Cast & creator
Dennis Lipscomb
Best known for The X-Files, Diagnosis: Murder, Diagnosis: Murder
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.
33
film credits
39
television credits
72
1954–2001 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (72)
Showing 72 of 72 credits
The X-Files
Leonard Vance
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Malcolm Trainor
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Malcolm Trainor (uncredited)
1993
ER
Dr. Wilson
1994
Melrose Place
Court-Appointed Doctor
1992
Falcon Crest
Forrest Murdy
1981
L.A. Law
Attorney Belknap
1986
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mirror Man
1996
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Hill Street Blues
Mr. Vosca
1981Hill Street Blues
Freddie
1981
The A-Team
Prince
1983
Party of Five
Mr. Conklin
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Stanley Gables
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
President Ulysses S. Grant
1993
Matlock
Les McCall
1986
T. J. Hooker
Rollins
1982
Barney Miller
Lawrence Pryne
1975
The Guardian
Judge
2001
Renegade
1992
Highway to Heaven
Tobias Bennett
1984
seaQuest DSV
Tucker
1993
Moonlighting
Simon
1985
Roswell
Congressman
1999
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Gordon Redding
1983
Felicity
Doctor
1998
Amazing Stories
Val Webster
1985
Wiseguy
1987
WKRP in Cincinnati
Pat Perillo
1978
CHiPs
Wally Bartell
1977
The Greatest American Hero
Dave Tanner
1981The Greatest American Hero
Tom Gardener
1981
The Invisible Man
Dr. Mick Callahan
2000
Fired Up
Donnie Rhymer
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
Finch
1954
Under Siege
Trenton
1992
Ferris Bueller
Lou
1990
Cop Rock
Sidney Weitz
1990
WarGames
Watson
1983
Jack's Place
1992
A Soldier's Story
Captain Taylor
1984
The Day After
Reverend Walker
1983
Crossroads
Lloyd
1986
Undercover Blues
Foster
1993
Mystery Kids
Book Collector
2000
Eyes of Fire
Rev. Will Smythe
1983
Retribution
George Miller
1987
Sister, Sister
Cleve Doucet
1987
She Knows Too Much
Ivan Fletcher
1989
The First Power
Commander Perkins
1990
Love Child
Arthur Brady
1982
Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
George Low
1996
Slow Burn
Ron McDonald
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Max LeMar
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Michael Light
1987
Automatic
Raymond Hammer
1995
Farrell: For the People
Jed Carter
1982
Without Warning
Dr. Richard Pearson
1994
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Lieutenant Hutchison
1987
Call to Glory
Child Psychologist
1984
The Force
Sykes
1994
The Medicine Show
Dr. Votkiff
2001
Penitentiary II
Announcer
1982
The Blue Yonder
Finch
1985
Union City
Harlan
1980
Rewrite for Murder
Nelson Reiderman
1991
Death Ring
Jessup
1992
Wings Of Ash
Dr Renne Allen
1978
Prime Target
Officer Rodney
1989
Curaçao
Henry Rawlings
1993
Le Grand Silence
Benny Lansing
1977