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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Robert Lantos to Steven Levitan
Richard Lawson Biography (1947-)
Born March 7, 1947, in Loma Linda, CA; children: George, Bianca (an actress).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- March 7, 1947
- Loma Linda, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Homosexual, Dirty Harry, Warner Bros., 1971
- Willis, Scream Blacula Scream (also known as Blacula II,
Blacula Is Beautiful,
Blacula Lives Again!, and The Name Is Blacula), American International Pictures, 1973
- Sugar, Willie Dynamite, Universal, 1973
- Lieutenant Valentine (some sources cite Baron Samedi), Sugar Hill(also known as Voodoo Girl and The Zombies of Sugar Hill), American International Pictures, 1974
- Leroy, Bogard, 1975
- Leroy Fisk, The Black Street Fighter (also known as Black Fist,
Fist, and Homeboy), New Line Cinema, 1976
- First policeman, Audrey Rose, United Artists, 1977
- Pat, Coming Home (also known as Hemkomsten), United Artists, 1978
- Hector Mantilla, The Main Event, Warner Bros., 1979
- Ryan, Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
- Ed Price, Streets of Fire, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1984
- Cornell, Stick, Universal, 1985
- Young man/CIA, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997
- Jack, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Detective O. Z. Tate, Chicago Story, NBC, 1982
- Nick Kimball, Dynasty, ABC, 1986-87
- Detective Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,Lifetime, 1988-91
- Lucas Barnes, All My Children, 1992-94
- Victor, Sister, Sister, The WB, 1999
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Movies
- James Harris, Charleston, NBC, 1979
- R. C. Stiles, The Jericho Mile, ABC, 1979
- Gene Davis, The Golden Moment--An Olympic Love Story, NBC, 1980
- Adam Prentice, Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (also known as Johnnie Gibson F.B.I.), CBS, 1986
- Dr. Duran, Under the Influence, CBS, 1986
- C. Gabriel Dash, Double Your Pleasure (also known as The Reluctant Agent), NBC, 1989
- Sergeant Frank "Doc" McDermott, The Forgotten, USA Network, 1989
- Milkman Summers, Jackie's first ex-husband, Jackie's Back!(also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), Lifetime, 1999
- Gus, Justice, Cinemax, 2000
- Mission flight director Maynard Nixon, Mars and Beyond, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
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Episodic
- (As Rick Lawson) Morgan, "Old Friends," Bonanza, 1969
- First suspect, "One for the Morgue," Kojak, 1973
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Medical Center, CBS, 1975
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The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975
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Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1975
- Raymond, "I Had a Dream," Good Times, 1977
- Angry black man, "Mike the Pacifist," All in the Family, CBS, 1977
- "Funhouse," The Fantastic Journey, 1977
- David Mackey, "Burnout," The White Shadow, 1981
- McNeil, T. J. Hooker, 1982
- Gerald Calvin, "Under World," Magnum, P.I., 1984
- "Cheers," St. Elsewhere, 1985
- Monroe Henderson, "Premium Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985
- Dr. Jonathan Williams, Amen, NBC, 1987
- Blake Simpson, 227, NBC, 1988
- McGill, "Last of the True Believers," Wiseguy, CBS, 1988
- Jesse Colton, "Ma Dalton," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
- Jesse Colton, "Second Chance," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
- Brad Whitfield, "The Joyful Noise Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, 1991
- Mr. Bostic, "Pam Applies to College," The Cosby Show, 1991
- Jesse Colton, "The Coltons," MacGyver, ABC, 1991
- Judge Thurston Jones, "Good-bye Megan," Saved by the Bell: The New Class, 1993
- Dale "Sky" Betts, "Bloodbrothers," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
- Percy Shepperd, "Show Me the Money: Parts 1 & 2," The Good News, UPN, 1997
- Marlon James, Moesha, UPN, 1997
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L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1998
- T. K.'s father, "Color Him Father," The Parent 'Hood, 1998
- Thomas Horne, "An Impartial Bias," Judging Amy, CBS, 1999
- Deputy district attorney Chuck Duncan, "One Mistake," Family Law,CBS, 2000
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Pilots
- Ken Dillard, Crossfire, NBC, 1975
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Most Wanted, ABC, 1976
- Caleb Holiday, The Buffalo Soldiers, NBC, 1979
- Nick Scott, Silent Whisper (broadcast as an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse), CBS, 1988
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Specials
- Officer Venchek, Lead Foot, syndicated, 1982
- Dr. Julius Pepper, The Faculty, ABC, 1986
- Host, The 1992 NAACP Act-So Awards, 1993
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Miniseries
- Dr. Ben Taylor, V, NBC, 1983
- Captain Daniel Robb, Pandora's Clock (also known as Doomsday Virus), NBC, 1996
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Stage Appearances
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The Final Concert Tour of Mickey Colossus, Philadelphia Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1978
- Frankie, The Mighty Gents, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mobile Theatre, New York City, 1979
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The Final Concert Tour of Mickey Colossus, Center Theatre Group/New Theatre for Now, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1983-84
- Eddie, Fool for Love, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1985
- Levee, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 1987
- Syl, Checkmates, Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1987
- Wates, Hapgood, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1989
- Bernard, The Talented Tenth, Manhattan Theatre Club, Stage I, NewYork City, 1989
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Major Tours
- Melvin Smeltz, No Place to Be Somebody, U.S. cities, 1970-71
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Ebony, July, 1992, p. 30.
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Essence, July, 1992, p. 90.
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