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'''Tip (Timothy) Tipping''' ([[13 February (people)|13 February]] [[1958 (people)|1958]] - [[5 February (people)|5 February]] [[1993 (people)|1993]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-tip-tipping-1473128.html|title=Obituary: Tip Tipping|author=Webb, Chris|website name=The Independent|date of source=14 February 1993|accessdate=3 December 2016}}</ref>) was [[stunt performer|stuntman]]/[[stunt arranger]] on three of the later stories of the BBC's original run of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He was the stunt arranger on ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' and ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.
'''Tip (Timothy) Tipping''' ([[13 February (people)|13 February]] [[1958 (people)|1958]]-[[5 February (people)|5 February]] [[1993 (people)|1993]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3194 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) was [[stunt performer|stuntman]]/[[stunt arranger]] on three of the later stories of the BBC's original run of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He was the stunt arranger on ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' and ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.


== Career ==
During work on ''Survival'', he walked off the production because of the involvement of champion motorcyle racer/stunt rider [[Eddie Kidd]], who was not a member of the actors' union [[Equity]]. [[Paul Heasman]] subsequently took over as stunt arranger.
During work on ''Survival'', he walked off the production because of the involvement of champion motorcyle racer/stunt rider [[Eddie Kidd]], who was not a member of the actors' union [[Equity]]. [[Paul Heasman]] subsequently took over as stunt arranger.


Tipping died on [[5 February (people)|5 February]] [[1993 (people)|1993]] when a [[parachute]] jump he was performing as part of a reconstruction for the docudrama/real-life rescue series {{wi|999 (BBC TV series)|999}} went wrong; his parachute failed to open and he fell to his death.
== Death ==
Tipping died on [[5 February (people)|5 February]] [[1993 (people)|1993]] when a [[parachute]] jump he was performing as part of a reconstruction for the docudrama/real-life rescue series {{wi|999 (British TV series)|999}} went wrong; his parachute failed to open and he fell to his death.


== Credited roles ==
== Credited roles ==
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== Uncredited roles ==
== Uncredited roles ==
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' - Exterminated [[RAF]] Man, the stunt double for Dr. Who and the stunt double for [[Mike Smith]] ([[DWMS Summer 1993]])
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' - Exterminated [[RAF]] Man, the [[stunt double]] for Dr. Who and the stunt double for [[Mike Smith]] ([[DWMS Summer 1993]])
* ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' - Stunt [[Haemovore]] ([[DWM 225]])
* ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' - Stunt [[Haemovore]] ([[DWM 225]])
* ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' - Double for Dr. Who ([[DWMS Summer 1994]])
* ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' - Double for Dr. Who ([[DWMS Summer 1994]])
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Tip (Timothy) Tipping (13 February 1958-5 February 1993[1]) was stuntman/stunt arranger on three of the later stories of the BBC's original run of Doctor Who. He was the stunt arranger on Remembrance of the Daleks, The Curse of Fenric and Survival.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

During work on Survival, he walked off the production because of the involvement of champion motorcyle racer/stunt rider Eddie Kidd, who was not a member of the actors' union Equity. Paul Heasman subsequently took over as stunt arranger.

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tipping died on 5 February 1993 when a parachute jump he was performing as part of a reconstruction for the docudrama/real-life rescue series 999 went wrong; his parachute failed to open and he fell to his death.

Credited roles[[edit] | [edit source]]

As stunt arranger[[edit] | [edit source]]

Uncredited roles[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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