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
1983	WarGames	Watson
1983	Eyes of Fire	Will Smythe
1983	The Day After	Reverend Walker	TV movie
1984	A Soldier's Story	Captain Taylor
1986	Crossroads	Lloyd
1987	Retribution	George Miller
1987	Amazing Grace and Chuck	Johnny B. Goode
1987	Sister, Sister	Cleve Doucet
1991	Perry Mason L'affaire du cercueil de verre	Max Le Mar illusioniste
1990	The First Power	Commander Perkins
1992	Death Ring	Jessup
1992	Under Siege	Trenton
1993	Undercover Blues	Foster
1994	Without Warning	Dr. Robert Pearlman
1995	Automatic	Raymond Hammer
2000	Finding Kelly	Book Collector
2001	Firetrap	Mr. Reed
2001	The Medicine Show	Dr. Votkiff