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
Ryan
Justice
Gus
The Forgotten
Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Not Alone
Dr. James Clay
The Main Event
Hector Mantilla
A Holiday Chance
Garvin
Scream Blacula Scream
Willis Daniels
Wag the Dog
Young Man / CIA
Crossfire
Officer Ken Dillard
For Colored Girls
Frank
Blue Hill Avenue
Uncle Rob
Audrey Rose
Policeman #1
Double Your Pleasure
Dash
Sugar Hill
Valentine
The Jericho Mile
R.C. Stiles
Christmas at Water's Edge
Mr. Turner
Black Fist
Leroy Fisk
Stick
Cornell
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Chief of Police
Under the Influence
Dr. Duran
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
Charleston
James Harris
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Jack
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
Black Terror
Talk Show Host
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Gene Davis
Dirty Harry
Homosexual (uncredited)
Will I See You Again?
A Royal Family Christmas
Leighton Royal
A Royal Family Holiday
Lemonade
Self (home footage)
Streets of Fire
Officer Ed Price
Coming Home
Pat
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Adam Prentice
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
Always a Bridesmaid
Carlton Blakeston Sr.
From Zero to I Love You
Ron Logsdon
North Hollywood
Adolf's Dad
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
Himself
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Self
The Last Stand
Winston
Love for Sale
Uncle Mac
Guess Who
Marcus
Jackie's Back!
Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Al Sharpton