Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
7 marzo 1947 (79)
Place of birth
Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
Conosciuto per
8.4
Series
Beauty in Black
Norman
2024–
7.8
Series
V
Dr Ben Taylor
1983
7.2
Film
Poltergeist
Ryan
1982
5.8
Film
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Jack
1998
6.9
Film
Jackie's Back!
Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
1999
6.0
Film
Guess Who
Marcus
2005
5.5
Film
Stick
Cornell
1985
6.7
Series
The Black Hamptons
Moses Britton
2022–
6.9
Film
Streets of Fire
Officer Ed Price
1984
5.5
Series
Pandora's Clock
Daniel Robb
1996
7.5
Series
Chicago Story
Detective O.Z. Tate
1982
7.2
Film
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
2024
0.0
Film
Black Terror
Talk Show Host
2023
5.2
Film
From Zero to I Love You
Ron Logsdon
2019
7.8
Film
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
2019
6.8
Film
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
2019
5.3
Film
Not Alone
Dr. James Clay
2021
6.8
Film
Always a Bridesmaid
Carlton Blakeston Sr.
2019
8.5
Film
A Holiday Chance
Garvin
2021
Acting credits 19 titles
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
7.2
2024
Beauty in Black
as Norman
8.4
2024–
Black Terror
as Talk Show Host
0.0
2023
The Black Hamptons
as Moses Britton
6.7
2022–
Not Alone
as Dr. James Clay
5.3
2021
A Holiday Chance
as Garvin
8.5
2021
From Zero to I Love You
as Ron Logsdon
5.2
2019
Always a Bridesmaid
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
6.8
2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
7.8
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
6.8
2019
Guess Who
as Marcus
6.0
2005
Jackie's Back!
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
6.9
1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack
5.8
1998
Pandora's Clock
as Daniel Robb
5.5
1996
Stick
as Cornell
5.5
1985
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
6.9
1984
V
as Dr Ben Taylor
7.8
1983
Chicago Story
as Detective O.Z. Tate
7.5
1982
Poltergeist
as Ryan
7.2
1982