
Place of Birth:
Loma Linda, California, USA
Date of Birth:
3/7/1947
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.

Poltergeist

Justice

The Forgotten

Not Alone

The Main Event

A Holiday Chance

Scream Blacula Scream

Wag the Dog

Crossfire

For Colored Girls

Blue Hill Avenue

Audrey Rose

Double Your Pleasure

Sugar Hill

The Jericho Mile

Christmas at Water's Edge

Black Fist

Stick

CHAAW: Chapter 1

Under the Influence

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Charleston

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Black Terror

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Dirty Harry

Will I See You Again?

A Royal Family Christmas

A Royal Family Holiday

Lemonade

Streets of Fire

Coming Home

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Always a Bridesmaid

From Zero to I Love You

North Hollywood

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists

Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable

The Last Stand

Love for Sale

Guess Who
Maniac Magee

Jackie's Back!

Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story