has anyone seen the film 'poltergeist'? well does anybody remember that there was a black actor in it playing

Question

the part of a parapsychologist? does anybody no the actors name? and has he been in anything else?
the white parapsychologists name in the film was called ' marty' he abandoned the house because he got to shhhted up remember?

Answer 1

Richard Lawson maybe, he played a character called Ryan in Poltergeist....

Answer 2

Richard Lawson

Date of Birth:7 March 1947, Loma Linda, California, USA more
Trivia:Is an acting teacher and director at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with... more
Alternate Names:Rick Lawson
US TV Schedule:Sun. May 20 3:00 AM NIK The Cosby Show Pam Applies to College #8.4
Sun. May 20 5:00 PM DISN Sister, Sister Let Them Eat Cupcakes #6.20
Mon. May 21 1:00 PM TNT Judging Amy An Impartial Bias #1.7


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Actor:
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1970s
The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks (2007) (completed) .... James Evans


"All of Us" .... Luther (2 episodes, 2006)
- My Two Dads (2006) TV Episode .... Luther
- Like Father, Like Son... Like Hell! (2006) TV Episode .... Luther
Guess Who (2005) .... Marcus
Christmas at Water's Edge (2004) (TV) .... Mr. Turner
"Dead Like Me" .... William Garrett (1 episode, 2004)
- Hurry (2004) TV Episode .... William Garrett
"The Division" .... LaBon (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Heart of the City
- Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here (2004) TV Episode .... LaBon
"Half & Half" .... Ben (1 episode, 2003)
- The Big How the Ex Stole Christmas Episode (2003) TV Episode .... Ben
Maniac Magee (2003) (TV) .... Mr. Beale
Black Listed (2003) .... Agent Gordon
Out of the Rain (2003) .... Donald
"For the People" .... Clay Portman (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Para la gente (USA: Spanish title)
- Textbook Perfect (2002) TV Episode .... Clay Portman
"The District" .... Commander Richard Gray (2 episodes, 2002)
- Payback (2002) TV Episode .... Commander Richard Gray
- Shades of Gray (2002) TV Episode .... Commander Richard Gray
"The Bernie Mac Show" .... Bishop (1 episode, 2001)
- Saving Bernie Mac (2001) TV Episode .... Bishop
"Strong Medicine" .... Alton Clayborne (1 episode, 2001)
- Systemic (2001) TV Episode .... Alton Clayborne
"Soul Food" .... Reverend Bobby Baxter (1 episode, 2001)
- Games People Play (2001) TV Episode .... Reverend Bobby Baxter
Blue Hill Avenue (2001) .... Uncle Rob
"Touched by an Angel" .... Nicholas Freeman (1 episode, 2001)
- The Sign of the Dove (2001) TV Episode .... Nicholas Freeman
"JAG" .... Sgt. Dan Craig (1 episode, 2001)
- Baby, It's Cold Outside (2001) TV Episode .... Sgt. Dan Craig
"Family Law" .... Chuck (1 episode, 2000)
- One Mistake (2000) TV Episode .... Chuck
Mars and Beyond (2000) .... Mission Flight Director Maynard Nixon


"Judging Amy" .... Thomas Horne (1 episode, 1999)
- An Impartial Bias (1999) TV Episode .... Thomas Horne
Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV) .... Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
... aka Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva (USA)
"Sister, Sister" .... Victor Sims (4 episodes, 1999)
- Fly Away Home (1999) TV Episode .... Victor Sims
- Let Them Eat Cupcakes (1999) TV Episode .... Victor Sims
- FreakNik (1999) TV Episode .... Victor Sims
- Double Talk (1999) TV Episode .... Victor Sims
Justice (1999/I) (TV) .... Gus
... aka Backlash (USA)
"L.A. Doctors" .... Gary Miller (1 episode, 1998)
... aka L.A. Docs (USA: promotional title)
- The Code (1998) TV Episode .... Gary Miller
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) .... Jack
"The Parent 'Hood" .... T.K.'s Father (1 episode, 1998)
- Color Him Father (1998) TV Episode .... T.K.'s Father
Wag the Dog (1997) .... CIA Agent
"Moesha" .... Marlon James (1 episode, 1997)
- Talk to the Town (1997) TV Episode .... Marlon James
"The Good News" .... Percy Shepperd (2 episodes, 1997)
... aka Good News
- Show Me the Money: Part 2 (1997) TV Episode .... Percy Shepperd
- Show Me the Money: Part 1 (1997) TV Episode .... Percy Shepperd
Pandora's Clock (1996) (TV) .... Capt. Daniel Robb
... aka Doomsday Virus (UK)
"Picket Fences" .... Dale 'Sky' Betts (1 episode, 1995)
- Bloodbrothers (1995) TV Episode .... Dale 'Sky' Betts
"Saved by the Bell: The New Class" .... Judge Thurston Jones (1 episode, 1993)
- Good-bye Megan (1993) TV Episode .... Judge Thurston Jones
"All My Children" (1970) TV Series .... Lucas Barnes (unknown episodes, 1992-1994)
... aka All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA: promotional title)
"MacGyver" .... Jesse Colton (3 episodes, 1989-1991)
- The Coltons (1991) TV Episode .... Jesse Colton
- Second Chance (1989) TV Episode .... Jesse Colton
- Ma Dalton (1989) TV Episode .... Jesse Colton
"The Cosby Show" .... Mr. Bostic (1 episode, 1991)
- Pam Applies to College (1991) TV Episode .... Mr. Bostic
"Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Brad Whitfield (1 episode, 1991)
... aka Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
- The Joyful Noise Mystery (1991) TV Episode .... Brad Whitfield


"The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (1987) TV Series .... Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne (unknown episodes, 1989-1991)
Double Your Pleasure (1989) (TV) .... Dash
... aka The Reluctant Agent
The Forgotten (1989) (TV) .... Sergeant Frank 'Doc' McDermott
"1st & Ten" (2 episodes, 1989)
... aka 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: Do It Again (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: Going for Broke (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: In Your Face! (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: The Bulls Mean Business (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: The Championship (USA: new title)
- Final Bow (1989) TV Episode
- Out of the Past (1989) TV Episode
"227" .... Raymond (1 episode, 1988)
- A Yen for Lester (1988) TV Episode .... Raymond
"Wiseguy" .... Thurman McGill (1 episode, 1988)
- Last of the True Believers (1988) TV Episode .... Thurman McGill
"CBS Summer Playhouse" .... Nick Scott (1 episode, 1988)
- Silent Whisper (1988) TV Episode .... Nick Scott
"Amen" .... Dr. Jonathan Wallace (1 episode, 1987)
- Thelma's Birthday (1987) TV Episode .... Dr. Jonathan Wallace
"Dynasty" .... Nick Kimball (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
- Shadow Play (1987) TV Episode .... Nick Kimball
- The Affair (1987) TV Episode .... Nick Kimball
- The Confession (1987) TV Episode .... Nick Kimball
- The Sublet (1987) TV Episode .... Nick Kimball
- The Birthday (1987) TV Episode .... Nick Kimball
(5 more)
Under the Influence (1986) (TV) .... Dr. Duran
"Comedy Factory" .... Dr. Julius Pepper (1 episode, 1986)
- The Faculty (1986) TV Episode .... Dr. Julius Pepper
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) (TV) .... Adam Prentice
... aka Johnnie Gibson F.B.I.
"Remington Steele" .... Monroe Henderson (1 episode, 1985)
- Premium Steele (1985) TV Episode .... Monroe Henderson
Stick (1985) .... Cornell
"St. Elsewhere" (1 episode, 1985)
- Cheers (1985) TV Episode
"Magnum, P.I." .... Gerald Calvin (1 episode, 1984)
- Under World (1984) TV Episode .... Gerald Calvin
Streets of Fire (1984) .... Officer Ed Price
"Hardcastle and McCormick" .... Kid Calico (1 episode, 1983)
- The Boxer (1983) TV Episode .... Kid Calico
V (1983) (TV) .... Dr. Ben Taylor
... aka V: The Original Mini Series (USA: DVD title)
Poltergeist (1982) .... Ryan
T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV) .... McNeil
"Chicago Story" (1982) TV Series .... Det. O.Z. Tate (unknown episodes)
"The White Shadow" .... David Mackey (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- Burnout (1981) TV Episode .... David Mackey
- Burnout (1980) TV Episode
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980) (TV) .... Gene Davis


The Main Event (1979) .... Hector Mantilla
Buffalo Soldiers (1979) (TV) .... Caleb Holiday
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV) .... R.C. Stiles
Charleston (1979) (TV) .... James Harris
Coming Home (1978) .... Pat
... aka Hemkomsten
"Good Times" .... Raymond (1 episode, 1978)
- I Had a Dream (1978) TV Episode .... Raymond
Audrey Rose (1977) .... Policeman #1
"The Fantastic Journey" .... Barker (1 episode, 1977)
- Funhouse (1977) TV Episode .... Barker
"All in the Family" .... Angry Black Man (1 episode, 1977)
- Mike the Pacifist (1977) TV Episode .... Angry Black Man
"Hotel Story" (1977) TV Series
Most Wanted (1976) (TV)
"Bert D'Angelo/Superstar" (1 episode, 1976)
- The Brown Horse Connection (1976) TV Episode
Crossfire (1975) (TV)
"Medical Center" .... Andy Willis (1 episode, 1975)
- Survivors (1975) TV Episode .... Andy Willis
Black Fist (1975) .... Leroy Fisk
... aka Bogard
... aka Homeboy (USA: bootleg title)
"The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1975)
- Endgame (1975) TV Episode
"Get Christie Love!" (1 episode, 1974)
- Fatal Damage (1974) TV Episode
Sugar Hill (1974) .... Lt. Valentine
... aka The Zombies of Sugar Hill
... aka Voodoo Girl
Willie Dynamite (1974) .... Sugar
"Kojak" .... First Suspect (1 episode, 1973)
- One for the Morgue (1973) TV Episode .... First Suspect
"Shaft" .... Don Lewis (1 episode, 1973)
- The Enforcers (1973) TV Episode .... Don Lewis
Scream Blacula Scream (1973) .... Willis
... aka Blacula II
... aka Blacula Is Beautiful
... aka Blacula Lives Again!
... aka The Name Is Blacula
Dirty Harry (1971) (uncredited) .... Homosexual

Miscellaneous Crew:
2000s
1990s
The Kid & I (2005) (acting coach)


Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) (musician: drums)
... aka Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films (USA)

Self:
The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself


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Other Works:He appeared with Pam Grier in Sam Sheppard's "Fool for Love" at the Los Angeles Theater Center in 1985 more
Genres:Drama / Comedy / Crime / Action more