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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.5704 |
| Birthday | 1947-03-07 |
| Place of Birth | Loma Linda, California, USA |
| Also Known As |
1982
Poltergeist
7.156/3307
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get...
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Poltergeist
1999
Justice
4.818/11
A lawyer and her partner run from the Colombian Mafia and the corrupt U.S. marshals and attorneys assigned to protect them.
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Justice
1989
The Forgotten
5.833/6
Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years in a Vietnamese POW camp. They are fi...
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The Forgotten
2021
Not Alone
5.3/3
An unsuspecting family buys a mansion for a bargain but discovers a presence in the home and must fight to save their lives.
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Not Alone
1979
The Main Event
5.28/66
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea h...
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The Main Event
2021
A Holiday Chance
8.5/2
The family of the founder of a multi-million-dollar film company experiences some tragic events during the holidays and two sisters must set aside a l...
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A Holiday Chance
1973
Scream Blacula Scream
5.818/74
After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's ado...
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Scream Blacula Scream
1997
Wag the Dog
6.942/1052
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President...
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Wag the Dog
1975
Crossfire
8/1
Vince Rossi is a cop who has been asked by the department to go undercover. Part of the process was being dismissed from the department and being bran...
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Crossfire
2010
For Colored Girls
6.7/81
About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of tw...
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For Colored Girls
2003
Blue Hill Avenue
6.786/35
A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.
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Blue Hill Avenue
1977
Audrey Rose
5.68/147
A man is convinced that 11-year old girl, Ivy, is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his...
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Audrey Rose
1989
Double Your Pleasure
6.25/6
A television movie about an FBI agent (Jackée) who breaks her leg while trying to capture drug runners, and her identical twin sister (also portrayed...
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Double Your Pleasure
1974
Sugar Hill
5.733/58
When a nightclub owner is murdered by gangsters after refusing to sell his business to the mob boss, his grieving fiancé enlists the help of a voodoo...
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Sugar Hill
1980
The Jericho Mile
6.048/52
A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic...
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The Jericho Mile
2004
Christmas at Water's Edge
7.25/4
Everyone knows Christmas is a time of giving — well, everyone but one wealthy, spoiled college student who's about to get the ultimate wake-up call. W...
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Christmas at Water's Edge
1977
Black Fist
4.364/11
To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.
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Black Fist
1985
Stick
5.429/49
After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by t...
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Stick
2023
CHAAW: Chapter 1
0/0
A Celebration of Hip Hop through beatboxing and unique storytelling by the Legendary Biz Markie who rhymes while telling the stories of victims of inj...
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CHAAW: Chapter 1
1986
Under the Influence
5.857/7
Noah Talbot is a long-time alcoholic whose drinking begins to have a devastating effect not only on his personal life but on his family as well.
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Under the Influence
2024
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
7.153/76
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, reveali...
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Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
1979
Charleston
8/1
Stella Farrell is a southern belle in 1860's Charleston, South Carolina who is determined to hang onto her aristocratic family's mansion following the...
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Charleston
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
5.794/126
Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really li...
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
7.8/10
Beyoncé takes viewers on a journey through Africa with an hour-long documentary special, an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album...
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Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Black Terror
0/0
Fifty years after Richard Wesley's original production of Black Terror, Richard Lawson directs a bi-coastal cast of revolutionaries on a daunting miss...
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Black Terror
1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
0/0
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dream...
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1971
Dirty Harry
7.449/2719
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement...
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Dirty Harry
2024
Will I See You Again?
0/0
Two former friends find themselves summoned to their late friend's estate hearing. To claim their inheritance, they must first confront their past rel...
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Will I See You Again?
2015
A Royal Family Christmas
4/2
In the sequel to "A Royal Family Holiday", the children Phillip "Flip" Royal (Romeo Miller), a good-looking spiritual guru; Austin Royal (Eric Myrick...
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A Royal Family Christmas
2015
A Royal Family Holiday
5/1
Royalty in name and mind only, the Royal family led by patriarch Leighton and matriarch Alfreda, kick-off the first film, Royal Family Thanksgiving, w...
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A Royal Family Holiday
2016
Lemonade
8.4/164
The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts...
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Lemonade
1984
Streets of Fire
6.914/540
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be pa...
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Streets of Fire
1978
Coming Home
7.033/197
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.
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Coming Home
1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
6.5/2
A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers.
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
6.7/73
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history...
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
Always a Bridesmaid
6.5/13
Tired of always being the bridesmaid, Corina James wonders if marriage is for everyone else but her, even when she finally meets Mr. Right.
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Always a Bridesmaid
2019
From Zero to I Love You
5/22
Pete is a gay man from Philadelphia whose fear of intimacy leads him to getting involved with married men. His father Ron, and his soon-to-be step mom...
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From Zero to I Love You
2021
North Hollywood
5.4/45
A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a pro skater.
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North Hollywood
2007
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
0/0
A two-part documentary contextualizing the events depicted in the film Poltergeist, featuring interviews with paranormal investigators, authors and ot...
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They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
2017
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
0/0
Documentary about the making of Streets of Fire.
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Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2006
The Last Stand
4.125/8
The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too...
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The Last Stand
2008
Love for Sale
6/9
Trey is a young deliveryman who can't seem to catch a break. His whole life is a shambles - no money for college and no game to attract the ladies. Af...
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Love for Sale
2005
Guess Who
6.004/970
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
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Guess Who
2003
Maniac Magee
8/1
An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.
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Maniac Magee
1999
Jackie's Back!
6.889/9
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
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Jackie's Back!
2025
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
0/0
After police kill her fiancé on their wedding day, a heartbroken mother of two fights through the devastating aftershock of a shocking acquittal, laun...
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