Richard Lawson (actor)
| Richard Lawson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rickey Lee Lawson March 7, 1947 Loma Linda, California, United States |
| Other names | Rick Lawson |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Denise Gordy (1978–1989) Tina Knowles (m. 2015) |
| Children | Bianca Lawson |
| Relatives |
Beyoncé (stepdaughter) Solange Knowles (stepdaughter) |
| Website |
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Richard 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.
Life and career
Born Rickey Lee Lawson in Loma Linda, California, Lawson served a tour of duty in the Vietnam War before embarking on an acting career. His first feature film role (uncredited) was that of a gay man targeted for murder in the classic 1971 movie Dirty Harry. In 1973, he played Willis in Scream Blacula Scream. His other well known roles include the 1979 movie The Main Event, and the 1984 drama Streets of Fire, where he played Officer Ed Price.
Lawson's first ongoing starring role in a television series was in Australian drama Hotel Story in 1977. That series was cancelled before the first episode had gone to air. He later starred in the 1980s series Chicago Story; he took the ongoing role of Nick Kimball in night time soap opera Dynasty from 1986–1987, appeared in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Detective Nathaniel Hawthorne from 1989–1991, and was in the day time soap opera All My Children as Lucas Barnes from 1992-1994. Lawson has made many guest appearances on TV, including roles on Kojak, Get Christie Love!, Sister, Sister, Soul Food, The Bernie Mac Show, The Division and Strong Medicine.
Lawson has one child, actress Bianca Lawson with actress Denise Gordy.
In March 1992, he survived a USAir Flight 405 plane crash, after take-off from LaGuardia Airport, in Queens, New York City.[1]
On April 12, 2015, Lawson married his longtime girlfriend, stylist Tina Knowles. Knowles is the mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | (uncredited) | Theatrical film |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream | Willis Daniels | Theatrical film |
| 1973 | Fox Style | Little Henry | Theatrical film |
| 1974 | Sugar Hill | Valentine | Theatrical film |
| 1974 | Black Fist | Leroy Fisk | Theatrical film |
| 1977 | Audrey Rose | Policeman #1 | Theatrical film |
| 1978 | Coming Home | Pat | Theatrical film |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Hector Mantilla | Theatrical film |
| 1982 | Poltergeist | Ryan | Theatrical film |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire | Officer Ed Price | Theatrical film |
| 1985 | Stick | Cornell | Theatrical film |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | CIA Agent | Theatrical film |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Jack | Theatrical film |
| 2000 | Mars and Beyond | Mission Flight Director Maynard Nixon | Short |
| 2001 | Blue Hill Avenue | Uncle Rob | Theatrical film |
| 2003 | Out of the Rain | Donald | Theatrical film |
| 2003 | Black Listed | Agent Gordon | Direct-to-video film |
| 2005 | Guess Who | Marcus | Theatrical film |
| 2006 | The Last Stand | Winston | Theatrical film |
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls | James Evans | Theatrical film |
| 2008 | Love for Sale | Uncle Mac | Theatrical film |
| 2009 | The Business of Show | Short | |
| 2010 | Massacre | Rich Cannon | Theatrical film |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Frank | Theatrical film |
| 2015 | From Zero to I Love You | Ron Logsdon | Theatrical film |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Shaft | Don Lewis | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Kojak | 1st Suspect | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love! | 1 episode | |
| 1975 | The Streets of San Francisco | Eddie Hill | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Medical Center | Andy Willis | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Crossfire | Television movie | |
| 1976 | Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | 1 episode | |
| 1976 | Most Wanted | 1 episode | |
| 1977 | Hotel Story | 7 episodes | |
| 1977 | All in the Family | Angry Black Man | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Barker | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Good Times | Raymond | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Having Babies | Bert Rollins | 1 episode |
| 1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Lt. Sawyer | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Charleston | James Harris | Television movie |
| 1979 | The Jericho Mile | R.C. Stiles | Television movie |
| 1979 | Buffalo Soldiers | Caleb Holiday | Television movie |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Gene Davis | Television movie |
| 1981 | The White Shadow | David Mackey | 1 episode |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Officer David McNeil | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | Det. O.Z. Tate | 13 episodes |
| 1983 | V | Dr. Ben Taylor | Miniseries |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Kid Calico | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Magnum, P.I. | Gerald Calvin | 1 episode |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | 1 episode | |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Monroe Henderson | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Comedy Factory | Dr. Julius Pepper | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Under the Influence | Dr. Duran | Television movie |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI | Adam Prentice | Television movie |
| 1986–1987 | Dynasty | Nick Kimball | 11 episodes |
| 1987 | Amen | Dr. Jonathan Wallace | 1 episode |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Nick Scott | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | Thurman McGill | 1 episode |
| 1988 | 227 | Raymond | 1 episode |
| 1988–1991 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne | 21 episodes |
| 1989 | 1st & Ten: The Championship | 2 episodes | |
| 1989 | The Forgotten | Sergeant Frank 'Doc' McDermott | Television movie |
| 1989 | Double Your Pleasure | Dash | Television movie |
| 1989–1991 | MacGyver | Jesse Colton | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Brad Whitfield | 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Bostic | 1 episode |
| 1992–1994 | All My Children | Lucas Barnes | 12 episodes |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Judge Thurston Jones | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Dale "Sky" Betts | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Captain Daniel Robb | Television movie |
| 1997 | Good News | Percy Shepperd | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Moesha | Marlon James | 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Parent 'Hood | T.K.'s Father | 1 episode |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Gary Miller | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Justice | Gus | Television movie |
| 1999 | Sister, Sister | Victor Sims | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back | Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1) | Television movie |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Thomas Horne | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Family Law | Chuck | 1 episode |
| 2001 | JAG | Sgt. Dan Craig | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Nicholas Freeman | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Soul Food | Reverend Bobby Baxter | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Alton Clayborne | 1 episode |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Bishop | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The District | Commander Richard Gray | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | For the People | Clay Portman | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Maniac Magee | Mr. Beale | Television movie |
| 2003 | Half & Half | Ben | 1 episode |
| 2004 | The Division | LaBon | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | William Garrett | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Christmas at Water's Edge | Mr. Turner | Television movie |
| 2005 | E-Ring | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | All of Us | Luther Brody | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Clay Porter, Sr. | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Angry Boys | Shwayne Senior | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Detective Smith | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Saints & Sinners | Pastor Evan Johnson | Series regular |
References
- ↑ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 15, 2007). "Something happened". New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/645586/beyonce-s-mom-tina-knowles-marries-richard-lawson
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