Leon Rippy
Biography
Leon Rippy is an American actor who has worked on screen since 1983, building his career through regional theater before founding and operating two theater companies. Born in Rock Hill, he has appeared in more than seventy plays and is known for television roles such as Earl the Angel on Saving Grace and saloon owner Tom Nuttall on Deadwood, as well as militiaman John Billings in The Patriot (2000). He has worked repeatedly with Roland Emmerich, on films including Stargate (1994), Universal Soldier (1992), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), Moon 44 (1990), Eight Legged Freaks (2002), and The Patriot (2000). His other film work includes The Alamo (2004) and The Lone Ranger (2013). On television, he has guest starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Leverage, and co-starred in the TNT crime drama Saving Grace.
77years old
Turns 78 on October 30in 354 days
- Born Rock Hill
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 34 years1985 to 2019
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Leon Rippy movies on Netflix
Deadwood: The Movieas Tom Nuttall
The Lone Rangeras Collins
Gridiron Gangas Paul Higa
The Alamoas Sgt. William Ward
The Life of David Galeas Braxton Belyeu
Eight Legged Freaksas Wade
The Patriotas John Billings
The Thirteenth Flooras Jane's Lawyer
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evilas Detective Boone
The Arrivalas DOD #1
Stargateas General W.O. West
Beyond the Lawas Virgil
Kuffsas Kane
Universal Soldieras Woodward
Loose Cannonsas Weskit
Moon 44as Master Sergeant Sykes
The Hot Spotas Deputy Tate
Young Guns IIas Robert 'Bob' Ollinger
The Trackeras Chubb Dumont
Track 29as Trucker
Maximum Overdriveas Brad
Marie: A True Storyas Gary Gerbitz
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Roland Emmerich directed four of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Christian Slater2 films together, 1990 to 1992
Christian Slater's page Kuffs1992IMDb rating 5.9Rippy as KaneSlater as George Kuffs
Young Guns II1990IMDb rating 6.5Rippy as Robert 'Bob' OllingerSlater as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Tom Wilkinson2 films together, 2000 to 2013
Tom Wilkinson's page The Lone Ranger2013IMDb rating 6.4Rippy as CollinsWilkinson as Cole
The Patriot2000IMDb rating 7.2Rippy as John BillingsWilkinson as Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
Kevin Spacey2 films together, 1997 to 2003
Kevin Spacey's page The Life of David Gale2003IMDb rating 7.5Rippy as Braxton BelyeuSpacey as David Gale
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997IMDb rating 6.6Rippy as Detective BooneSpacey as Jim Williams
Charlie Sheen2 films together, 1993 to 1996
Charlie Sheen's page The Arrival1996IMDb rating 6.2Rippy as DOD #1Sheen as Zane Zaminski
Beyond the Law1993IMDb rating 6.4Rippy as VirgilSheen as Daniel 'Dan' Saxon
Scott Wilson2 films together, 1988 to 1990
Scott Wilson's page Young Guns II1990IMDb rating 6.5Rippy as Robert 'Bob' OllingerWilson as Governor Lewis Wallace
The Tracker1988IMDb rating 6.2Rippy as Chubb DumontWilson as John 'Red Jack' Stillwell
Emilio Estevez2 films together, 1986 to 1990
Emilio Estevez's page Young Guns II1990IMDb rating 6.5Rippy as Robert 'Bob' OllingerEstevez as William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Maximum Overdrive1986IMDb rating 5.4Rippy as BradEstevez as Bill Robinson
Roland EmmerichDirector, 4 films, 1990 to 2000
All films by Roland Emmerich The Patriot2000IMDb rating 7.2Rippy as John Billings
Stargate1994IMDb rating 7.0Rippy as General W.O. West
Universal Soldier1992IMDb rating 6.1Rippy as Woodward
Moon 441990IMDb rating 5.1Rippy as Master Sergeant Sykes
Also two films together2 more actors
- Jack MooreEight Legged Freaks (2002) and Stargate (1994)
- Jay Arlen JonesEight Legged Freaks (2002) and The Patriot (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Leon Rippy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
17 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 89% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$261M23.8% of the total
- 2$215M19.6% of the total
- 3$197M17.9% of the total
- 4$119M10.9% of the total
- 5$59M5.4% of the total
- 6$46M4.2% of the total
- 7$42M3.8% of the total
- 8$39M3.6% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.










