Occupation Actor TV shows Cop Rock Died July 30, 2014 | Role Actor Name Dennis Lipscomb | |
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Born March 1, 1942 ( 1942-03-01 ) Westbury, New York Movies WarGames, Retribution, A Soldier's Story, Crossroads, Eyes of Fire Similar People Guy Magar, John Badham, Mark Rosman, Norman Jewison, Norberto Barba | ||
Dennis Lipscomb (March 1, 1942 - July 30, 2014) was an American actor.
Lipscomb's first feature film was Union City (1980). From the early 1980s to the 1990s, Lipscomb appeared in key roles in various motion pictures including Love Child (1982), WarGames (1983), Eyes of Fire (1983), The Day After (1983), A Soldier's Story (1984), Crossroads (1986), Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987), Retribution (1987), Sister, Sister (1987), The First Power (1990) and Under Siege (1992). Lipscomb also had a recurring role as mayor of the fictitious town of Sparta, Mississippi in the first season of In the Heat of the Night (1988). In more recent years, Lipscomb has guest starred on television commercials and shows, including WKRP In Cincinnati, T.J. Hooker, and Wiseguy (1987; CBS) as Sid Royce/Elvis Prim. To a younger audience he is perhaps best known as DCI Peter Sterling in Spycraft: The Great Game.
Filmography
Actor
2002
The Guardian (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Innocent (2002) - Judge
2001
The Medicine Show as
Dr. Votkiff
2001
Firetrap as
Mr. Reed
2000
Roswell (TV Series) as
Congressman
- Skin and Bones (2000) - Congressman
2000
The Invisible Man (TV Series) as
Dr. Mick Callahan
- The Value of Secrets (2000) - Dr. Mick Callahan
2000
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV Series) as
Mirror Man
- The End of an Era (2000) - Mirror Man
2000
Felicity (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Help for the Lovelorn (2000) - Doctor
2000
Finding Kelly as
Book Collector
1993
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Malcolm Trainor / IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder
- Retribution: Part 2 (1998) - Malcolm Trainor
- Retribution: Part 1 (1998) - Malcolm Trainor (uncredited)
- Vanishing Act: Part 1 (1993) - IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder
1997
Fired Up (TV Series) as
Donnie Rhymer
- Truth and Consequences (1997) - Donnie Rhymer
1996
Spycraft: The Great Game (Video Game) as
DCI Peter Sterling
1996
Apollo 11 (TV Movie) as
George Low
1996
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Mr. Conklin
- Going, Going, Gone (1996) - Mr. Conklin
1995
Melrose Place (TV Series) as
Court-Appointed Doctor
- Melrose Is Like a Box of Chocolates (1995) - Court-Appointed Doctor
1995
Automatic as
Raymond Hammer
1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Stanley Gables
- Resurrection (1995) - Stanley Gables
1995
ER (TV Series) as
Dr. Wilson
- Love's Labor Lost (1995) - Dr. Wilson
1994
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) as
President Ulysses S. Grant
- The Washington Affair: Part 2 (1994) - President Ulysses S. Grant
- The Washington Affair: Part 1 (1994) - President Ulysses S. Grant
1994
Without Warning (TV Movie) as
Dr. Robert Pearlman
1994
Renegade (TV Series) as
Mickey
- Dutch on the Run (1994) - Mickey
1994
The Force (Video) as
Sykes
1994
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Attorney Belknap
- Tunnel of Love (1994) - Attorney Belknap
1994
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Leonard Vance
- Miracle Man (1994) - Leonard Vance
1994
SeaQuest 2032 (TV Series) as
Martin Tucker
- The Stinger (1994) - Martin Tucker
1993
Nick's Game (TV Movie) as
Joe 'Little Joe' Diaco
1993
Undercover Blues as
Foster
1993
Curacao (TV Movie) as
Henry Rawlings
1992
Under Siege as
Trenton
1992
Death Ring (Video) as
Jessup (as Jessup)
1992
Jack's Place (TV Series) as
Ogden Lake
- I See Cupid, I See France (1992) - Ogden Lake
1991
Rewrite for Murder (TV Movie) as
Lt. Reiderman
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (TV Movie) as
Max LeMar
1989
Midnight Caller (TV Series) as
Nick Clemente
- The Leopard (1991) - Nick Clemente
- That's Amoré (1991) - Nick Clemente
- Do You Believe in Miracles? (1989) - Nick Clemente
1990
Cop Rock (TV Series) as
Sidney Weitz
- Bang the Potts Slowly (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- No Noose Is Good Noose (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- Marital Blitz (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- Potts Don't Fail Me Now (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- Cop-a-Felliac (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- Oli of Ol' Lay (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- A Three-Corpse Meal (1990) - Sidney Weitz
- Ill-Gotten Gaines (1990) - Sidney Weitz
1990
Ferris Bueller (TV Series) as
Janitor Lou
- Custodian of the People (1990) - Janitor Lou
1990
Anna (TV Movie) as
Al Lubinski
1989
The Famous Teddy Z (TV Series) as
Harland Keyvo
- Teddy Goes to the Awards (1990) - Harland Keyvo
- Loyalty (1990) - Harland Keyvo
- A Case of Murder (1989) - Harland Keyvo
- The Dark Closet (1989) - Harland Keyvo
- Pilot (1989) - Harland Keyvo
1990
The First Power as
Commander Perkins
1987
Wiseguy (TV Series) as
Sidney 'Sid' Royce
- To Die in Bettendorf (1990) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce (as Dennis Lipsocomb)
- No One Gets Out of Here Alive (1987) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce
- The Marriage of Heaven & Hell (1987) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce
- One on One (1987) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce
- The Birthday Surprise (1987) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce
- The Loose Cannon (1987) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce
- New Blood (1987) - Sidney 'Sid' Royce
1989
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Forrest Murdy
- Payback (1989) - Forrest Murdy
1989
Prime Target (TV Movie)
1989
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Tobias Bennett
- The Silent Bell (1989) - Tobias Bennett
1989
She Knows Too Much (TV Movie) as
Ivan Fletcher
1988
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) as
Mayor Jim Findlay
- Blind Spot: Part 2 (1988) - Mayor Jim Findlay
- Blind Spot: Part 1 (1988) - Mayor Jim Findlay
- Road Kill (1988) - Mayor Jim Findlay
- Pilot: Part 2 (1988) - Mayor Jim Findlay
- Pilot: Part 1 (1988) - Mayor Jim Findlay
1987
Sister, Sister as
Cleve Doucet
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (TV Movie) as
Michael Light
1987
Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
Val Webster
- Moving Day (1987) - Val Webster
1987
Retribution as
George Miller
1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck as
Johnny B. Goode
1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (TV Movie) as
Lieutenant Hutchison
1986
Slow Burn (TV Movie) as
Ron McDonald
1986
Crossroads as
Lloyd
1986
Matlock (TV Series) as
Les McCall
- Diary of a Perfect Murder (1986) - Les McCall
1985
The Blue Yonder (TV Movie) as
Finch
1985
Our Family Honor (TV Series) as
Carl Martin
- Everybody Is a Star (1985) - Carl Martin
1985
Moonlighting (TV Series) as
Simon
- Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985) - Simon
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Gordon Redding
- Odds on a Dead Pigeon (1985) - Gordon Redding
1984
Jessie (TV Series) as
Calvin Tanner
- Trick of Fate (1984) - Calvin Tanner
1984
A Soldier's Story as
Captain Taylor
1984
Call to Glory (TV Series) as
Child Psychologist
- Call to Glory (1984) - Child Psychologist
1984
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Rollins
- Deadlock (1984) - Rollins
1984
Benson (TV Series) as
Tom McMullen
- Take My Life, Please (1984) - Tom McMullen
1982
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Freddie / Mr. Vosca
- Fuchs Me? Fuchs You! (1984) - Freddie
- The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded (1982) - Mr. Vosca
1983
Eyes of Fire as
Will Smythe
1983
The Day After (TV Movie) as
Reverend Walker
1983
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Prince
- Bad Time on the Border (1983) - Prince
1983
WarGames as
Watson
1983
The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) as
Deke Griffin
- The Quadrian Caper (1983) - Deke Griffin
1982
The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) as
Tom Gardener / Dave Tanner
- Heaven Is in Your Genes (1983) - Tom Gardener
- The Good Samaritan (1982) - Dave Tanner
1982
Gavilan (TV Series) as
Harry August
- The Guns of Harry August (1982) - Harry August
1982
Farrell for the People (TV Movie) as
Jed Carter
1982
Dallas (TV Series) as
Nelson Harding
- Billion Dollar Question (1982) - Nelson Harding
1982
Love Child as
Arthur Brady
1982
Penitentiary II as
Announcer
1982
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Sherman Andruss
- A Faraway Cry (1982) - Sherman Andruss
1982
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Lawrence Pryne
- The Tontine (1982) - Lawrence Pryne
1981
McClain's Law (TV Series) as
Chick Calamus
- Let the Victims Beware (1981) - Chick Calamus
1981
WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) as
Pat Perillo
- Who's on First? (1981) - Pat Perillo
1981
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Wally Bartell
- Anything But the Truth (1981) - Wally Bartell
1980
Union City as
Harlan
1978
Wings of Ash: A Dramatization of the Life of Antonin Artaud (Short) as
Dr. Rene Allende
1977
Le grand silence (Video short) as
Benny Lansing
Thanks
2007
Wainy Days (TV Series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
- Wainy Nights (2007) - (special thanks)
Archive Footage
1984
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Freddie
- Grace Under Pressure (1984) - Freddie (uncredited)
References
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