A veteran actor with a charming drawl, South Carolina native Leon Rippy began his acting career in the early '80s, making very minor appearances in very big films, like a store clerk in The_Color_Purple and an FBI agent in Firestarter. Rippy would continue to appear in several projects over the coming years, often taking on a number of roles every year. He notably played a prosecutor in 1988's Illegally_Yours, and an Army sergeant in 1990's Moon_44, one of seven collaborations Rippy would make with director Roland_Emmerich. The '90s would find the actor just as active as ever, appearing in the usual plethora of movies and TV shows, including high-profile appearances in 2000's The_Patriot and on the series Walker,_Texas_Ranger. The new millennium would bring even more prominent work for the now silver-haired actor, with a starring role on the HBO western series Deadwood, which Rippy would appear on from 2004 to 2006. He soon took on another starring role on the police drama Saving_Grace with Holly_Hunter, playing Earl, a tough-talking, tobacco-spitting messenger from God. Cammila Albertson, Rovi

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