Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb (March 1, 1942 – July 30, 2014) was an American actor.

Lipscomb earned an engineering degree from Clarkson University.

Lipscomb's first feature film was Union City (1980). From the early 1980s to the 1990s, Lipscomb appeared 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). Lipscomb guest starred on television commercials and shows, including WKRP In Cincinnati, T.J. Hooker, and Wiseguy (1987; CBS) as Sid Royce/Elvis Prim.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1980 Union City Harlan 1982 Penitentiary II Announcer 1982 Love Child Arthur Brady 1982 Farrell for the People Jed Carter TV movie 1983 WarGames Watson 1983 Eyes of Fire Will Smythe 1983 The Day After Reverend Walker TV movie 1984 A Soldier's Story Captain Taylor 1985 The Blue Yonder Finch TV movie 1986 Crossroads Lloyd 1986 Slow Burn Ron McDonald TV movie 1987 Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story Lieutenant Hutchison TV movie 1987 Retribution George Miller 1987 Amazing Grace and Chuck Johnny B. Goode 1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit Michael Light TV movie 1987 Sister, Sister Cleve Doucet 1989 She Knows Too Much Ivan Fletcher TV movie 1989 Prime Target Officer Rooney TV movie 1990 The First Power Commander Perkins 1990 Anna Al Lubinski TV movie 1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin Max LeMar TV movie 1991 Rewrite for Murder Lieutenant Reiderman TV movie 1992 Death Ring Jessup 1992 Under Siege Trenton 1993 Curacao Henry Rawlings TV movie 1993 Undercover Blues Foster 1993 Nick's Game Joe Diaco TV movie 1994 The Force Sykes 1994 Without Warning Dr. Robert Pearlman TV movie 1995 Automatic Raymond Hammer 1996 Apollo 11 George Low TV movie 2000 Finding Kelly Book Collector 2001 Firetrap Mr. Reed 2001 The Medicine Show Dr. Votkiff