Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

The Medicine Show
Character: Dr. Votkiff
MOVIE • 2001

The Guardian
Character: Judge
TV • 2001

The Invisible Man
Character: Dr. Mick Callahan
TV • 2000

Mystery Kids
Character: Book Collector
MOVIE • 2000

Roswell
Character: Congressman
TV • 1999

Felicity
Character: Doctor
TV • 1998

Fired Up
Character: Donnie Rhymer
TV • 1997

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
Character: George Low
MOVIE • 1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character: Mirror Man
TV • 1996

Automatic
Character: Raymond Hammer
MOVIE • 1995

Without Warning
Character: Dr. Richard Pearson
MOVIE • 1994

ER
Character: Dr. Wilson
TV • 1994

Party of Five
Character:
TV • 1994

The Force
Character: Sykes
MOVIE • 1994

Diagnosis: Murder
Character: IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder
TV • 1993

Diagnosis: Murder
Character: Malcolm Trainor
TV • 1993

Diagnosis: Murder
Character: Malcolm Trainor (uncredited)
TV • 1993

seaQuest DSV
Character: Tucker
TV • 1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:
TV • 1993

Undercover Blues
Character: Foster
MOVIE • 1993