RICHARD LAWSON
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.
- Poltergeist 1982
- Justice 1999
- The Main Event 1979
- A Holiday Chance 2021
- Scream Blacula Scream 1973
- Wag the Dog 1997
- For Colored Girls 2010
- Blue Hill Avenue 2001
- Audrey Rose 1977
- Sugar Hill 1974
- The Jericho Mile 1980
- Black Fist 1977
- Stick 1985
- Under the Influence 1986
- Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black 2024
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998
- The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story 1980
- Dirty Harry 1971
- A Royal Family Christmas 2015
- Streets of Fire 1984
- Coming Home 1978
- Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI 1986
- Always a Bridesmaid 2019
- From Zero to I Love You 2019
- North Hollywood 2021
- The Last Stand 2006
- Love for Sale 2008
- Guess Who 2005
- Jackie's Back! 1999
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1993
- Remington Steele 1982
- Half & Half 2002
- The District 2000
- Judging Amy 1999
- Touched by an Angel 1994
- The Bernie Mac Show 2001
- The Cosby Show 1984
- All in the Family 1971
- Dynasty 1981
- Soul Food 2000
- MacGyver 1985
- Kojak 1973
- JAG 1995
- The White Shadow 1978
- Family Law 1999
- V 1983
- Dead Like Me 2003
- Saints & Sinners 2016
- Stitchers 2015
- Pandora's Clock 1996
- The Black Hamptons 2022
- Grey's Anatomy 2005
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1987
- Beauty in Black 2024
- T. J. Hooker 1982
- mixed-ish 2019
- Strong Medicine 2000