Dennis Lipscomb
Known for: Acting
Born: March 1, 1942
Died: July 30, 2014
Place of birth: Westbury, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
33 movies · 35 TV shows, newest first
5.0
The Medicine Show
2001
7.0
The Guardian
2001
7.1
The Invisible Man
2000
7.5
Mystery Kids
2000
7.7
Roswell
1999
6.6
Felicity
1998
7.8
Fired Up
1997
6.5
Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
1996
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
4.9
Automatic
1995
6.8
Without Warning
1994
7.8
ER
1994
7.0
Party of Five
1994
4.8
The Force
1994
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
7.1
seaQuest DSV
1993
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
6.0
Undercover Blues
1993
8.4
The X-Files
1993
6.4
Curaçao
1993
7.6
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
6.3
Under Siege
1992
6.7
Renegade
1992
5.8
Melrose Place
1992
5.0
Death Ring
1992
8.0
Jack's Place
1992
7.0
Rewrite for Murder
1991
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
4.3
Cop Rock
1990
6.6
Ferris Bueller
1990
5.7
The First Power
1990
5.2
Prime Target
1989
7.5
She Knows Too Much
1989
6.0
Retribution
1987
6.6
Wiseguy
1987
4.7
Sister, Sister
1987
7.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987
6.5
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
1987
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
4.9
Slow Burn
1986
7.3
Crossroads
1986
7.1
Matlock
1986
6.3
The Blue Yonder
1985
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
7.5
Moonlighting
1985
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
6.8
A Soldier's Story
1984
8.0
Call to Glory
1984
6.8
The Day After
1983
5.6
Eyes of Fire
1983
6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
7.1
WarGames
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
4.5
Farrell: For the People
1982
5.6
Love Child
1982
4.4
Penitentiary II
1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
5.5
Falcon Crest
1981
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
5.4
Union City
1980
7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
10.0
Wings Of Ash
1978
6.8
CHiPs
1977
8.0
Le Grand Silence
1977
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
8.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954