Tip Tipping
Encyclopedia
Timothy Tipping better known as Tip Tipping, was an English
film and television stuntman
and actor
.
Prior to his career as a stuntman, Tipping served in the Royal Marines
and 21st Special Air Service Regiment. He appeared in television series including Doctor Who
, Bottom
, and The Bill
, and film
s including Never Say Never Again
(1983), Batman
(1989), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989) and a credited role as Private Crowe in Aliens
(1986).
Tip Tipping walked off one Doctor Who story, Survival
because fellow stuntman Eddie Kidd (cast, like Tipping, as a stunt double for Sylvester McCoy
) was apparently not a member of the actors' union Equity. Tipping was an active member of the union, serving on its council.
Tipping died on February 5, 1993, aged 34, in a parachuting accident at Brunton
, near Alnwick
, Northumberland
, while filming the BBC documentary 999.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
film and television stuntman
Stunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Prior to his career as a stuntman, Tipping served in the Royal Marines
Royal Marines
The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
and 21st Special Air Service Regiment. He appeared in television series including Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Bottom
Bottom
Bottom normally means the base, or the lowest point, of an object or geographic feature. It can also refer to:* Buttocks, portions of the anatomy on the posterior of the pelvic region of apes and humans, and many other bipeds or quadrupeds...
, and The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s including Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film based on the James Bond novel Thunderball, which was previously filmed in 1965 as Thunderball...
(1983), Batman
Batman (1989 film)
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...
(1989), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford reprises the title role and Sean Connery plays Indiana's father, Henry...
(1989) and a credited role as Private Crowe in Aliens
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
(1986).
Tip Tipping walked off one Doctor Who story, Survival
Survival (Doctor Who)
-Writing:Writer Rona Munro approached script editor Andrew Cartmel at a BBC scriptwriting workshop and said that she'd "kill to write for Doctor Who." The story Munro developed incorporated themes including the morals of hunting...
because fellow stuntman Eddie Kidd (cast, like Tipping, as a stunt double for Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor. As a comic act and busker he appeared regularly on stage and on BBC Children's television in the 1970s and 80s, but is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to...
) was apparently not a member of the actors' union Equity. Tipping was an active member of the union, serving on its council.
Tipping died on February 5, 1993, aged 34, in a parachuting accident at Brunton
Brunton, Northumberland
Brunton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Brunton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, near Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, while filming the BBC documentary 999.