As Actor
The Medicine Show
2001
4.8
Dennis Lipscomb
Acting
Birth Date
March 1, 1942
Place of Birth
Westbury, New York, USA
Date of Death
July 30, 2014
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Mystery Kids
2000
5.0
As Actor
Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
1996
6.4
As Actor
Automatic
1995
4.8
As Actor
The Force
1994
4.7
As Actor
Curaçao
1993
6.6
As Actor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
7.3
As Actor
The First Power
1990
5.6
As Actor
Prime Target
1989
4.7
As Actor
She Knows Too Much
1989
7.8
As Actor
Retribution
1987
5.9
As Actor
Sister, Sister
1987
4.6
As Actor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987
7.7
As Actor
Slow Burn
1986
5.0
As Actor
Crossroads
1986
7.4
As Actor
The Blue Yonder
1985
6.0
As Actor
A Soldier's Story
1984
6.8
As Actor
Eyes of Fire
1983
5.4
As Actor
WarGames
1983
7.1
As Actor
Love Child
1982
5.8