Richard Lawson (actor)

Richard Lee Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor. He has starred in movies and on television. Lawson is perhaps best known for his roles as Ryan in the 1982 movie Poltergeist and Dr. Ben Taylor in the 1983 NBC miniseries V.

He served 21 months in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and was wounded in action.Collier, Aldore. "Richard Lawson's 5 Brushes With Death", Ebony, volume 47, number 9, July 1992, p. 32.

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