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Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

Acting • 1942-03-01 • Westbury, New York, USA

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.

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WarGames7.1

WarGames

1983

Eyes of Fire5.7

Eyes of Fire

1983

Wiseguy6.6

Wiseguy

1987

Crossroads7.4

Crossroads

1986

Retribution6.0

Retribution

1987

The First Power5.7

The First Power

1990

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