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John Wesley Shipp (born January 22 , 1956 ) is an American Actor best known as Mitch Leery, the title character's father on the television drama '' Dawson's Creek '' from 1998 to 2002 and for roles in several daytime Soap Opera s. He was born in Norfolk , Virginia , USA . Besides ''Dawson's Creek'', Shipp is most famous for his roles as Kelly Nelson on '' Guiding Light '' from February 5 , 1980 to November 6 , 1984 and as Douglas Cummings on '' As The World Turns '' from April 17 , 1985 to June 2 , 1986 .

He also played Martin Ellis on '' Santa Barbara '' in 1987 , Blanchard Lovelace on '' One Life To Live '' in 1989 , and Carter Jones on '' All My Children '' in 1992 . For his work on ''ATWT'', he won a supporting actor Emmy at the 13th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1986 . He played the title role in CBS's short-lived series '' The Flash '' in the 1990 - 1991 season and was Lucky on NBC's '' Sisters '' in 1994 and 1995 .


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