Philip Sayer
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Philip Sayer was a British actor. He worked for stage, film and television; and was probably best known for his role as Sam Phillips in the science-fiction horror film, Xtro
(1983).
, the son of Thomas Henry and Myra Sayer.
He became an actor best known for being in the cult British film Xtro
(1983).
He died of cancer in 1989, aged 42. After Sayers's death and attending the funeral service Brian May
wrote the song Just One Life
as a tribute.
Xtro
Xtro is a low-budget British science fiction horror film made in 1982 and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport and co-produced by Bob Shaye.-Plot:...
(1983).
Biography
Philip Sayer was born on 26 October 1946 in SwanseaSwansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, the son of Thomas Henry and Myra Sayer.
He became an actor best known for being in the cult British film Xtro
Xtro
Xtro is a low-budget British science fiction horror film made in 1982 and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport and co-produced by Bob Shaye.-Plot:...
(1983).
He died of cancer in 1989, aged 42. After Sayers's death and attending the funeral service Brian May
Brian May
Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
wrote the song Just One Life
Back to the Light
Back to the Light is the first solo effort of Queen's guitarist Brian May and his second non-Queen album. It was recorded between 1988 and 1992 at the Allerton Hill Studios, mixed at the Metropolis Studios and then released on September 28, 1992 in the UK...
as a tribute.
Appearances
- Floodtide as Dr Ramsey (television 1987–1988)
- BluebellBluebell (TV series)Bluebell is a British television drama series produced by the BBC in 1986.The series was set before and during the Second World War and was based around a dance troupe performing in Europe. The leading cast members were Carolyn Pickles, Philip Sayer, Carmel McSharry and Annie Lambert...
as Marcel Leibovici (television 1986) - XtroXtroXtro is a low-budget British science fiction horror film made in 1982 and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport and co-produced by Bob Shaye.-Plot:...
(film 1983) - Rock Follies of 77Rock FolliesRock Follies, and its sequel, Rock Follies of '77, was a comedy musical drama shown on British television in the mid 1970s. The storyline, over 12 episodes and two series, followed the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the "Little Ladies" as they struggled for recognition and...
(television 1977) - A Midsummer Night's DreamRSC production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1970)The 1970 Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream was directed by Peter Brook, and is often known simply as "Peter Brook's Dream." It opened in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon and then moved to the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End in 1971. It was...
(play 1972)
External links
- 'Just One Life' on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....