Who is Richard Lawson? Find Net Worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

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Richard Lawson was born on the 7th March 1947, in Loma Linda, California USA. He is an actor well known for his roles of Ryan in the cult film “Poltergeist” (1982) as well as Dr. Ben Taylor in the television series “V.” (1983). Richard Lawson has been accumulating his net worth being active in the entertainment industry since 1971.

Is the actor who has been seen on screens for over five decades rich? Under the latest estimations, he is inducted into the list of celebrity millionaires as the net worth of Richard Lawson is estimated to be more than $1 million.

Richard Lawson Net Worth $1 Million

To give some background information, the actor studied at Hayward High School, then at the Riverside City College. However, he dropped out after completing the first year. Richard then served in the US Army as a combat medic in the Vietnam War, during which he was awarded the Purple Heart for a minor injury he suffered during his service. Afterwards, he studied at the Chabot Junior College located in Hayward, California, majoring in law and joining the team of debaters. Having an authoritative, resonant and strong voice he was successful in debates, then decided to pursue the career of an actor.

Richard Lawson has now successfully starred in more than 20 theatrical films, as well as more than 10 television films, not to count appearances in various television series and plays. Richard is known for his roles in such films as “Black Fist” (1974) directed by Timothy Galfas and Richard Kaye, “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” (1998) directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan among others. Lawson has also created a number of unforgettable roles on television, for instance parts in the series “Chicago Story” (1982), “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd”(1988–1991) and similar. Among the most successful roles are the one landed in the soap opera “All My Children” (1970) for which the actor won an NAACP Image Award. Furthermore, Lawson won several awards for his roles in plays; the first L.A. Drama Critics Award he won for the role in “Streamers” (1977), and the second award for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (1987). All the above mentioned roles added significant sums to the total size of Richard Lawson’s net worth.

Acting hasn’t been the only source of his income, though. Richard has worked as a director and teacher at The Beverly Hills Playhouse, and another source of his income is Richard Lawson Studios which are owned and operated by Richard personally, which offers acting classes, scene study, audition techniques, business administration as well as film-making.

Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he has been married twice. Richard Lawson married the actress Denise Gordy in 1978; together they have a daughter, Bianca Lawson with whom the actor appeared in an episode of television series “Saved by the Bell: The New Class” (1993). Denise and Richard divorced in 1989. Since 2015 he has been married to the actress and costume designer Tina Knowles.



Full Name Richard Lawson
Date Of Birth March 7, 1947
Height 1.85 m
Profession Actor
Nationality American
Spouse Tina Knowles, Denise Gordy
Children Bianca Lawson
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/rilaws
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0493311
Movies Poltergeist, For Colored Girls, Scream Blacula Scream, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Streets of Fire, Blue Hill Avenue, Sugar Hill, The Jericho Mile, Wag the Dog, Black Fist, I’m Through with White Girls, Christmas at Water’s Edge, The Main Event, From Zero to I Love You, Black Listed, Stick, Back…
TV Shows The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, V, Chicago Story
Quote
1 I’m an actor. It’s no struggle for me any more than it would be for a marathon champion to train by running 5 to 10 miles a day. I’ve accepted the process of what it takes to be an artist. Sure, I’ve been out of work, I’ve been without money, but it’s not a struggle. It’s what I do.
Fact
1 Stepfather of Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles.
2 Served in the Vietnam War as a combat medic and was awarded the Purple Heart.
3 He graduated from Hayward High School in 1965 and went to Riverside City College for a year and a half before he dropped out and was drafted into the Army three months later.
4 He played the father of his real life daughter Bianca Lawson in Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993).
5 Lawson has won two L.A. Drama Critics Awards: one for the play “Streamers” (1977), and another for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (1987). In addition, he won a NAACP Image Award for his role on the TV soap opera All My Children (1970) in 1992.
6 After serving a year’s duty in Vietnam, he went to Chabot Junior College in Hayward, California and joined the debate team with the intention of pursuing law. His voice was so strong, resonant and authoritative that he decided to become an actor instead.
7 Father, with Denise Gordy, of actress Bianca Lawson.
8 Survived the crash of USAir flight 405 on March 22, 1992. The plane, which took off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport crashed into the waters of the Long Island Sound shortly after take-off.
9 He has been a master scene study teacher and director at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas for over 30 years. In addition, he owns and operates the Richard Lawson Studios (RLS). RLS offers several classes and professional development workshops, including: scene study, on-camera class, audition techniques, filmmaking, and business administration.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
From Zero to I Love You filming Ron Logsdon
Real Husbands of Hollywood 2013-2016 TV Series Detective Smith
Saints & Sinners 2016 TV Series Pastor Evan Johnson
Royal Family Christmas 2015 TV Movie
A Royal Family Holiday 2015 TV Movie
Being Mary Jane 2015 TV Series Charles
BFF Ent Variety Comedy 2013 TV Movie
Video Breakups 2011 Video short
Angry Boys 2011 TV Series Shwayne Snr Shwayne Sr
Massacre 2010/I Rich Cannon
For Colored Girls 2010 Frank
The Business of Show 2009 Short Special Thanks
Love for Sale 2008 Uncle Mac
Numb3rs 2008 TV Series Clay Porter, Sr.
I’m Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks) 2007 James Evans
All of Us 2006 TV Series Luther Brody
The Last Stand 2006 Winston
E-Ring 2005 TV Series
Guess Who 2005 Marcus
Christmas at Water’s Edge 2004 TV Movie Mr. Turner
NYPD Blue 2004 TV Series Agent Wycoff
Dead Like Me 2004 TV Series William Garrett
The Division 2004 TV Series LaBon
Half & Half 2003 TV Series Ben
Maniac Magee 2003 TV Movie Mr. Beale
Black Listed 2003 Video Agent Gordon
Out of the Rain 2003 Donald
For the People 2002 TV Series Clay Portman
The District 2002 TV Series Commander Richard Gray
The Bernie Mac Show 2001 TV Series Bishop
Strong Medicine 2001 TV Series Alton Clayborne
Soul Food 2001 TV Series Rev. Bobby Baxter
Blue Hill Avenue 2001 Uncle Rob
Touched by an Angel 2001 TV Series Nick
JAG 2001 TV Series Sgt. Dan Craig
Mars and Beyond 2000 Short Mission Flight Director Maynard Nixon
Family Law 2000 TV Series Chuck
Judging Amy 1999 TV Series Thomas Horne
Jackie’s Back! 1999 TV Movie Milkman Summers (Jackie’s Ex-Husband #1)
Sister, Sister 1999 TV Series Victor Sims / Victor
Justice 1999/I TV Movie Gus
L.A. Doctors 1998 TV Series Gary Miller
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998 Jack
The Parent ‘Hood 1998 TV Series T.K. Sr.
Wag the Dog 1997 CIA Agent
Moesha 1997 TV Series Marlon James
The Good News 1997 TV Series Percy Shepperd
Pandora’s Clock 1996 TV Mini-Series Capt. Daniel Robb
Picket Fences 1995 TV Series Dale ‘Sky’ Betts
Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1993 TV Series Judge Thurston Jones
All My Children 1992-1993 TV Series Lucas Barnes
MacGyver 1989-1991 TV Series Jesse Colton
The Cosby Show 1991 TV Series Mr. Bostic
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1988-1991 TV Series Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Father Dowling Mysteries 1991 TV Series Brad Whitfield
Double Your Pleasure 1989 TV Movie Dash
The Forgotten 1989 TV Movie Sergeant Frank ‘Doc’ McDermott
1st & Ten: The Championship 1989 TV Series Coleman King
227 1988 TV Series Raymond Blake
Wiseguy 1988 TV Series Thurman McGill
CBS Summer Playhouse 1988 TV Series Nick Scott
Amen 1987 TV Series Dr. Jonathan Wallace
Dynasty 1986-1987 TV Series Nick Kimball
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI 1986 TV Movie Adam Prentice
Under the Influence 1986 TV Movie Dr. Duran
Comedy Factory 1986 TV Series Dr. Julius Pepper
Remington Steele 1985 TV Series Monroe Henderson
Stick 1985 Cornell
St. Elsewhere 1985 TV Series
Magnum, P.I. 1984 TV Series Gerald Calvin
Streets of Fire 1984 Officer Ed Price
Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 TV Series Kid Calico
V 1983 TV Mini-Series Dr. Ben Taylor
Chicago Story 1982 TV Series Det. O.Z. Tate
Poltergeist 1982 Ryan
T.J. Hooker 1982 TV Series Officer David McNeil
The White Shadow 1981 TV Series David Mackey
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story 1980 TV Movie Gene Davis
The Main Event 1979 Hector Mantilla
Buffalo Soldiers 1979 TV Movie Caleb Holiday
The Jericho Mile 1979 TV Movie R.C. Stiles
Charleston 1979 TV Movie James Harris
What Really Happened to the Class of ’65? 1978 TV Series Lt. Sawyer
Having Babies 1978 TV Series Bert Rollins
Coming Home 1978 Pat
Good Times 1978 TV Series Raymond
Audrey Rose 1977 Policeman #1
The Fantastic Journey 1977 TV Series Barker
All in the Family 1977 TV Series Angry Black Man
Hotel Story 1977 TV Series
Most Wanted 1976 TV Series
Bert D’Angelo/Superstar 1976 TV Series
Crossfire 1975 TV Movie
Medical Center 1975 TV Series Andy Willis
The Streets of San Francisco 1975 TV Series Eddie Hill
Get Christie Love! 1974 TV Series
Sugar Hill 1974 Valentine
Bogard 1974 Leroy Fisk
Kojak 1973 TV Series 1st Suspect
Shaft 1973 TV Series Don Lewis
Fox Style 1973 Little Henry
Scream Blacula Scream 1973 Willis Daniels
Dirty Harry 1971 Homosexual (uncredited)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
The Show 2013/III Short associate producer
Living an Uldouz Life 2011 TV Series consulting producer
Sex and Sensuality 2007 Short producer

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Thunderstruck 2012/I acting instructor
The Kid & I 2005 acting coach

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Dangerous: The Short Films 1993 Video musician: drums

Sound Department

Title Year Status Character
The Sand Angels 1996 Video sound

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Wish Me Luck 2015 Short very special thanks completed
Bartender’s Lament 2014 Short very special thanks completed
Mike Case in: The Big Kiss Off 2013 special thanks
Method Acting 2010 special thanks
Noticed 2009 Short very special thanks
Behind Blue Eyes 2008 Short special thanks
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists 2007 Video documentary short special thanks
Habanero 2007 Short special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Beyoncé: Lemonade 2016 TV Special
Blacula / Scream Blacula Scream: Interview with the Vampire’s Assistant 2015 Video short Himself
Betye Saar: The Alpha & Omega 2014 Documentary
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists 2007 Video documentary short Himself
Larry King Live 2005 TV Series Himself
Ebony/Jet Showcase 1988-1992 TV Series Himself
Quiet on the Set: Behind the Scenes of Molly Dodd 1990 TV Movie documentary Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne / Himself
The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards 1989 TV Special Himself
Getting in Shape for the Main Event 1979 TV Short documentary Himself – Actor
The Paul Ryan Show 1977 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2007 Genre Award New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Best Short Film – Suspense Sex and Sensuality (2007)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1979 Stinker Award The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Worst Fake Accent: Male The Main Event (1979)

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