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Director
Richard Lawson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 10090
IMDb ID: nm0493311
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Loma Linda, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2025
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q3934828
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Lawson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Lawson.
8.4
Lemonade
as Self (home footage)
2016 Movie
7.4
Dirty Harry
as Homosexual (uncredited)
1971 Movie
7.2
Poltergeist
as Ryan
1982 Movie
7.0
Coming Home
as Pat
1978 Movie
6.9
Wag the Dog
as Young Man / CIA
1997 Movie
6.9
Streets of Fire
as Officer Ed Price
1984 Movie
6.7
For Colored Girls
as Frank
2010 Movie
6.0
Guess Who
as Marcus
2005 Movie
5.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Jack
1998 Movie
5.6
Audrey Rose
as Policeman #1
1977 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Lawson.
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce • 3 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Good Times
1 eps
1974 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Angry Black Man • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.7
V
as Dr Ben Taylor • 2 eps
1983 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Jesse Colton • 3 eps
1985 Series
7.6
Dead Like Me
as William Garrett • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Beauty in Black
as Norman • 16 eps
2024 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Thomas Horne • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Gerald Calvin • 1 eps
1980 Series
7.3
JAG
as Sgt. Dan Craig • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Nicholas Freeman • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Remington Steele
as Monroe Henderson • 1 eps
1982 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Lawson.
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.3
JAG
as Sgt. Dan Craig • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Jesse Colton • 3 eps
1985 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Gerald Calvin • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.4
Dynasty
as Nick Kimball • 11 eps
1981 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Mr. Bostic • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Alton Clayborne • 1 eps
2000 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as The Messiah • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Nicholas Freeman • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Sister, Sister
as Victor Sims • 5 eps
1994 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Lawson.
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
as Al Sharpton
2025 Movie
Will I See You Again?
2024 Movie
7.2
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
as Clarence
2024 Movie
CHAAW: Chapter 1
as Chief of Police
2023 Movie
8.5
A Holiday Chance
as Garvin
2021 Movie
5.3
Not Alone
as Dr. James Clay
2021 Movie
5.4
North Hollywood
as Adolf's Dad
2021 Movie
6.5
Always a Bridesmaid
as Carlton Blakeston Sr.
2019 Movie
7.8
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
2019 Movie
5.0
From Zero to I Love You
as Ron Logsdon
2019 Movie
6.7
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2019 Movie
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
as Self
2017 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Lawson.
7.5
Beauty in Black
as Norman • 16 eps
2024 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
The Black Hamptons
as Moses Britton • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.2
mixed-ish
as Lynwood • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Saints & Sinners
as Pastor Evan Johnson • 8 eps
2016 Series
6.8
Stitchers
as Admiral Decker • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Bill Pierce • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
All of Us
2 eps
2003 Series
7.6
Dead Like Me
as William Garrett • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.2
Half & Half
as Ben • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
as Bishop • 1 eps
2001 Series