Actor

Richard Lawson

March 7, 1947 · 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.

Notable work

8.2
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Bill Pierce
7.2
Poltergeist (1982)
as Ryan
7.5
Dirty Harry (1971)
as Homosexual (uncredited)
6.9
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Young Man / CIA
6
Guess Who (2005)
as Marcus
7.8
V (1983)
as Dr Ben Taylor
7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Jesse Colton
6.9
Streets of Fire (1984)
as Officer Ed Price
7.6
Dead Like Me (2003)
as William Garrett
7
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Mr. Bostic
7.3
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Gerald Calvin
7
Numb3rs (2005)
as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)

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