Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 7, 1947 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
Known For - Movies
Poltergeist
as Ryan
Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited)
Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
Coming Home
as Pat
Guess Who
as Marcus
For Colored Girls
as Frank
Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
The Main Event
as Hector Mantilla
