K. Sr. | 1995 |
Touched by an Angel | Nicholas Freeman | 1994 |
Sister, Sister | Victor Sims | 1994 |
NYPD Blue | Agent Wycoff | 1993 |
Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Judge Thurston Jones | 1993 |
Picket Fences | Dale 'Sky' Betts | 1992 |
Double Your Pleasure | Dash / Gabriel Dash | 1989 |
The Forgotten | Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott / Sergeant Frank 'Doc' McDermott | 1989 |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Brad Whitfield | 1989 |
Wiseguy | Thurman McGill | 1987 |
CBS Summer Playhouse | Nick Scott | 1987 |
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1987 |
Under the Influence | Dr. Duran | 1986 |
Amen | Dr. Jonathan Wallace | 1986 |
MacGyver | Jesse Colton | 1985 |
227 | Raymond Blake | 1985 |
Stick | Cornell | 1985 |
1st & Ten | Coleman King | 1984 |
The Cosby Show | Mr. Bostic | 1984 |
Streets of Fire | Officer Ed Price / Ed Price | 1984 |
Hardcastle and McCormick | Kid Calico | 1983 |
V | Dr. Ben Taylor / Dr Ben Taylor | 1983 |
St. Elsewhere | The Messiah | 1982 |
Remington Steele | Monroe Henderson | 1982 |
Poltergeist | Ryan | 1982 |
T.J. Hooker | Officer David McNeil | 1982 |
Chicago Story | Det. O.Z. Tate | 1982 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Dynasty | Nick Kimball | 1981 |
Magnum, P.I. | Gerald Calvin | 1980 |
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Gene Davis | 1980 |
The Main Event | Hector Mantilla | 1979 |
The Jericho Mile | R.C. Stiles | 1979 |
The White Shadow | David Mackey | 1978 |
Having Babies | Bert Rollins | 1978 |
Coming Home | Pat | 1978 |
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Lt. Sawyer | 1977 |
Audrey Rose | Policeman #1 | 1977 |
The Fantastic Journey | Barker | 1977 |
The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
Most Wanted | Carl Webster | 1976 |
Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | Hutchins | 1976 |
Black Fist | Leroy Fisk | 1975 |
Police Woman | Skeet | 1974 |
Good Times | Raymond | 1974 |
Sugar Hill | Valentine | 1974 |
Get Christie Love! | Rick Allen | 1974 |
Kojak | 1st Suspect | 1973 |
Shaft | Don Lewis | 1973 |
Fox Style | Little Henry | 1973 |
Scream Blacula Scream | Willis Daniels | 1973 |
The Streets of San Francisco | Eddie Hill | 1972 |
Dirty Harry | Homosexual | 1971 |
All in the Family | Angry Black Man | 1971 |
Medical Center | Andy Willis | 1969 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Show | 2013 |