Dennis Lipscomb
Actor
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
Under Siege
as Trenton 1992
Crossroads
as Lloyd 1986
The Day After
as Reverend Walker 1983
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Taylor 1984
Undercover Blues
as Foster 1993
The First Power
as Commander Perkins 1990
Eyes of Fire
as Rev. Will Smythe 1983
Retribution
as George Miller 1987
Without Warning
as Dr. Richard Pearson 1994
Sister, Sister
as Cleve Doucet 1987
Automatic
as Raymond Hammer 1995
Slow Burn
as Ron McDonald 1986
Union City
as Harlan 1980
Penitentiary II
as Announcer 1982
The Blue Yonder
as Finch 1985
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
as Michael Light 1987