Richard Lawson
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Richard Lawson

Born 7 March 1947 · Loma Linda, California, USA
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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

Grey's Anatomy
Poltergeist
Wag the Dog
Guess Who
V
MacGyver
Streets of Fire
The Cosby Show
Dead Like Me
Magnum, P.I.
JAG
Beauty in Black
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Will I See You Again?
CHAAW: Chapter 1
Black Terror
Not Alone
A Holiday Chance
North Hollywood
Always a Bridesmaid
From Zero to I Love You
A Royal Family Christmas
A Royal Family Holiday
For Colored Girls
Love for Sale
The Last Stand
Guess Who
Christmas at Water's Edge
Blue Hill Avenue
Maniac Magee
Justice
Jackie's Back!
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Wag the Dog
The Forgotten
Double Your Pleasure
Under the Influence
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Stick
Streets of Fire
Poltergeist
The Jericho Mile
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Main Event
Charleston
Coming Home
Audrey Rose
Black Fist
Crossfire
Sugar Hill
Scream Blacula Scream
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