Leon Rippy is an American actor born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He ran away from home at the age of 15, managing to stay away from his parents for several months. After a string of high school and college plays, he founded and operated two theater companies, while also performing for a time as a ballet dancer. He also experienced traveling with a circus and working with cattle, before going on to act in numerous television series and films. Among these are Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Stargate, The Patriot, Walker: Texas Ranger, Six Feet Under, The Alamo, and
Deadwood .
Earl is played by Leon Rippy in the television crime drama series Saving Grace. He is an angel who meets Grace and warns her to change her ways before it’s too late, promising to help her along the way.
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