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.
45 movies · 50 shows
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
2025·0.0
Will I See You Again?
2024·0.0
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024·7.2
CHAAW: Chapter 1
2023·0.0
A Holiday Chance
2021·8.5
Not Alone
2021·5.3
North Hollywood
2021·5.3
Always a Bridesmaid
2019·6.8
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019·7.8
From Zero to I Love You
2019·5.2
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019·6.8
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2017·0.0
Lemonade
2016·8.4
A Royal Family Christmas
2015·4.0
A Royal Family Holiday
2015·5.0
For Colored Girls
2010·6.7
Love for Sale
2008·6.0
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
2007·0.0
The Last Stand
2006·4.1
Guess Who
2005·6.0
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004·7.3
Blue Hill Avenue
2003·6.8
Maniac Magee
2003·8.0
Jackie's Back!
1999·6.9
Justice
1999·4.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998·5.8
Wag the Dog
1997·6.9
Double Your Pleasure
1989·6.3
The Forgotten
1989·5.8
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986·6.5
Under the Influence
1986·5.9
Stick
1985·5.5
Streets of Fire
1984·6.9
Poltergeist
1982·7.2
The Jericho Mile
1980·6.0
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980·0.0
The Main Event
1979·5.3
Charleston
1979·8.0
Coming Home
1978·7.0
Black Fist
1977·4.4
Audrey Rose
1977·5.7
Crossfire
1975·8.0
Sugar Hill
1974·5.7
Scream Blacula Scream
1973·5.9
Dirty Harry
1971·7.5