Richard Lawson
Actor · Executive Producer · Director
Born Mar 7, 1947 · Loma Linda, California, USA
Active 1969–present · 6′1″ (185 cm)
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.
Filmography
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story (2025) — Al SharptonGrey's Anatomy (2005) — Bill PierceDirty Harry (1971) — Homosexual (uncredited)Poltergeist (1982) — RyanV (1983) — Dr Ben TaylorMacGyver (1985) — Jesse ColtonWag the Dog (1997) — Young Man / CIADead Like Me (2003) — William GarrettMagnum, P.I. (1980) — Gerald CalvinBeauty in Black (2024) — NormanStreets of Fire (1984) — Officer Ed PriceJAG (1995) — Dan CraigThe Cosby Show (1984) — Mr. BosticNumb3rs (2005) — Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)Guess Who (2005) — MarcusAll in the Family (1971) — Angry Black ManTouched by an Angel (1994) — Nicholas FreemanStitchers (2015) — Admiral DeckerComing Home (1978) — PatKojak (1973) — 1st SuspectGood Times (1974)Remington Steele (1982) — Monroe HendersonSister, Sister (1994) — Victor SimsJudging Amy (1999) — Thomas Horne