Dennis Lipscomb
33 movies · 35 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 1, 1942
- Died
- Jul 30, 2014 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Dennis Lipscomb: movies and TV shows
Acting (68)
- 2001 The Medicine Show
as Dr. Votkiff
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Mystery Kids
as Book Collector
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996 Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
as George Low
- 1996
- 1995 Automatic
as Raymond Hammer
- 1994 Without Warning
as Dr. Richard Pearson
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 The Force
as Sykes
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder · TV
as IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder / Malcolm Trainor / Malcolm Trainor (uncredited) · 3 episodes
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Undercover Blues
as Foster
- 1993
- 1993 Curaçao
as Henry Rawlings
- 1993
- 1992 Under Siege
as Trenton
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 Death Ring
as Jessup
- 1992
- 1991 Rewrite for Murder
as Nelson Reiderman
- 1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Max LeMar
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 The First Power
as Commander Perkins
- 1989 Prime Target
as Officer Rodney
- 1989 She Knows Too Much
as Ivan Fletcher
- 1987 Retribution
as George Miller
- 1987
- 1987 Sister, Sister
as Cleve Doucet
- 1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
as Michael Light
- 1987 Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
as Lieutenant Hutchison
- 1986
- 1986 Slow Burn
as Ron McDonald
- 1986 Crossroads
as Lloyd
- 1986
- 1985 The Blue Yonder
as Finch
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984 A Soldier's Story
as Captain Taylor
- 1984 Call to Glory
as Child Psychologist
- 1983 The Day After
as Reverend Walker
- 1983 Eyes of Fire
as Rev. Will Smythe
- 1983
- 1983 WarGames
as Watson
- 1983
- 1982 Farrell: For the People
as Jed Carter
- 1982 Love Child
as Arthur Brady
- 1982 Penitentiary II
as Announcer
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980 Union City
as Harlan
- 1978
- 1978 Wings Of Ash
as Dr Renne Allen
- 1977
- 1977 Le Grand Silence
as Benny Lansing
- 1975
- 1974
- 1954