Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy (born October 30, 1949 in Rock Hill) is an American film and television actor. He portrayed Major General W.O. West in the 1994 featured film, .
== Life and career ==
He 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), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and also had a role in the 2004 film The Alamo.
Television appearances include a guest role on ("The Neutral Zone"), , , , , and as Tom Nuttall on the HBO series . Rippy had a co-starring role in the TNT crime drama series, . He has also appeared in North and South as Sanders, and in as Dr. Beauregard.
== Involvement in the Stargate universe ==
=== Actor ===
* Major General W.O. West ()
== Filmography ==
 Film and Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013 	The Prodigal 	Gearhead (in talks) 	Film, pre-production
2013 	The Lone Ranger 	 	Film, post-production
2012 	Alcatraz 	Dr. Milton Beauregard 	TV series, 12 episodes
2011-2012	Leverage 	Jack Latimer / Mysterious man 	TV series, 5 episodes
2007-2010	Saving Grace 	Earl 	TV series, 46 episodes
2006 	Gridiron Gang 	Paul Higa 	Film
2004-2006	Deadwood 	Tom Nuttall 	TV series, 36 episodes
2004 	The Alamo 	Sgt. William Ward 	Film
2003 	Six Feet Under 	Daddy 	TV series, 1 episode
2003 	The Life of David Gale 	Braxton Belyeu 	Film
2002 	Eight Legged Freaks 	Wade 	Film
2001 	The Man with No Eyes 	Father Patrick 	Short
1993-2001	Walker, Texas Ranger 	Chastain / Dewey Baker / Vince Pike	TV series, 4 episodes
2001 	The Fugitive 	Buddy LaRue 	TV series, 1 episode
2000 	The Patriot 	John Billings 	Film
1999 	CI5: The New Professionals 	Lang 	TV series, 1 episode
1999 	The Thirteenth Floor 	Jane's Lawyer 	Film
1997 	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 	Detective Boone 	Film
1997 	The Visitor 	Agent Nicholas LaRue 	TV series, 1 episode
1997 	Gun 	Scooter 	TV series, 1 episode
1997 	Still Movin' 	Mr. Jennings 	Film
1996 	The Arrival 	DOD #1 	Film
1994 	Stargate 	General W.O. West 	Film
1993 	A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives	Tex 	TV movie
1993 	Diagnosis Murder 	Bob Cole 	TV series, 2 episodes
1993 	Beyond the Law 	Virgil 	Film
1992 	Universal Soldier 	Woodward 	Film
1992 	Kuffs 	Kane 	Film
1991 	Eye of the Storm 	Sheriff 	Film
1991 	Hard Time Romance 	Hugh Dean Simpson 	Film
1990 	The Hot Spot 	Deputy Tate 	Film
1990 	Young Guns II 	Robert 'Bob' Ollinger 	Film
1990 	Moon 44 	Master Sergeant Sykes 	Film
1990 	Quantum Leap 	Sheriff Taggart 	TV series, 1 episode
1990 	Loose Cannons 	Weskit 	Film
1989 	Hardball 	 	TV series, 1 episode
1988 	Jesse 	 	TV movie
1988 	Traxx 	Killer 	Film
1988 	Track 29 	Trucker 	Film
1988 	Star Trek: The Next Generation 	L.Q. 'Sonny' Clemmons 	TV series, 1 episode
1988 	Illegally Yours 	Prosecutor 	Film
1988 	The Tracker 	Chub Dumont 	TV movie
1988 	Hunter 	Russ Tolson 	TV series, 1 episode
1988 	Born to Race 	Joel 	Film
1987 	The Bedroom Window 	Seedy Bartender 	Film
1987 	The Rutherford County Line 	 	Film
1986 	No Mercy 	Man #2 	Film
1986 	King Kong Lives 	Hunter 	Film
1986 	Maximum Overdrive 	Brad 	Film
1986 	Raw Deal 	Man in Tux 	Film
1986 	North and South, Book II 	Sanders 	TV series, 1 episode
1985 	The Color Purple 	Store Clerk 	Film
1985 	Marie 	Gary Gerbitz 	Film
1985 	Rockin' Road Trip 	Earl Reese 	Film
1984 	Hyperspace 	Roy 	Film
1984 	Chain Gang 	 	Film
1984 	Firestarter 	Blinded Agent 	Film
1984 	Tales of the Third Dimension 	 	Film
1983 	Chiefs 	Tommy Allen 	TV series, 2 episodes
1983 	Hit the Road Running 	Doogan 	Film
== Notes ==
* Rippy worked with Roland Emmerich on seven films.
== External links ==
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== References ==