Acting credits
93
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard Lawson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 45Series: 48Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 10090
IMDb ID: nm0493311
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Loma Linda, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2025
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q3934828
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Lawson.
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
as Al Sharpton
2025 Movie
Will I See You Again?
2024 Movie
7.2
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
2024 Movie
CHAAW: Chapter 1
as Chief of Police
2023 Movie
8.5
A Holiday Chance
as Garvin
2021 Movie
5.3
Not Alone
as Dr. James Clay
2021 Movie
5.4
North Hollywood
as Adolf's Dad
2021 Movie
6.5
Always a Bridesmaid
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
2019 Movie
7.8
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
2019 Movie
5.0
From Zero to I Love You
as Ron Logsdon
2019 Movie
6.7
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2019 Movie
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
as Self
2017 Movie
8.4
Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
2016 Movie
4.0
A Royal Family Christmas
as Leighton Royal
2015 Movie
5.0
A Royal Family Holiday
2015 Movie
6.7
For Colored Girls
as Frank
2010 Movie
6.0
Love for Sale
as Uncle Mac
2008 Movie
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
as Himself
2007 Movie
3.7
The Last Stand
as Winston
2006 Movie
6.0
Guess Who
as Marcus
2005 Movie
7.3
Christmas at Water's Edge
as Mr. Turner
2004 Movie
6.8
Blue Hill Avenue
as Uncle Rob
2003 Movie
6.5
Jackie's Back!
as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
1999 Movie
4.5
Justice
as Gus
1999 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Lawson.
7.5
Beauty in Black
as Norman • 16 eps
2024 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
The Black Hamptons
as Moses Britton • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.2
mixed-ish
as Lynwood • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Saints & Sinners
as Pastor Evan Johnson • 8 eps
2016 Series
6.8
Stitchers
as Admiral Decker • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
All of Us
2 eps
2003 Series
7.6
Dead Like Me
as William Garrett • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.2
Half & Half
as Ben • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
as Bishop • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.1
The Division
as LaBon • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.8
The District
as Richard Gray • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Alton Clayborne • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Soul Food
as Rev. Bobby Baxter • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Family Law
as Chuck • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Thomas Horne • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.0
L.A. Doctors
as Gary Miller • 1 eps
1998 Series
5.0
Pandora's Clock
as Daniel Robb • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Moesha
as Marlon James • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
JAG
as Sgt. Dan Craig • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Nicholas Freeman • 1 eps
1994 Series