Tip Tipping

Timothy "Tip" Tipping (13 February 1958 – 5 February 1993) 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).

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. 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 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 1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesStuntperson 1992 Blue Ice Hit Man #2 Uncredited 1993 The Young Americans Stunts