Tip Tipping
Born
Timothy Tipping

(1958-02-13)13 February 1958
England
Died5 February 1993(1993-02-05) (aged 34)
Cause of deathParachuting accident
Occupation(s)Stunt performer, actor
Years active1981–1993
Known forAliens

Timothy "Tip" Tipping (13 February 1958 – 5 February 1993)[1] was an English film and television stuntman and actor.

Biography

Prior to his career as a stuntman, Tipping served in the Royal Marines and 21st SAS Regiment. He appeared in television series such as Doctor Who, The New Statesman, Bottom, The Bill and Poirot, and films including Never Say Never Again (1983), Batman (1989), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Aliens (1986, in a credited role as Private Crowe).[2]

Tipping died on 5 February 1993, aged 34, in a parachuting accident at Brunton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, while filming for the BBC documentary series 999.[3] He is interred in the churchyard at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wadhurst, East Sussex.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomStunts
1985LifeforceMan Attacked by ZombiesUncredited
1985Death Wish 3CreepUncredited
1985Return to OzStunts
1986AliensPrivate Crowe[1]
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeTank Crewman / First grenade throwing NaziUncredited
1989BatmanSmylex Poisoned PunkUncredited
1991Twenty-OnePub Boy[1]
1992Blue IceHit Man #2Uncredited
1993The Young AmericansStunts

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tip Tipping". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016.
  2. Webb, Chris (15 February 1993). "Obituary: Tip Tipping". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. "Stuntman Killed in Parachute Jump". The Independent. 6 February 1993. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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