Piers Frederick Alexander Flint-Shipman (23 January 1962 – 2 June 1984) was a 20th-century English actor.

Early life

He was the son of film producer Gerald Flint-Shipman, and received his formal education at

Ampleforth College Ampleforth College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition located in the village of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1802 as a boys' school, it is situated in the groun ...

Career

Along with theatrical appearances he also performed in several television series and cinema films from the mid-1970's. He sometimes used the

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Frederick Alexander, his middle two names.

Death

Flint-Shipman was killed in his 23rd year in a road traffic collision in France, when his car was hit by another driver intent upon suicide.

Personal life

He was the brother of the painter Andrew Flint-Shipman, and was a friend of the actor

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pupil ...

.'Red Carpets & Other Banana Skins', by Rupert Everett (Pub. Little Brown, 2006).

Filmography

* ''

Fall of Eagles ''Fall of Eagles'' is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Burge. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the ruling dynasties of ...

'' (1974) * ''The Flight Fund'' (1975) (TV) * ''Love Among the Artists'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) * ''Country: A Tory Story'' (1981) (TV) * ''Floating Off'' (1983) (TV) * ''

Good and Bad at Games ''Good and Bad at Games'' is a UK television drama, first shown in the '' Film on Four'' strand on Channel 4 Television on 8 December 1983. The screenplay was written by William Boyd and the lead roles of Cox, Mount and Niles were played by Ant ...

'' (1983) (TV) * '' Another Country'' (1984)

References

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* 1962 births 1984 deaths English male child actors English male television actors English male stage actors Road incident deaths in France 20th-century English male actors Place of birth missing People educated at Ampleforth College {{England-actor-stub