Richard Lawson

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Richard Lawson

Born 7 March 1947 79 years old Loma Linda, California, USA Who else is 79? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
34age in their first credit on record (1982)
42years on screen and counting
3credits in 1989, their busiest year
12dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Last Stand poster Age: 59

The Last Stand

2006
as Winston
Double Your Pleasure poster Age: 42

Double Your Pleasure

1989
as Dash
The Forgotten poster Age: 42

The Forgotten

1989
as Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Streets of Fire poster Age: 37

Streets of Fire

1984
as Officer Ed Price
Poltergeist poster Age: 35

Poltergeist

1982
as Ryan
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TV credits

Newest first
Beauty in Black poster Age: 77

Beauty in Black

2024
as Norman
Saints & Sinners poster Age: 68

Saints & Sinners

2016
as Pastor Evan Johnson
No poster
Age: 50

Good News

1997
Pandora's Clock poster Age: 49

Pandora's Clock

1996
as Daniel Robb
Father Dowling Mysteries poster Age: 41

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster Age: 40

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987
as Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Chicago Story poster Age: 34

Chicago Story

1982
as Detective O.Z. Tate
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