Leon Rippy
| Leon Rippy | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1949 Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Leon Rippy (born October 30, 1949) is an American actor. Rippy is best known for his role as Wade in the Sci-fi comedy film Eight Legged Freaks.
Early life
Rippy was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He developed a love for theater while in high school and college.
Career
Rippy's acting career developed through appearances in regional theatrical productions. He founded and operated two theatre companies, and at one time was regarded as an accomplished ballet dancer.[1] Rippy has appeared in more than seventy plays. His non-acting occupations have included working with a circus and as a foreman of a cattle ranch.[2]
Rippy has worked with Roland Emmerich on seven movies including: Moon 44 (1990), Eye of the Storm (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Stargate (1994), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Patriot (2000), and Eight Legged Freaks (2002). He also had roles in The Alamo (2004) and The Lone Ranger (2013).
Television appearances include a guest role on Star Trek: The Next Generation ("The Neutral Zone"), Quantum Leap, Walker, Texas Ranger, Leverage, Six Feet Under and as Tom Nuttall on the HBO series Deadwood. Rippy had a co-starring role in the TNT crime drama series, Saving Grace. He has also appeared in North and South as Sanders, and in Alcatraz as Dr. Beauregard.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Once Upon a Murder | Tommy Allen | Miniseries |
| 1983 | Hit the Road Running | Doogan | |
| 1984 | Firestarter | Blinded Agent | |
| Hyperspace | Roy | ||
| 1984 | Chain Gang | ||
| 1984 | Tales of the Third Dimension | Freddie | Segment: "The Guardians" |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Store Clerk | |
| 1985 | Marie | Gary Gerbitz | |
| 1985 | Rockin' Road Trip | Earl Reese | |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Brad | |
| Raw Deal | Man in Tux | ||
| King Kong Lives | Will | ||
| No Mercy | Man #2 | ||
| 1986 | North and South | Sanders | Book II, episode #1.2 |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Seedy Bartender | |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Crawford | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
| 1987 | The Rutherford County Line | aka Damon's Law | |
| 1988 | Traxx | Killer | |
| Star Trek TNG | L. Q. "Sonny" Clemmons | Episode: "The Neutral Zone" | |
| 1988 | Jesse | TV Movie | |
| 1988 | Track 29 | Trucker | |
| 1988 | Illegally Yours | Prosecutor | |
| 1988 | Hunter | Russ Tolson | Episode: "The Fourth Man" |
| 1988 | The Tracker | Chub Dumont | TV Movie |
| 1988 | Born to Run | Joel | TV Movie |
| 1989 | Hardball (1989 TV series) | Episode: "The Cleveland Indian" | |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Weskit | |
| Moon 44 | Master Sergeant Sykes | ||
| Young Guns II | Robert "Bob" Ollinger | ||
| The Hot Spot | Deputy Tate | ||
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Sheriff Taggart | Episode: "Freedom - November 22, 1970" |
| 1991 | Eye of the Storm | Sheriff | |
| 1991 | Hard Time Romance | Hugh Dean Simpson | |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Woodward | |
| Beyond the Law | Virgil | ||
| Kuffs | Kane | ||
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Creede / Chastain / Vince Pike / Dewey Baker | 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Perry Mason | Tex | TV Movie: The Case of the Wicked Wives |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder | Bob Cole | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Stargate | Major General W. O. West | |
| 1996 | The Arrival | DOD #1 | |
| 1997 | Still Movin | Mr. Jennings | |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Agent Nicholas LaRue | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Detective Boone | |
| 1997 | Gun | Scooter | Episode: "The Hole" |
| 1999 | The Thirteenth Floor | Jane's Lawyer | |
| 1999 | CI5: The New Professionals | Lang | Episode: "Glory Days" |
| 2000 | The Patriot | John Billings | |
| 2001 | The Fugitive | Buddy LaRue | Episode: "New Orleans Saints" |
| 2001 | The Man with No Eyes | Father Patrick | Short Film |
| 2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Wade | |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Braxton Belyeu | |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Daddy | Episode: "Tears, Bones & Desire" |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Sergeant William Ward | |
| 2004 | Deadwood (TV series) | Tom Nuttall | 36 episodes |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Paul Higa | |
| 2006 | Saving Grace | Earl | 46 episodes |
| 2011 | Leverage | Jack Latimer / Mysterious Man | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Dr. Milton Beauregard | 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Under The Dome | Ollie Dinsmore | 5 episodes |
| The Lone Ranger | Collins | ||
| 2014 | Rectify | Lezlie | 2 episodes |
References
- ↑ Uncredited, Biography of Leon Rippy; TV.com. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ Uncredited, Biography of Leon Rippy; Filmbug. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
