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John Wesley Shipp

1955 - Today

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John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American 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). He portrayed Barry Allen's father Henry, Earth-3 Flash Jay Garrick, and Earth-90's Barry Allen (the Flash) on the CW's The Flash series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wesley Shipp is the 4,926th most popular actor (down from 4,295th in 2019), the 7,743rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,297th in 2019) and the 2,253rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Wesley Shipp ranks 4,926 out of 13,578. Before him are Cindy Williams, Tom Wopat, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Dolores Hart, James Donald, and André Holland. After him are Billie Dove, Kaori Momoi, Andrew McCarthy, Alba Flores, Iya Savvina, and Park Bo-young.

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Among people born in 1955, John Wesley Shipp ranks 326. Before him are Diamanda Galás, Claudia Roth, Frankie Knuckles, Hervé Guibert, Oksana Shvets, and Edward Duyker. After him are Richard Hilton, Robert Kalina, Víctor Pecci, Juliusz Machulski, Jeff Perry, and Manasseh Sogavare.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Wesley Shipp ranks 7,745 out of 20,380. Before him are Royce da 5'9" (1977), Julia Alvarez (1950), Daniel Lewin (1970), Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Gene Pitney (1940), and André Holland (1979). After him are Billie Dove (1903), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), William Varley (1880), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), Michael Bishop (1945), and Andrew McCarthy (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Wesley Shipp ranks 2,254. Before him are Seth Gilliam (1968), Fisher Stevens (1963), Cindy Williams (1947), Tom Wopat (1951), Dolores Hart (1938), and André Holland (1979). After him are Billie Dove (1903), Andrew McCarthy (1962), Val Avery (1924), Camille Keaton (1947), Alice Drummond (1928), and Chandra Wilson (1969).

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