Richard Lawson: movies and TV shows
Richard Lawson has 98 credits in the archive: 48 films and 50 TV series, from 1969 to 2025. Highest rated: Half & Half (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1969 – 2025 · busiest year: 1982 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story | Al Sharpton | Film | — | 78 |
| 2024 | Beauty in Black | Norman | TV | 7.9 | 77 |
| 2024 | Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black | Clarence | Film | 7.2 | 77 |
| 2024 | Will I See You Again? | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2023 | CHAAW: Chapter 1 | Chief of Police | Film | — | 76 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 75 |
| 2022 | The Black Hamptons | Moses Britton | TV | 6.7 | 75 |
| 2021 | North Hollywood | Adolf's Dad | Film | 5.3 | 74 |
| 2021 | A Holiday Chance | Garvin | Film | 8.5 | 74 |
| 2021 | Not Alone | Dr. James Clay | Film | 5.3 | 74 |
| 2019 | mixed-ish | Lynwood | TV | 7.1 | 72 |
| 2019 | Always a Bridesmaid | Carlton Blakeston Sr. | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2019 | From Zero to I Love You | Ron Logsdon | Film | 5.2 | 72 |
| 2019 | Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift | Self | Film | 7.8 | 72 |
| 2019 | Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2017 | Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2016 | Saints & Sinners | Pastor Evan Johnson | TV | 8.0 | 69 |
| 2016 | Lemonade | Self (home footage) | Film | 8.4 | 69 |
| 2015 | Stitchers | Admiral Decker | TV | 6.8 | 68 |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Holiday | Film | 5.0 | 68 | |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Christmas | Leighton Royal | Film | 4.0 | 68 |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Frank | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 2008 | Love for Sale | Uncle Mac | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2007 | They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists | Himself | Film | — | 60 |
| 2006 | The Last Stand | Winston | Film | 4.1 | 59 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Bill Pierce | TV | 8.2 | 58 |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited) | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | Guess Who | Marcus | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2004 | Christmas at Water's Edge | Mr. Turner | Film | 7.3 | 57 |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | William Garrett | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2003 | All of Us | TV | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 2003 | Blue Hill Avenue | Uncle Rob | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 2003 | Maniac Magee | Mr. Beale | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Ben | TV | 8.3 | 55 |
| 2002 | For the People | Clay Portman | TV | 10.0 | 55 |
| 2001 | The Division | LaBon | TV | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Bishop | TV | 6.6 | 54 |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Alton Clayborne | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2000 | The District | Richard Gray | TV | 6.8 | 53 |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Rev. Bobby Baxter | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Thomas Horne | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1999 | Family Law | Chuck | TV | 8.1 | 52 |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1) | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1999 | Justice | Gus | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Gary Miller | TV | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Jack | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Young Man / CIA | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1997 | Good News | TV | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1996 | Moesha | Marlon James | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Daniel Robb | TV | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1995 | JAG | Dan Craig | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood | TV | 7.3 | 48 | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Nicholas Freeman | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Victor Sims | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Judge Thurston Jones | TV | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | TV | 7.4 | 42 | |
| 1989 | Double Your Pleasure | Dash | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1989 | The Forgotten | Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | TV | 6.6 | 40 | |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1986 | Under the Influence | Dr. Duran | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI | Adam Prentice | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Jesse Colton | TV | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1985 | The Comedy Factory | Dr. Julius Pepper | TV | — | 38 |
| 1985 | Stick | Cornell | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Bostic | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire | Officer Ed Price | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | TV | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1983 | V | Dr Ben Taylor | TV | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | The Messiah | TV | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Officer David McNeil | TV | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Monroe Henderson | TV | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1982 | Poltergeist | Ryan | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | Detective O.Z. Tate | TV | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Nick Kimball | TV | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Gerald Calvin | TV | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1980 | The Jericho Mile | R.C. Stiles | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Gene Davis | Film | — | 33 |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Hector Mantilla | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1979 | Charleston | James Harris | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | David Mackey | TV | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1978 | Coming Home | Pat | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | TV | 6.0 | 30 | |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Barker | TV | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1977 | Audrey Rose | Policeman #1 | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1977 | Black Fist | Leroy Fisk | Film | 4.4 | 30 |
| 1975 | Crossfire | Officer Ken Dillard | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1974 | Good Times | TV | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1974 | Sugar Hill | Valentine | Film | 5.7 | 27 |
| 1973 | Kojak | 1st Suspect | TV | 7.2 | 26 |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream | Willis Daniels | Film | 5.9 | 26 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 25 | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Angry Black Man | TV | 7.8 | 24 |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | Homosexual (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | TV | 6.4 | 22 | |
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