Richard Lawson

Biography

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

Grey's Anatomy

as Bill Pierce

Poltergeist

as Ryan

Dirty Harry

as Homosexual (uncredited)

Wag the Dog

as Young Man / CIA

V

as Dr Ben Taylor

Guess Who

as Marcus

MacGyver

as Jesse Colton

Streets of Fire

as Officer Ed Price

Dead Like Me

as William Garrett

The Cosby Show

as Mr. Bostic