Richard Lawson
Actor
- Born
- March 7, 1947 (age 79) · Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
Known for
Poltergeist
June 4, 1982
Dirty Harry
December 23, 1971
Wag the Dog
December 25, 1997
Guess Who
March 25, 2005
Streets of Fire
June 1, 1984
Coming Home
February 15, 1978
Lemonade
April 23, 2016
Audrey Rose
April 6, 1977
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
August 14, 1998
For Colored Girls
November 5, 2010
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
July 11, 2024
Scream Blacula Scream
June 27, 1973
Acting46
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