Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 7, 1947
Place of Birth:
Loma Linda, California, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beauty in Black | Norman |
| 2022 | The Black Hamptons | Moses Britton |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | mixed-ish | Lynwood |
| 2016 | Saints & Sinners | Pastor Evan Johnson |
| 2015 | Stitchers | Admiral Decker |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Bill Pierce |
| 2003 | All of Us | |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | William Garrett |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Ben |
| 2001 | The Division | |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Bishop |
| 2000 | The District | Commander Richard Gray |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Rev. Bobby Baxter |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Alton Clayborne |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Thomas Horne |
| 1999 | Family Law | Chuck |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Gary Miller |
| 1997 | Good News | |
| 1996 | Moesha | |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Daniel Robb |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood | |
| 1995 | JAG | Sgt. Dan Craig |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Nicholas Freeman |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Victor Sims |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Judge Thurston Jones |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Jesse Colton |
| 1985 | The Comedy Factory | Dr. Julius Pepper |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Bostic |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | |
| 1983 | V | Dr Ben Taylor |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Monroe Henderson |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Officer David McNeil |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Nick Kimball |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Gerald Calvin |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | David Mackey |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1973 | Kojak | 1st Suspect |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Angry Black Man |
| 1969 | Medical Center |