Tip Tipping

Tip Tipping
Tip Tipping
Born	Timothy Tipping; 13 February 1958; England
Died	5 February 1993 (aged 34); Brunton, Northumberland, England
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.

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 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

References

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