Chip McAllister

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Chip McAllister
Born
Phillip McAllister

(1957-10-02) October 2, 1957 (age 64)
OccupationActor, Real estate agent
Notable work
The Amazing Race

Phillip "Chip" McAllister (born October 2, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former actor. He starred as Luther Cain on the short-lived CBS series Better Days , which lasted five weeks before being canceled. He guest-starred on shows such as Police Woman , Highway to Heaven , and The Facts of Life .

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In 1977, McAllister portrayed the younger version of Muhammad Ali in the movie The Greatest . He also starred in the movies Weekend Pass and Hamburger: The Motion Picture . In 2004, McAllister and his wife Kim won the fifth season of The Amazing Race . [1]

Background

McAllister has worked as an actor, a businessman, real estae agent, and since his win on the Amazing Race, as a motivational speaker. [2] [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 The Greatest Cassius Clay – Aged 18
1984 Weekend Pass Bunker Hill
1986 Hamburger: The Motion Picture Magneto Jones
2017Marriage VowsLesly Calhoun

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Police Woman Lance JohnsonEpisode: "Sons"
1978 The Paper Chase 1st StudentEpisode: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
1984 Highway to Heaven JoeyEpisode: "The Return of the Masked Rider" [4]
1985 The Facts of Life [4] TerryEpisode: "Gone with the Wind: Part 2"
1986 Better Days Luther Cain11 episodes
1988 Sonny Spoon Titus PhilemonEpisode: "Semper Fi"
1989 Tour of Duty SP4 TreadwayEpisode: "The Volunteer"
2004 The Amazing Race [4] 12 episodes

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References

  1. "Orange County couple wins 'The Amazing Race'". Today. September 22, 2004. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. "Chip and Kim McAllister Biography". All American Speakers Bureau.
  3. Longeretta, Emily (July 22, 2022). "'The Amazing Race' Winners: Where Are They Now?". US Magazine.
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