Richard Lawson

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Acting

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.

Filmography

• Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story (2025)
• Will I See You Again? (2024)
• Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
• CHAAW: Chapter 1 (2023)
• Black Terror (2023)
• A Holiday Chance (2021)
• Not Alone (2021)
• North Hollywood (2021)
• Always a Bridesmaid (2019)
• Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift (2019)
• From Zero to I Love You (2019)
• Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
• Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable (2017)
• Lemonade (2016)
• A Royal Family Christmas (2015)
• A Royal Family Holiday (2015)
• For Colored Girls (2010)
• Love for Sale (2008)
• They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists (2007)
• The Last Stand (2006)
• Guess Who (2005)
• Christmas at Water's Edge (2004)
• Blue Hill Avenue (2003)
• Maniac Magee (2003)
• Jackie's Back! (1999)
• Justice (1999)
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
• Wag the Dog (1997)
• Double Your Pleasure (1989)
• The Forgotten (1989)
• Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986)
• Under the Influence (1986)
• Stick (1985)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• The Jericho Mile (1980)
• The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
• The Main Event (1979)
• Charleston (1979)
• Coming Home (1978)
• Black Fist (1977)
• Audrey Rose (1977)
• Crossfire (1975)
• Sugar Hill (1974)
• Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
• Dirty Harry (1971)