Richard Lawson Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

Richard Lawson Biography

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.

Richard Lawson Career Highlights

• Known for Beauty in Black, Magnum, P.I., Judging Amy, The Cosby Show, St. Elsewhere, and T. J. Hooker.
• Credits include actors, directing, and production.
• Recent listed credits include Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story, Beauty in Black, Will I See You Again?, and Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black.

Richard Lawson Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

85

Birth Date

1947-03-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Loma Linda, California, USA

Richard Lawson Known For

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  Beauty in Black
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  Magnum, P.I.
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  Judging Amy
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  The Cosby Show
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  St. Elsewhere
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  T. J. Hooker

Richard Lawson Movies and Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story

    Al Sharpton

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Beauty in Black

    Norman

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Will I See You Again?

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

    Clarence

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • CHAAW: Chapter 1

    Chief of Police

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Black Hamptons

    Moses Britton

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Sherri
    2022
  • A Holiday Chance

    Garvin

    actor

    actors
    2021

• directing (1 credits)

  • Black Terror

    director

    directing

• production (1 credits)

  • Black Terror

    executive producer

    production

Richard Lawson Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB