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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 7, 1947
Place of Birth
Loma Linda, California, USA
Richard Lawson
0.9 Popularity
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
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Al Sharpton
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
2025
7.5
Norman
Beauty in Black
2024
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Will I See You Again?
2024
7.1
Clarence
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
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Chief of Police
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023
3.0
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
6.4
Moses Britton
The Black Hamptons
2022
8.5
Garvin
A Holiday Chance
2021
5.3
Dr. James Clay
Not Alone
2021
5.5
Adolf's Dad
North Hollywood
2021
Credits
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
as Al Sharpton
2025
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Beauty in Black
as Norman
2024
7.5
Will I See You Again?
2024
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Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
2024
7.1
CHAAW: Chapter 1
as Chief of Police
2023
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Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
The Black Hamptons
as Moses Britton
2022
6.4
A Holiday Chance
as Garvin
2021
8.5
Not Alone
as Dr. James Clay
2021
5.3
North Hollywood
as Adolf's Dad
2021
5.5
Always a Bridesmaid
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
2019
6.5
mixed-ish
as Lynwood
2019
7.2
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
2019
7.8
From Zero to I Love You
as Ron Logsdon
2019
5.0
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2019
7.1
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
as Self
2017
0.0
Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
2016
8.4
Saints & Sinners
as Pastor Evan Johnson
2016
8.0
A Royal Family Christmas
as Leighton Royal
2015
4.0
A Royal Family Holiday
2015
5.0
Stitchers
as Admiral Decker
2015
6.8
For Colored Girls
as Frank
2010
6.6
Love for Sale
as Uncle Mac
2008
6.0
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
as Himself
2007
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The Last Stand
as Winston
2006
3.7
Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce
2005
8.2
Guess Who
as Marcus
2005
6.0
Numb3rs
as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
2005
7.0
Christmas at Water's Edge
as Mr. Turner
2004
7.3
Blue Hill Avenue
as Uncle Rob
2003
6.9
All of Us
2003
7.3
Dead Like Me
as William Garrett
2003
7.6
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Maniac Magee
as Mr. Beale
2003
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Half & Half
as Ben
2002
8.2
The Bernie Mac Show
as Bishop
2001
6.5
The Division
as LaBon
2001
7.1
The District
as Richard Gray
2000
6.8
Strong Medicine
as Alton Clayborne
2000
7.3
Soul Food
as Rev. Bobby Baxter
2000
7.0
Family Law
as Chuck
1999
8.2
Judging Amy
as Thomas Horne
1999
7.5
Jackie's Back!
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
1999
6.5
Justice
as Gus
1999
4.5
L.A. Doctors
as Gary Miller
1998
7.0
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack
1998
5.8
Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA
1997
6.9
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Good News
1997
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Pandora's Clock
as Daniel Robb
1996
4.4
Moesha
as Marlon James
1996
7.0
JAG
as Sgt. Dan Craig
1995
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1995
7.3
Touched by an Angel
as Nicholas Freeman
1994
7.2
Sister, Sister
as Victor Sims
1994
7.1
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Judge Thurston Jones
1993
5.9
Double Your Pleasure
as Dash
1989
6.1
The Forgotten
as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
1989
5.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
7.4
Wiseguy
1987
6.5
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
1987
6.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as Adam Prentice
1986
5.0
Under the Influence
as Dr. Duran
1986
5.3
MacGyver
as Jesse Colton
1985
7.7
The Comedy Factory
as Dr. Julius Pepper
1985
0.0
Stick
as Cornell
1985
5.3
The Cosby Show
as Mr. Bostic
1984
7.0
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
1984
6.9
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
6.4
V
as Dr Ben Taylor
1983
7.7
St. Elsewhere
as The Messiah
1982
5.6
Remington Steele
as Monroe Henderson
1982
7.1
Poltergeist
as Ryan
1982
7.2
T. J. Hooker
as Officer David McNeil
1982
6.4
Chicago Story
as Detective O.Z. Tate
1982
5.0
Dynasty
as Nick Kimball
1981
6.4
Magnum, P.I.
as Gerald Calvin
1980
7.3
The Jericho Mile
as R.C. Stiles
1980
6.0
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Gene Davis
1980
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The Main Event
as Hector Mantilla
1979
5.3
Charleston
as James Harris
1979
0.0
The White Shadow
as David Mackey
1978
7.1
Coming Home
as Pat
1978
7.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
4.5
Black Fist
as Leroy Fisk
1977
4.0
Audrey Rose
as Policeman #1
1977
5.6
The Fantastic Journey
as Barker
1977
5.9
Crossfire
as Officer Ken Dillard
1975
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Good Times
1974
8.0
Sugar Hill
as Valentine
1974
5.7
Kojak
as 1st Suspect
1973
7.0
Scream Blacula Scream
as Willis Daniels
1973
5.8
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.0
Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited)
1971
7.4
All in the Family
as Angry Black Man
1971
7.8
Medical Center
1969
6.1
Black Terror
as Talk Show Host
N/A
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