
March 7, 1947 · 79 years old
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.

A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

A mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang.

Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.

Ava's husband Dallas leaves her heartbroken as he abandons their marriage.

The vampire Mamuwalde (a.k.a. Blacula) is resurrected by voodoo and forced to kill again.

When her boyfriend is murdered by mobsters, Sugar Hill decides not to get mad, but BAD. She asks the voodoo priestess Mama Maitresse to summon Baron Samedi, the Lord of the Dead, to help her gain a gruesome revenge. In exchange fo...

Released from prison, Stick meets up with a friend and joins him on a job delivering a bag. His friend gets killed in the setup. Stick gets away and is ready to forget all and see his daughter, but they won't forget.

A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.

A prisoner gets a chance to take part in the Olympics.

A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.

A gay man, whose fear of intimacy leads him to continually fall for married guys, and a closeted married man meet, forcing both men to confront what they really want in their romantic lives.

An unsuspecting family buys a mansion for a bargain but discovers a presence in the home and must fight to save their lives.

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 life-long rivalry and come together to turn the company around and keep the famil...