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'''Leon Rippy''' {{born|30|October|1949}} is an actor who portrayed [[L.Q. Clemonds]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|The Neutral Zone}} in {{y|1988}}.
  
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'''Leon Rippy''' {{born|30|October|1949}} is the actor who portrayed [[L.Q. Clemonds]] in the {{s|TNG}} [[TNG Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|The Neutral Zone}}.
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He appeared in ''The Patriot'', starring Mel Gibson and featuring [[DS9]]'s [[Rene Auberjonois]]. Other motion pictures he has appeared in include ''Firestarter'' (1984, with [[Louise Fletcher]] and [[Robert Miano]]), ''The Color Purple'' (1985, with [[Whoopi Goldberg]]), ''Maximum Overdrive'' (1986, with [[John Short]]), ''The Bedroom Window'' (1987, with [[Wallace Shawn]], [[Brad Greenquist]] and [[Mark Margolis]]), ''Traxx'' (1988, with [[Herschel Sparber]] and [[Robert Miano]]), ''Moon 44'' (1990, with [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Brian Thompson]]), ''Young Guns II'' (1990, with [[Christian Slater]] and [[Tracey Walter]]), ''Kuffs'' (1992, with Christian Slater, [[George De La Peña]], and [[Ashley Judd]]), ''Universal Soldier'' (1992, with [[Lilyan Chauvin]] and [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]]), ''Stargate'' (1994, with [[Erik Holland]], [[Erick Avari]], and [[Frank Welker]]), ''Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil''(1997) alongside [[Bob Gunton]], [[Anne Haney]], [[Richard Herd]] and [[J. Patrick McCormack]].
  
   
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Rippy also appeared in ''The Patriot'', starring Mel Gibson and featuring [[René Auberjonois]] and [[Jason Isaacs]]. Other motion pictures he has appeared in include ''Firestarter'' (1984, with [[Louise Fletcher]] and [[Robert Miano]]), {{wt|The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple}} (1985, with [[Whoopi Goldberg]]), ''Maximum Overdrive'' (1986, with [[John Short]]), ''The Bedroom Window'' (1987, with [[Wallace Shawn]], [[Brad Greenquist]], and [[Mark Margolis]]), {{wt|Traxx (film)|Traxx}} (1988, with [[Herschel Sparber]] and [[Robert Miano]]), {{wt|Moon 44}} (1990, with [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Brian Thompson]]), {{wt|Young Guns II}} (1990, with [[Christian Slater]], [[Alan Ruck]], and [[Tracey Walter]]), {{wt|Kuffs}} (1992, with Christian Slater, [[George De La Peña]], and [[Ashley Judd]]), {{wt|Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier}} (1992, with [[Lilyan Chauvin]] and [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]]), {{wt|Stargate (film)|Stargate}} (1994, with [[Erik Holland]], [[Erick Avari]], and [[Frank Welker]]), and ''Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil'' (1997, alongside [[Bob Gunton]], [[Anne Haney]], [[Richard Herd]], and [[J. Patrick McCormack]]).
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He recently starred in the acclaimed HBO TV series ''Deadwood'', alongside [[Jim Beaver]], [[Brad Dourif]], and [[Alice Krige]]. He also recently played Earl in the TNT series ''Saving Grace'', which also stared [[Roger Aaron Brown]], [[Steve Rankin]], and [[Mark L. Taylor]].
  
   
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More recently, he starred in {{wt|Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood}}, alongside [[Jim Beaver]], [[Brad Dourif]], and [[Alice Krige]]. He also played Earl in the TNT series ''Saving Grace'', which also starred [[Roger Aaron Brown]], [[Steve Rankin]], and [[Mark L. Taylor]]. He has appeared numerous times on {{wt|Walker, Texas Ranger}} with (series regular) [[Noble Willingham]], [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Clifton Collins, Jr.]], [[Tzi Ma]], [[Julia Nickson]], [[Dwight Schultz]], [[Paul Winfield]], [[Ray Wise]], and [[Anthony Zerbe]].
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He also starred as the mysterious Dr. Beauregard, who apparently either time-traveled from 1963 to 2012 or was in some sort of suspended animation during that time, on the [[J. J. Abrams]] created series ''Alcatraz''.
  
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He also starred as the mysterious Dr. Beauregard on [[J.J. Abrams]]' {{wt|Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz}}. In 2013, he appeared in five episodes of [[CBS Studios|CBS]]' {{wt|Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome}}.
   
 
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Leon Rippy (born 30 October 1949; age 74) is the actor who portrayed L.Q. Clemonds in the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "The Neutral Zone".

Rippy also appeared in The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson and featuring René Auberjonois and Jason Isaacs. Other motion pictures he has appeared in include Firestarter (1984, with Louise Fletcher and Robert Miano), The Color Purple (1985, with Whoopi Goldberg), Maximum Overdrive (1986, with John Short), The Bedroom Window (1987, with Wallace Shawn, Brad Greenquist, and Mark Margolis), Traxx (1988, with Herschel Sparber and Robert Miano), Moon 44 (1990, with Malcolm McDowell and Brian Thompson), Young Guns II (1990, with Christian Slater, Alan Ruck, and Tracey Walter), Kuffs (1992, with Christian Slater, George De La Peña, and Ashley Judd), Universal Soldier (1992, with Lilyan Chauvin and Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.), Stargate (1994, with Erik Holland, Erick Avari, and Frank Welker), and Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil (1997, alongside Bob Gunton, Anne Haney, Richard Herd, and J. Patrick McCormack).

More recently, he starred in Deadwood, alongside Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, and Alice Krige. He also played Earl in the TNT series Saving Grace, which also starred Roger Aaron Brown, Steve Rankin, and Mark L. Taylor. He has appeared numerous times on Walker, Texas Ranger with (series regular) Noble Willingham, Marc Alaimo, Clifton Collins, Jr., Tzi Ma, Julia Nickson, Dwight Schultz, Paul Winfield, Ray Wise, and Anthony Zerbe.

He also starred as the mysterious Dr. Beauregard on J.J. Abrams' Alcatraz. In 2013, he appeared in five episodes of CBS' Under the Dome.

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