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
As Ryan
Justice
As Gus
The Forgotten
As Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Not Alone
As Dr. James Clay
The Main Event
As Hector Mantilla
A Holiday Chance
As Garvin
Scream Blacula Scream
As Willis Daniels
Wag the Dog
As Young Man / CIA
Crossfire
As Officer Ken Dillard
For Colored Girls
As Frank
Blue Hill Avenue
As Uncle Rob
Audrey Rose
As Policeman #1
Double Your Pleasure
As Dash
Sugar Hill
As Valentine
The Jericho Mile
As R.C. Stiles
Christmas at Water's Edge
As Mr. Turner
Black Fist
As Leroy Fisk
Stick
As Cornell
CHAAW: Chapter 1
As Chief of Police
Under the Influence
As Dr. Duran
Leadfoot
As Officer Venchek
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
As Clarence
Charleston
As James Harris
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
As Jack
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
As Self
Black Terror
As Talk Show Host
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
As Gene Davis
Dirty Harry
As Homosexual (uncredited)
Will I See You Again?
A Royal Family Christmas
As Leighton Royal
A Royal Family Holiday
Lemonade
As Self (home footage)
Streets of Fire
As Officer Ed Price
Coming Home
As Pat
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
As Adam Prentice
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
As Self
Always a Bridesmaid
As Carlton Blakeston Sr.
From Zero to I Love You
As Ron Logsdon
North Hollywood
As Adolf's Dad
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
As Himself
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
As Self
The Last Stand
As Winston
Love for Sale
As Uncle Mac
Guess Who
As Marcus
Maniac Magee
As Mr. Beale
Jackie's Back!
As Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
St. Elsewhere
Good Times
Father Dowling Mysteries
Hardcastle and McCormick
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
As Judge Thurston Jones
Numb3rs
Remington Steele
As Monroe Henderson
Half & Half
As Ben
The District
As Commander Richard Gray
All of Us
The Division
Judging Amy
As Thomas Horne
Touched by an Angel
As Nicholas Freeman
The Bernie Mac Show
As Bishop
L.A. Doctors
The Cosby Show
As Mr. Bostic
All in the Family
As Angry Black Man
The Streets of San Francisco
Sister, Sister
Dynasty
As Nick Kimball
Soul Food
As Rev. Bobby Baxter
MacGyver
As Jesse Colton
The Parent 'Hood
Moesha
Kojak
As 1st Suspect
Medical Center
JAG
As Sgt. Dan Craig
Wiseguy
Chicago Story
Good News
The White Shadow
As David Mackey
Family Law
As Chuck
The Fantastic Journey
V
As Dr Ben Taylor
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
Dead Like Me
As William Garrett
Saints & Sinners
As Pastor Evan Johnson
Stitchers
As Admiral Decker
Pandora's Clock
As Daniel Robb
The Black Hamptons
As Moses Britton
Ｖ
As Dr Ben Taylor
Grey's Anatomy
As Bill Pierce
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
As Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Beauty in Black
As Norman
T. J. Hooker
As Officer David McNeil
mixed-ish
As Lynwood
Strong Medicine
As Alton Clayborne
Comedy Factory
As Dr. Julius Pepper