Dennis Lipscomb

About

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.

Known for

The X-FilesSeries • 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993ERSeries • 1994Falcon CrestSeries • 1981Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992L.A. LawSeries • 1986Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries • 1996Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981The A-TeamSeries • 1983Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSeries • 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993Party of FiveSeries • 1994Barney MillerSeries • 1975MatlockSeries • 1986T. J. HookerSeries • 1982Highway to HeavenSeries • 1984RenegadeSeries • 1992MoonlightingSeries • 1985The GuardianSeries • 2001FelicitySeries • 1998seaQuest DSVSeries • 1993Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries • 1983RoswellSeries • 1999