Richard Lawson
Birthday: 1947-03-07
Place of Birth: Loma Linda, California, USA
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
Poltergeist
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'o...
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Justice
A lawyer and her partner run from the Colombian Mafia and the corrupt U.S. marshals and attorneys as...
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The Forgotten
Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held ...
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Not Alone
An unsuspecting family buys a mansion for a bargain but discovers a presence in the home and must fi...
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The Main Event
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she pick...
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A Holiday Chance
The family of the founder of a multi-million-dollar film company experiences some tragic events duri...
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Scream Blacula Scream
After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line t...
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Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...
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Crossfire
Vince Rossi is a cop who has been asked by the department to go undercover. Part of the process was ...
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For Colored Girls
About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of ...
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Blue Hill Avenue
A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption...
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Audrey Rose
A man is convinced that 11-year old girl, Ivy, is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose,...
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Double Your Pleasure
A television movie about an FBI agent (Jackée) who breaks her leg while trying to capture drug runne...
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Sugar Hill
When a nightclub owner is murdered by gangsters after refusing to sell his business to the mob boss,...
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The Jericho Mile
A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and ...
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Christmas at Water's Edge
Everyone knows Christmas is a time of giving — well, everyone but one wealthy, spoiled college stude...
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Stick
After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rain...
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CHAAW: Chapter 1
A Celebration of Hip Hop through beatboxing and unique storytelling by the Legendary Biz Markie who ...
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Under the Influence
Noah Talbot is a long-time alcoholic whose drinking begins to have a devastating effect not only on ...
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Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is dete...
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Charleston
Stella Farrell is a southern belle in 1860's Charleston, South Carolina who is determined to hang on...
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy bui...
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Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Beyoncé takes viewers on a journey through Africa with an hour-long documentary special, an intimate...
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Black Terror
Fifty years after Richard Wesley's original production of Black Terror, Richard Lawson directs a bi-...
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently wi...
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Dirty Harry
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for...
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Will I See You Again?
Two former friends find themselves summoned to their late friend's estate hearing. To claim their in...
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A Royal Family Christmas
In the sequel to "A Royal Family Holiday", the children Phillip "Flip" Royal (Romeo Miller), a good-...
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A Royal Family Holiday
Royalty in name and mind only, the Royal family led by patriarch Leighton and matriarch Alfreda, kic...
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Lemonade
The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a pie...
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Streets of Fire
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former ...
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Coming Home
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who su...
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers....
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and...
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Always a Bridesmaid
Tired of always being the bridesmaid, Corina James wonders if marriage is for everyone else but her,...
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From Zero to I Love You
Pete is a gay man from Philadelphia whose fear of intimacy leads him to getting involved with marrie...
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North Hollywood
A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a...
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They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
A two-part documentary contextualizing the events depicted in the film Poltergeist, featuring interv...
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Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Documentary about the making of Streets of Fire....
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The Last Stand
The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as...
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Love for Sale
Trey is a young deliveryman who can't seem to catch a break. His whole life is a shambles - no money...
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Guess Who
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to m...
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Maniac Magee
An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with raci...
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Jackie's Back!
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback c...
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Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
After police kill her fiancé on their wedding day, a heartbroken mother of two fights through the de...
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