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Leon Rippy
Highest Rated: 72% The Bedroom Window (1987)
Lowest Rated: 14% Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Birthday: Oct 30, 1949
Birthplace: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Character actor Leon Rippy essayed a string of memorable turns as men whose rustic charm occasionally hid a tinge of menace in such features and television projects as "The Patriot" (2000), "Deadwood" (HBO 2004-2006), "Saving Grace" (TNT 2007-2010) and "Under the Dome" (CBS 2013-15). The South Carolina-born actor began his career in regional theater and films before moving into studio efforts in the 1990s. An alliance with producer Roland Emmerich in seven films, including "Stargate" (1994) and "The Patriot" (2000), increased his exposure, which led to his best-known work as Tom Nuttall on "Deadwood," who owned the bar in which Wild Bill Hickock was murdered, and Holly Hunter's guardian angel on "Saving Grace." Rippy's near-constant presence in film and television over a two-decade period underscored viewers' and critics' opinion that he was among the best character players in the business.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43% | 81% | Gridiron Gang | Paul Higa (Character) | $38.4M | 2006 |
| 29% | 46% | The Alamo | Sgt. William Ward (Character) | $22.4M | 2004 |
| 19% | 81% | The Life of David Gale | Braxton Belyeu (Character) | $19.6M | 2003 |
| 48% | 33% | Eight Legged Freaks | Wade (Character) | $17.3M | 2002 |
| 62% | 81% | The Patriot | John Billings (Character) | $113.3M | 2000 |
| 66% | 44% | The Arrival | DOD #1 (Character) | $14.1M | 1996 |
| 54% | 73% | Stargate | Gen. West (Character) | $70.9M | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Tex (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vanishing Act | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Eye of the Storm | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 28% | 47% | Kuffs | Kane (Character) | $19.6M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Beyond the Law | Virgil (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 34% | 46% | Universal Soldier | Woodward (Character) | $35.4M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hard Time Romance | Hugh Dean Simpson (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 17% | 32% | Moon 44 | Master Sergeant Sykes (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 71% | 49% | The Hot Spot | Deputy Tate (Character) | $1.2M | 1990 |
| 63% | 44% | Track 29 | Trucker (Character) | $19.3K | 1988 |
| 72% | 50% | The Bedroom Window | Seedy Bartender (Character) | $8.8M | 1987 |
| 14% | 50% | Maximum Overdrive | Brad (Character) | $6.0M | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Third Dimension | Freddie (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chain Gang | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hit the Road Running | Doogan (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96% | 92% | Rectify | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 68% | 45% | Under the Dome | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 60% | 41% | Alcatraz | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 92% | 88% | Leverage | Jack Latimer (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
| 76% | 67% | Saving Grace | Earl (Character) | 2007-2010 |
| 92% | 96% | Deadwood | Tom Nuttall (Character) | 2004-2006 |
| 81% | 96% | Six Feet Under | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exposure | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Visitor | Unknown (Character) | 1997-1998 |
| 57% | No Score Yet | Gun | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | Quantum Leap | Sheriff Taggart (Guest Star) | 1990 |
| 92% | 89% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | L.Q. "Sonny" Clemons (Guest Star) | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Russ Tolson (Guest Star) | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | North and South, Book II | Sanders (Guest Star) | 1986 |