Tip Tipping | |
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Born | Timothy Tipping 13 February 1958 England |
Died | 5 February 1993 34) Brunton, Northumberland, England | (aged
Cause of death | Parachuting accident |
Occupation(s) | Stunt performer, actor |
Years active | 1981–1993 |
Known for | Aliens |
Timothy "Tip" Tipping (13 February 1958 – 5 February 1993) [1] was an English film and television stuntman and actor.
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 in 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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Stunts | |
1985 | Lifeforce | Man Attacked by Zombies | Uncredited |
1985 | Death Wish 3 | Creep | Uncredited |
1985 | Return to Oz | Stunts | |
1986 | Aliens | Private Crowe | [1] |
1987 | Hamburger Hill | Stunts | |
1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Tank Crewman / First grenade throwing Nazi | Uncredited |
1989 | Batman | Smylex Poisoned Punk | Uncredited |
1991 | Twenty-One | Pub Boy | [1] |
1992 | Blue Ice | Hit Man #2 | Uncredited |
1993 | The Young Americans | Stunts |