Joseph Whipp
Born (1941-07-12) July 12, 1941
San Francisco, California
OccupationActor

Joseph Whipp (born July 12, 1941) is an American actor who has starred in many films and starred on television. He is known for playing police officers in films and on television.

Career

Whipp taught drama Carlmont High School in the 1970s. His first role was as Nicky in the 1973 film The Enforcer. His first credited role was in the 1979 movie Escape from Alcatraz as a prison guard. He later on appeared in the 1984 horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street as a cop and the 1987 science fiction movie The Hidden. He also starred in the 1996 hit horror movie Scream as a sheriff as well as the 1989 horror video classic Death Spa as the ill-fated paranormal investigator Dr. Lido Moray. His most recent film is in the 2010 movie Downstream.

Whipp has starred in the soap operas Generations as Charles Mullen from 1989–1990, and on General Hospital as Marty in 1991. He has made many guest appearances on television series, including Lou Grant, The Dukes of Hazzard, Golden Girls, Night Court, Cheers, ER, Monk and The Middle.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Magnum Force Palancio's Hitter Uncredited
1979 Escape from Alcatraz Guard
1982 Wrong Is Right John Brown
1983 Second Thoughts Jailer
1984 Body Rock Donald
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street Sgt. Parker
1986 Miracles L.A. Cop #1
1986 Amazons Kalungo
1986 Scorpion Leese's aide
1987 Disorderlies Cop #1
1987 Rampage Dr. George Mahon
1987 The Hidden Dr. Rogers
1988 Death Spa Dr. Lido Moray
1992 The Nutt House Doctor Foster
1996 Scream Sheriff Burke
1997 Suicide Kings Harry
1997 The Midas Touch Guard
1998 Get a Job Pops
1998 A Place Called Truth Sheriff Roy
1999 Winding Roads Larry Riddle
2000 Southstreet Lullaby Smiley
2003 The Job The Man
2006 The Gold Bracelet -
2010 World's End Hungry Joe
2019 Stray Davis

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Streets of San Francisco Taylor / Jim 2 episodes
1980 Rage! Resident #8 Television film
1980 Lou Grant Belson Episode: "Libel"
1981 Please Don't Hit Me, Mom Coach Egan Television film
1981 Advice to the Lovelorn Tom Moore
1981 The Greatest American Hero Sheriff Episode: "The Lost Diablo"
1981, 1984 The Dukes of Hazzard Eddie Hollis / Mason 2 episodes
1981–1996 Days of Our Lives Lou / Thug / Santa Claus 27 episodes
1982 Between Two Brothers Sergeant Television film
1982 T. J. Hooker Carl Taub Episode: "The Witness"
1983 This Girl for Hire Cop Television film
1984 Blue Thunder Gil Franzen Episode: "A Clear and Present Danger"
1984 Hunter Detective Episode: "The Hot Grounder"
1984 Hill Street Blues Pit Boss Episode: "Fuched Again"
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Vardosk Episode: "A Class Act"
1985 Moonlighting Investigator #2 Episode: "Pilot"
1985 Highway to Heaven Robert St. Johns 2 episodes
1985 Chiller Detective Television film
1985 The Twilight Zone Doug Seaver Episode: "Wordplay"
1985 Stir Crazy Herman Episode: "The Football Story"
1985 Santa Barbara Doctor Episode #1.331
1986 Cheers Jack Dalton Episode: "Fear Is My Co-Pilot"
1986 Cagney & Lacey Molina Episode: "The Zealot"
1987 Square One Television Buck Clyde Episode #1.2
1987 Mathnet Episode: "The Problem of the Missing Monkey"
1987 The Golden Girls Dr. Gordon W. Taylor Episode: "Whose Face Is This, Anyway?"
1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder Klein 3 episodes
1987 Police Story: The Freeway Killings Gene Benson Television film
1987 Werewolf Detective Episode: "Blood Ties"
1988 Frank's Place Coach Hughes Episode: "The Recruiting Game"
1988 21 Jump Street Sheriff Episode: "Cory and Dean Got Married"
1989 Father Dowling Mysteries Tom Fremont 2 episodes
1989 Beauty and the Beast Bill Edwards Episode: "What Rough Beast"
1989–1990 Generations Charles Mullin 24 episodes
1990 The New Lassie Cal Episode: "Snake Pit"
1990 Night Court Dreg of Society Episode: "A Family Affair: Part 1"
1991 Absolute Strangers Doctor #2 Television film
1991 Switched at Birth Dr. Peter Ter Horst Miniseries
1991 General Hospital Marty Episode #1.7232
1991 China Beach Top Episode: "Hello Goodbye"
1992 The Wonder Years Mr. Quaranta Episode: "Private Butthead"
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Railroad Executive Episode: "Diner '75"
1992 A Message from Holly Driver Television film
1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. U.S. Marshal Episode: "Crystal Hawks"
1994 Red Shoe Diaries Rebecca's husband Episode: "Mercy"
1994, 1998 Melrose Place Captain / Contractor 2 episodes
1995 Sharon's Secret Seargeant Television film
1995 Deadly Games Captain 2 episodes
1996 Home Improvement Kendall Episode "Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights"
1996 Weird Science General Episode: "By the Time We Got to Woodstock..."
1996 Too Something Man Buying Sculpture Episode: "Donny's Mother"
1996 The Tomorrow Man Security Chief Television film
1996 Profiler Inspector Donnegan Episode: "I'll Be Watching You"
1996 Beverly Hills, 90210 Fire Captain Episode: "Fearless"
1996 Dark Skies General Thompson Episode: "Ancient Future"
1996, 1998 Diagnosis: Murder Patrick Norton / Bus Driver 2 episodes
1997 NYPD Blue Lou Garvey Episode: "Is Paris Burning?"
1997 Spy Game Admiral Shaw Episode: "You Just Can't Trust Anybody These Days"
1997 Pacific Blue Joe Kelly Episode: "Ties That Bind"
1997 Brooklyn South B.C. Commander Stampp Episode: "Pilot"
1998 Baywatch Captain Bob Episode: "To the Max"
2000 Providence Shelter Employee 2 episodes
2001 Black Scorpion Man #1 Episode: "No Sweat"
2001 ER Alan Episode: "Start All Over Again"
2003 Lizzie McGuire Grubby Longjohn Episode: "Grubby Longjohn's Olde Tyme Revue"
2004 Monk Heavyset Detective Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Paperboy"
2005 Ordinary Miracles Doctor Television film
2009, 2010 The Middle Mike's boss 2 episodes
2012 Last Man Standing Ron Episode: "Ed's Twice Ex-Wife"
2014 NCIS Old Man Episode: "Alleged"
2014 Criminal Minds Oren Farland Episode: "Amelia Porter"
2020 The Young and the Restless George 2 episodes
2022 Gaslit Farmer Episode: "King George"
2022 Grown-ish Old Man Episode: "You Don't Know Me"
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