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Richard Lawson is a Actor American born on 7 march 1947 at Loma Linda (USA)
Richard Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best known for his roles in genre films; he portrayed Ryan in the 1982 hit movie Poltergeist, and Dr. Ben Taylor in the hit 1983 NBC miniseries V.
Richard Lawson est le père de l'actrice Bianca Lawson.
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Vie privéeRichard Lawson est le père de l'actrice Bianca Lawson.
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, 1h45Directed by Dianne Houston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Téléfilm musical
Actors Chad Coleman, Starletta DuPois, Richard Lawson, Holly Robinson Peete, Isabella Hofmann, Vincent M. Ward
Rating62%
Après le procès de 2005, Michael Jackson et ses enfants quittent les États-Unis mais sont contraints d'y revenir quelques mois plus tard en raison de problèmes d'argent. Michael va donc engager deux gardes du corps, Bill Whitfield et Javon Beard, qui vont rester jour et nuit avec lui et ses enfants jusqu'à son décès survenu le 25 juin 2009.
For Colored Girls (2010)
, 2h13Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashād, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose
Roles Frank
Rating62%
Each woman is represented by a color: Jo Bradmore represents red, Tangie Adrose represents orange, Yasmine represents yellow, Juanita Sims represents green, Kelly Watkins represents blue, Nyla Adrose represents purple, and Crystal Wallace represents brown. Additionally, the characters of Alice Adrose, who represents white, and Gilda, who does not represent a color, were made specifically for the film.
Love for Sale (2008)
, 1h46Directed by Russ Parr
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Jackie Long, Jason Weaver, Mýa, Melyssa Ford, Clifton Powell, Essence Atkins
Roles Uncle Mac
Rating52%
A hapless delivery man learns why sometimes too much of a bad thing can be detrimental to your personal well being after getting caught up with an older woman who sends his life spinning out of control. Trey (Jackie Long) may be working hard, though he just can't seem to catch a break. He's got no money for school, and his recent attempt to win over the girl of his dreams (Mýa) resulted in nothing less than complete and total embarrassment. But while a seductive cougar (Melyssa Ford) may be more than happy to pay for Trey's "personal delivery services," his ideal situation is about to backfire in a way that the roving Romeo could have never seen coming.
I'm Through with White Girls (2007)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lisa Brenner, Johnny Brown, Alaina Reed Hall, Lamman Rucker
Rating57%
The movie centers around a Jay Brooks (Montgomery), a black man who vows to give up dating white women in favor of dating black women, only to fall in love with a bi-racial woman.
The Last Stand (2006)
Directed by Russ Parr
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Laz Alonso, Anthony Anderson, Guy Torry, Michael Blackson, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Samantha Brown
Roles Winston
Rating43%
Guess Who (2005)
, 1h45Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott, Hal Williams, Robert Curtis Brown
Roles Marcus
Rating59%
Theresa Jones (Zoe Saldana) takes her boyfriend, Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher) home to meet her parents on the occasion of her parents' 25th wedding anniversary, planning to reveal that they are engaged. However, what Theresa has also left out is that Simon is white. Her father, Percy (Bernie Mac), dislikes Simon almost immediately because of his race (Joneses are black). Wishing to impress Percy, Simon lies to him about being a NASCAR Pit driver for Jeff Gordon, not realizing that Percy is one of his biggest fans. After catching Theresa and Simon in a compromising position, Percy tries to force Simon into a hotel, but all the hotels in town are booked. Instead, he allows Simon to sleep in his basement on the couch, where Percy also sleeps.
Christmas at Water's Edge (2004)
, 1h27Origin USA
Themes Christmas films
Actors Keshia Knight Pulliam, Pooch Hall, Earl Billings, Ray J, Richard Lawson, Janet Hubert
Roles Mr. Turner
Rating54%
An angel from above walks into Layla Turner's (Knight-Pulliam) life and shows her the true meaning of the holiday season. The angel's mission is to transform Layla's materialistic views about the occasion. The angel opend Layla's eyes, showing that there is more to Christmas than things money can buy.
Black Listed (2003)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Robert Townsend, Harry Lennix, Vanessa Williams, Dick Anthony Williams, Heavy D, Victoria Rowell
Roles Agent Gordon
Rating54%
Lawyer Alan Chambers (Robert Townsend) grows tired of watching criminals being released and takes it upon himself to create a list of criminals he feels should be put to death. He sends it to his closest friends, only to find later that the killing has already begun without his involvement.
Maniac Magee (2003)
Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Michael Angarano, Orlando Brown, Kyla Pratt, Orlando Bloom, Rip Torn, Garret Morris
Roles Mr. Beale
Rating44%
Twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel Magee is an orphan. Jeffrey's parents were killed by a drunk driver just after his father told him that he would show him his infamous "stopball." After his parents' funeral, a couple tells Jeffrey to "come with them." However, Jeffrey teaches himself to fly and learns how to run, running especially fast on railroad tracks. After a year of running, he arrives in the town of Two Mills, where racial tensions are extremely strong. Hector Street divides Two Mills by race: blacks on East End, whites on West End. Jeffrey is confused by racial biases; to him, the people are simply people - heterogeneous, but with much in common, such as both kindness and cruelty.
Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
, 2hDirected by Craig Ross, Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Allen Payne, Angelle Brooks, Michael Taliferro, Andrew Divoff, Clarence Williams III, Aaron D. Spears
Roles Uncle Rob
Rating63%
Four friends—Tristan (the leader), Simon (the right-hand man), E-Bone (the hot head) and Money (the mediator)--are street smart kids growing up in the tough Roxbury section of Boston in the 1980s. Starting out as small-time dope dealers on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury, they eventually go to work for Benny, a major player in the Boston crime scene. As the four friends grow up and become the biggest dealers in the city, things become increasingly heated: Tristan's wife wants him to leave the business because she's pregnant, Tristan finds out his sister is hooked on drugs and is alienated from his family, Simon becomes obsessed with a near-death experience and expects to die, cops dog their tracks trying every trick in and out of the book to catch them, and Benny, their main supplier, wants them out of the business for good. Worse, it becomes clear one of the four is trying to sell the others out to the cops. In the end, Tristan faces Benny down, after losing his friends, and is able to get out of the business—and the life—for good.
Jackie's Back! (1999)
, 2hDirected by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Musical
Actors Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Tangie Ambrose, Loretta Devine, David Hyde Pierce
Roles Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Rating70%
Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.
, 2h4Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King, Suzzanne Douglas, Michael J. Pagan
Roles Jack
Rating57%
Stella Payne is a very successful 40-year-old stockbroker raising her son, Quincy, and living in Marin County, California, who is persuaded by her New York friend Delilah Abraham to take a well-deserved, first-class vacation to Montego Bay, Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a handsome young islander, Winston Shakespeare, who is twenty years younger. His pursuit of her turns into a blossoming romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.
Wag the Dog (1997)
, 1h37Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Politique, Films about television, Political films
Actors Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin
Roles Young Man / CIA
Rating70%
The President of the United States is caught making advances on an underage "Firefly Girl" less than two weeks before Election Day. Conrad Brean (De Niro), a top-notch spin doctor, is brought in to take the public's attention away from the scandal. He decides to construct a diversionary war with Albania, hoping the media will concentrate on this instead. Brean contacts Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Hoffman) to create the war, complete with a theme song and fake film footage of a photogenic orphan (Dunst) in Albania.
Doomsday Virus (1996)
, 2h56Directed by Eric Laneuville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Richard Dean Anderson, Stephen Root, Robert Guillaume, Jane Leeves, Edward Herrmann, Richard Lawson
Roles Capt. Daniel Robb
Rating60%
The story begins in the mountains of Bavaria, Germany, where wildlife documentarian Ernest Helms (Michael Winters) is filming local wildlife. While filming, he discovers a man attempting to break into his rental car. After foiling the man's attempt, Helms prepares to drive away but is thwarted by the man smashing the driver's window. Helms, however, succeeds in escaping the crazed man, but receives a minor cut on his hand. A few days later, in Frankfurt, Germany, Captain James Holland (Richard Dean Anderson), amidst preparations for his forthcoming transatlantic flight as Captain of Quantum Airlines Flight 66, is told by his doctor he does not have cancer. On board Flight 66, a Boeing 747, Helms (already displaying signs of illness) is assisted to his seat by flight attendant Brenda Hopkins (Kate Hodge). Shortly after takeoff, Helms rises from his seat and falls into cardiac arrest, and Brenda gives him CPR. Head flight attendant Barb Rollins (Jennifer Savidge) notifies Holland of the emergency, and the Captain and his check pilot, Daniel Robb (Richard Lawson) set a course for London's Heathrow Airport,. However they are turned away when British Air-Traffic Control informs them that one of the passengers (Helms) could be infected with a deadly strain of influenza.
Stick (1985)
, 1h44Directed by Burt Reynolds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, George Segal, Richard Lawson, Cástulo Guerra
Roles Cornell
Rating55%
Ernest "Stick" Stickley, a former car thief, has just been released from prison. He meets up with an old friend, Rainy, whose "quick stop" near the Florida Everglades before they go home is an illegal drug deal that goes sour. With his friend dead, Stick needs to hide out for a while to elude the killers (who must eliminate him as a witness).