Portrait of Richard Lawson

Acting

Richard Lawson

Career

Active from 1973 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for CHAAW: Chapter 1
CHAAW: Chapter 1
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

2

The characters Richard Lawson played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Lawson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Action 2
  • Blaxploitation Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 59
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story (2025)

as Al Sharpton

Beauty in Black
Beauty in Black (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Norman

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
GoodWatch score 27

as Clarence

CHAAW: Chapter 1
CHAAW: Chapter 1 (2023)
GoodWatch score 87

as Chief of Police

Black Terror
Black Terror (2023)

as Talk Show Host

Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons (2022)

TV show ยท as Moses Britton

Not Alone
Not Alone (2021)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. James Clay

North Hollywood
North Hollywood (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Adolf's Dad

A Holiday Chance
A Holiday Chance (2021)

as Garvin

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 63
From Zero to I Love You
From Zero to I Love You (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ron Logsdon

Always a Bridesmaid
Always a Bridesmaid (2019)
GoodWatch score 57

as Carlton Blakeston Sr.

mixed-ish
mixed-ish (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lynwood

Saints & Sinners
Saints & Sinners (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Pastor Evan Johnson

A Royal Family Christmas
A Royal Family Christmas (2015)

as Leighton Royal

Stitchers
Stitchers (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Admiral Decker

For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Frank

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 59
The Last Stand
The Last Stand (2006)
GoodWatch score 42

as Winston

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bill Pierce

Numb3rs
Numb3rs (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Clay Porter, Sr. (uncredited)

Christmas at Water's Edge
Christmas at Water's Edge (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Turner

Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me (2003)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as William Garrett

Blue Hill Avenue
Blue Hill Avenue (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

as Uncle Rob

All of Us
All of Us (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Half & Half
Half & Half (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Ben

The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bishop

The Division
The Division (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as LaBon

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Alton Clayborne

The District
The District (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Richard Gray

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 63
Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Thomas Horne

Family Law
Family Law (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Chuck

L.A. Doctors
L.A. Doctors (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Gary Miller

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jack

Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Young Man / CIA

Pandora's Clock
Pandora's Clock (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Daniel Robb

Moesha
Moesha (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Marlon James

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Dan Craig

The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Nicholas Freeman

Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Victor Sims

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
GoodWatch score 32

TV show ยท as Judge Thurston Jones

1980s

23 titles ยท average score 64
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986)

as Adam Prentice

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Jesse Colton

Stick
Stick (1985)
GoodWatch score 37

as Cornell

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mr. Bostic

Chicago Story
Chicago Story (1982)

TV show ยท as Detective O.Z. Tate

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Monroe Henderson

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as The Messiah

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Officer David McNeil

Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Nick Kimball

The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as R.C. Stiles

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gene Davis

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Gerald Calvin

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 60
The Main Event
The Main Event (1979)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hector Mantilla

Charleston
Charleston (1979)

as James Harris

The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as David Mackey

Black Fist
Black Fist (1977)
GoodWatch score 36

as Leroy Fisk

The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Barker

Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Valentine

Good Times
Good Times (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Scream Blacula Scream
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
GoodWatch score 39

as Willis Daniels

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as 1st Suspect

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Angry Black Man

Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

as Homosexual (uncredited)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 67
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show