Acting

Richard Lawson

Born 1947-03-07 · Loma Linda, California, USA35 series63 films

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.

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Acting

2024Beauty in BlackNorman40 ep.
2022Carl Weber's The Black HamptonsMoses Britton8 ep.
2019mixed-ishLynwood1 ep.
2016Saints & SinnersPastor Evan Johnson8 ep.
2015StitchersAdmiral Decker2 ep.
2003All of Us2 ep.
2003Dead Like MeWilliam Garrett1 ep.
2002Half & HalfBen1 ep.
2002For the PeopleClay Portman1 ep.
2001The Bernie Mac ShowBishop1 ep.
2000The DistrictRichard Gray2 ep.
2000Soul FoodRev. Bobby Baxter1 ep.
1998L.A. DoctorsGary Miller1 ep.
1997Good News2 ep.
1996Pandora's ClockDaniel Robb2 ep.
1996MoeshaMarlon James1 ep.
1995The Parent 'Hood1 ep.
1994Sister, SisterVictor Sims5 ep.
1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassJudge Thurston Jones1 ep.
1989Father Dowling Mysteries1 ep.
1987Wiseguy1 ep.
1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddDet. Nathaniel Hawthorne21 ep.
1985MacGyverJesse Colton3 ep.
1985The Comedy FactoryDr. Julius Pepper1 ep.
1983Hardcastle and McCormick1 ep.
1983VDr Ben Taylor2 ep.
1982Remington SteeleMonroe Henderson1 ep.
1982Chicago StoryDetective O.Z. Tate13 ep.
1981DynastyNick Kimball11 ep.
1978The White ShadowDavid Mackey1 ep.
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep.
1977The Fantastic JourneyBarker1 ep.
1974Good Times1 ep.
1971All in the FamilyAngry Black Man1 ep.
1969Medical Center1 ep.

Guest appearances

2025SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
2017Grey's AnatomyBill Pierce3 ep.
2019mixed-ishLynwood1 ep.
2017StitchersAdmiral Decker2 ep.
2008Numb3rsClay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)1 ep.
2006All of Us2 ep.
2004Dead Like MeWilliam Garrett1 ep.
2004The DivisionLaBon1 ep.
2003Half & HalfBen1 ep.
2002For the PeopleClay Portman1 ep.
2002The DistrictRichard Gray2 ep.
2001The Bernie Mac ShowBishop1 ep.
2001Strong MedicineAlton Clayborne1 ep.
2001Soul FoodRev. Bobby Baxter1 ep.
2001Touched by an AngelNicholas Freeman1 ep.
2001JAGDan Craig1 ep.
2000Family LawChuck1 ep.
1999Judging AmyThomas Horne1 ep.
1999Sister, SisterVictor Sims5 ep.
1998L.A. DoctorsGary Miller1 ep.
1998The Parent 'Hood1 ep.
1997MoeshaMarlon James1 ep.
1997Good News2 ep.
1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassJudge Thurston Jones1 ep.
1989MacGyverJesse Colton3 ep.
1991The Cosby ShowMr. Bostic1 ep.
1991Father Dowling Mysteries1 ep.
1988The Days and Nights of Molly DoddDet. Nathaniel Hawthorne21 ep.
1988Wiseguy1 ep.
1986DynastyNick Kimball11 ep.
1986The Comedy FactoryDr. Julius Pepper1 ep.
1985Remington SteeleMonroe Henderson1 ep.
1985St. ElsewhereThe Messiah1 ep.
1984Magnum, P.I.Gerald Calvin1 ep.
1983Hardcastle and McCormick1 ep.
1982T. J. HookerOfficer David McNeil1 ep.
1981The White ShadowDavid Mackey1 ep.
1978What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep.
1978Good Times1 ep.
1977The Fantastic JourneyBarker1 ep.
1977All in the FamilyAngry Black Man1 ep.
1975Medical Center1 ep.
1975The Streets of San Francisco1 ep.
1973Kojak1st Suspect1 ep.