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Dennis Lipscomb

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1942-03-01

Day of Death

2014-07-30

Place of Birth

Westbury, New York, USA

Dennis Lipscomb

Biography

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 (32)

⭐ 5.0 Role: Dr. Votkiff

The Medicine Show

2001
⭐ 7.5 Role: Book Collector

Mystery Kids

2000
⭐ 6.5 Role: George Low

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon

1996
⭐ 4.9 Role: Raymond Hammer

Automatic

1995
⭐ 6.8 Role: Dr. Richard Pearson

Without Warning

1994
⭐ 4.8 Role: Sykes

The Force

1994
⭐ 6.1 Role: Foster

Undercover Blues

1993
⭐ 6.4 Role: Henry Rawlings

Curaçao

1993
⭐ 6.3 Role: Trenton

Under Siege

1992
⭐ 7.0 Role: Nelson Reiderman

Rewrite for Murder

1991
⭐ 7.3 Role: Max LeMar

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991
⭐ 5.7 Role: Commander Perkins

The First Power

1990
⭐ 5.2 Role: Officer Rodney

Prime Target

1989
⭐ 7.5 Role: Ivan Fletcher

She Knows Too Much

1989
⭐ 6.0 Role: George Miller

Retribution

1987