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Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 01, 1942
Died Jul 30, 2014 (72)
Birthplace Westbury, New York, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

The Medicine Show

The Medicine Show

2001

as Dr. Votkiff

Automatic

Automatic

1995

as Raymond Hammer

The Force

The Force

1994

as Sykes

Without Warning

Without Warning

1994

as Dr. Richard Pearson

Curaçao

Curaçao

1993

as Henry Rawlings

Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

1993

as Foster

Under Siege

Under Siege

1992

as Trenton

The First Power

The First Power

1990

as Commander Perkins

She Knows Too Much

She Knows Too Much

1989

as Ivan Fletcher

Prime Target

Prime Target

1989

as Officer Rodney

Retribution

Retribution

1987

as George Miller

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987

as Lieutenant Hutchison

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1987

as Cleve Doucet

Slow Burn

Slow Burn

1986

as Ron McDonald

Crossroads

Crossroads

1986

as Lloyd

The Blue Yonder

The Blue Yonder

1985

as Finch

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984

as Captain Taylor

Call to Glory

Call to Glory

1984

as Child Psychologist

Eyes of Fire

Eyes of Fire

1983

as Rev. Will Smythe

WarGames

WarGames

1983

as Watson

The Day After

The Day After

1983

as Reverend Walker

Farrell: For the People

Farrell: For the People

1982

as Jed Carter

Love Child

Love Child

1982

as Arthur Brady

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

1982

as Announcer

Union City

Union City

1980

as Harlan

Le Grand Silence

Le Grand Silence

1977

as Benny Lansing

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

L.A. Law

as Attorney Belknap

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Amazing Stories

as Val Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

T. J. Hooker

as Rollins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1982

The A-Team

as Prince

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

seaQuest DSV

as Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

Moonlighting

as Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1985

Diagnosis: Murder

as IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

The X-Files

as Leonard Vance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Melrose Place

as Court-Appointed Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1992

Roswell

as Congressman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1999

The Invisible Man

as Dr. Mick Callahan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 09, 2000

Diagnosis: Murder

as Malcolm Trainor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Felicity

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1998

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Mirror Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

Matlock

as Les McCall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

Ferris Bueller

as Lou

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 23, 1990

Fired Up

as Donnie Rhymer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1997

Barney Miller

as Lawrence Pryne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

Cop Rock

as Sidney Weitz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1990

ER

as Dr. Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Falcon Crest

as Forrest Murdy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

Wiseguy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 1987

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

CHiPs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Highway to Heaven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1983

Party of Five

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1994

WKRP in Cincinnati

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Jack's Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 1992

Renegade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1992

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

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2024 9 6 15 1
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2024 12 4 8 1
2025 1 7 13 4
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2025 5 1 3 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 9 0

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