Richard Lawson
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Poltergeist
as Ryan 1982
Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited) 1971
Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA 1997
Guess Who
as Marcus 2005
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price 1984
Coming Home
as Pat 1978
Lemonade
as Self (home footage) 2016
Audrey Rose
as Policeman #1 1977
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack 1998
For Colored Girls
as Frank 2010
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence 2024
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self 2019
Scream Blacula Scream
as Willis Daniels 1973
The Main Event
as Hector Mantilla 1979
Sugar Hill
as Valentine 1974
The Jericho Mile
as R.C. Stiles 1980
Stick
as Cornell 1985