Acting
Dennis Lipscomb
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
The Medicine Show
Film · 2001
The Guardian
Series · 2001
Mystery Kids
Film · 2000
The Invisible Man
Series · 2000
Roswell
Series · 1999
Felicity
Series · 1998
Fired Up
Series · 1997
Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
Film · 1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Series · 1996
Automatic
Film · 1995
Without Warning
Film · 1994
The Force
Film · 1994
Party of Five
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Undercover Blues
Film · 1993
Curaçao
Film · 1993
seaQuest DSV
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Under Siege
Film · 1992
Death Ring
Film · 1992
Melrose Place
Series · 1992
Jack's Place
Series · 1992
Renegade
Series · 1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Film · 1991
Rewrite for Murder
Film · 1991
The First Power
Film · 1990
Ferris Bueller
Series · 1990
Cop Rock
Series · 1990
She Knows Too Much
Film · 1989
Prime Target
Film · 1989
Retribution
Film · 1987
Sister, Sister
Film · 1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Film · 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Film · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
Crossroads
Film · 1986
Slow Burn
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
The Blue Yonder
Film · 1985
Amazing Stories
Series · 1985
Moonlighting
Series · 1985
A Soldier's Story
Film · 1984
Call to Glory
Film · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
WarGames
Film · 1983
The Day After
Film · 1983
Eyes of Fire
Film · 1983
The A-Team
Series · 1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Series · 1983
Love Child
Film · 1982
Farrell: For the People
Film · 1982
Penitentiary II
Film · 1982
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
The Greatest American Hero
Series · 1981
The Greatest American Hero
Series · 1981
Union City
Film · 1980
Wings Of Ash
Film · 1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
Series · 1978
Le Grand Silence
Film · 1977
CHiPs
Series · 1977
Barney Miller
Series · 1975
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954