Richard Lawson
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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce
2005
Movie
Poltergeist
as Ryan
1982
Movie
Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited)
1971
Movie
Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA
1997
Movie
Guess Who
as Marcus
2005
TV
V
as Dr Ben Taylor
1983
TV
MacGyver
as Jesse Colton
1985
Movie
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
1984
TV
Dead Like Me
as William Garrett
2003
TV
The Cosby Show
as Mr. Bostic
1984
TV
Magnum, P.I.
as Gerald Calvin
1980
TV
Numb3rs
as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)
2005
TV
JAG
as Dan Craig
1995
TV
Stitchers
as Admiral Decker
2015
Movie
Coming Home
as Pat
1978
TV
Beauty in Black
as Norman
2024
TV
Touched by an Angel
as Nicholas Freeman
1994
TV
All in the Family
as Angry Black Man
1971
Movie
Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
2016
Movie
Audrey Rose
as Policeman #1
1977
TV
Remington Steele
as Monroe Henderson
1982
TV
Kojak
as 1st Suspect
1973
Movie
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack
1998
TV
Dynasty
as Nick Kimball
1981