Dennis Lipscomb
Known for Acting
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
WarGames
1983
as Watson
Under Siege
1992
as Trenton
The Day After
1983
as Reverend Walker
Crossroads
1986
as Lloyd
Retribution
1987
as George Miller
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Captain Taylor
Undercover Blues
1993
as Foster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
as Max LeMar
Union City
1980
as Harlan
The First Power
1990
as Commander Perkins
Sister, Sister
1987
as Cleve Doucet
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987
as Michael Light
Love Child
1982
as Arthur Brady
Automatic
1995
as Raymond Hammer
Slow Burn
1986
as Ron McDonald
Mystery Kids
2000
as Book Collector
Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
1996
as George Low
Eyes of Fire
1983
as Rev. Will Smythe
Farrell: For the People
1982
as Jed Carter
Call to Glory
1984
as Child Psychologist