John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001. Shipp has also played several roles in daytime soap operas including Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1984, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns from 1985 to 1986 (which earned him his first Daytime Emmy Award). In 2014, he was cast as Barry Allen's father Henry on the current The Flash series on The CW network.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.2048 |
| Birthday | 1955-01-22 |
| Place of Birth | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Also Known As |
1990
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
5.8/868
Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroy...
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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
2008
Karma Police
5.5/2
What if a worldwide secret organization existed and you were recruited to join? That's what happens to Charles West when he's recruited to join the Ka...
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Karma Police
2019
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
7.236/36
Ruby and Detective Killian investigate a suspicious fatal car accident. With their yin and yang relationship, they solve the case, until Ruby finds ne...
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Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
2007
Christie's Revenge
4/10
After years of plotting, Christie vows to get revenge on her uncle, whom she blames for her father's demise.
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Christie's Revenge
1997
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
2/1
Shaw, an inveterate explorer and Willa, the headstrong daughter of a famous archaeologist, team up to search for a lost treasure described in an old j...
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Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
2023
The Flash: Saga of the Scarlet Speedster
6.9/4
Short documentary about The Flash from comic book creation to film and television hero.
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The Flash: Saga of the Scarlet Speedster
1991
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
6.468/31
Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the Trickster
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The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1990
The Flash
6.5/74
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.
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The Flash
2002
Second to Die
3.7/10
Sara escapes a life of poverty and abuse to marry Jim Bratchett, but her joy is short-lived when she discovers that Jim intends her to be a full-time...
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Second to Die
1996
Deadly Web
4.2/5
A divorced mother is targeted by an on-line stalker known as Cybergod, and she teams with an ex-cop to track down the maniac.
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Deadly Web
1984
Summer Fantasy
4.8/5
After graduating high school, Carrie needs something to do for the summer. She goes to lifeguard try-outs and gets the job. In this hot Los Angeles su...
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Summer Fantasy
1991
The Danger Team
0/0
A budding detective solves crimes with the help of three stop-motion animated clay characters.
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The Danger Team
1999
Road Rage
5.3/7
Ellen Carson is a real estate agent who inadvertently cuts off a delivery truck driver while changing lanes on the freeway to hurry home. The truck dr...
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Road Rage
2015
Golden Shoes
5.784/37
With his father MIA at war and his mother critical in hospital, a young boy consoles himself with dreams of playing in the youth soccer league. To do...
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Golden Shoes
2015
Sensory Perception
0/0
Sensory Perception is a sci-fi, feature length drama about Jeremy Jacobs, a "recovering" drug addict struggling to get his life back together. Things...
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Sensory Perception
2010
Separation Anxiety
0/0
Separation Anxiety traces the friendship of three twenty-something childhood pals, Quinn, Jess, and Bailey on the morning of Bailey's funeral. As the...
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Separation Anxiety
2012
Hell and Mr Fudge
0/0
Hell and Mr. Fudge is an 2012 American drama film directed by Jeff Wood and written by Brian Phillip Stoddard. Based on a true story, the film stars M...
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Hell and Mr Fudge
2009
Port City
7/1
Life in Wilmington, North Carolina is pretty slow for David until he starts having a fling with a mysterious older woman. To make life even more compl...
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Port City
1992
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
6.8/14
The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two adventures.
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The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
2016
The Sector
3.385/13
In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to capture a ruthless band of outlaws who have kidnapped an important father and daughter through a wor...
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The Sector
2005
Starcrossed
6.3/40
Two brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them.
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Starcrossed
1995
Soft Deceit
2.8/4
An attractive cop is assigned the task of tracing millions of dollars of stolen church funds. The thief, is locked up in prison, and the plan is to br...
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Soft Deceit
1991
Baby of the Bride
5.9/7
Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margaret Hix receive the surprise of their life - at 53, Margaret is pregnant! Against her husband...
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Baby of the Bride
2019
Night Sweats
6/3
A skateboarder investigating the mysterious death of his roommate is led into the inner workings of a self-help company, and the pharmaceutical lab be...
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Night Sweats
1994
Green Dolphin Beat
10/1
Two cops try to solve the murder of a former prostitute while fighting for their jobs in a crime-ridden precinct of a Northwestern city.
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Green Dolphin Beat
1990
The Flash
0/0
First Superman. Then Batman. Now thrill to The Flash, the swiftest superhero ever to streak across the screen.
John Wesley Shipp plays the title role...
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The Flash
Scallop Season
0/0
When a mysterious drifter shows up in a Florida coastal town, Lila, a sanguine waitress with a quick smile extends a lifeline. But as she finds hersel...
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