Piers Flint-Shipman
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Piers Fredrick Alexander Flint-Shipman (23 January 1962–2 June 1984) was a British actor
. He was the son of a film producer and was educated at Eton College
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during the 1970s and the 1980s. He died in a road accident in France, aged 22, when his car was hit by another driver intent on suicide. He sometimes used the stage name
Frederick Alexander, his middle two names. Among his close friends was Rupert Everett
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He was the son of a film producer and was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
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Career
Among theatre roles, he appeared in several well-known films and television series in the UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
during the 1970s and the 1980s. He died in a road accident in France, aged 22, when his car was hit by another driver intent on suicide. He sometimes used the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Frederick Alexander, his middle two names. Among his close friends was Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country as an openly gay student at an English public school, set in the 1930s...
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Filmography
- Another Country (1984)
- Good and Bad at GamesGood and Bad at GamesGood and Bad at Games is a UK Television drama that was one of the first programmes broadcast on Channel 4 Television in 1983. The screenplay was written by William Boyd and the lead roles of Cox, Mount and Niles were played by Anton Lesser, Dominic Jephcott and Martyn Stanbridge. A young Rupert...
(1983) (TV) - Floating Off (1983) (TV)
- Country: A Tory Story (1981) (TV)
- To Serve Them All My DaysTo Serve Them All My DaysTo Serve Them All My Days is a novel by British author R. F. Delderfield.First published in 1972, the book was adapted for television in 1980...
(1980) - Love Among the Artists (1979)
- The Flight Fund (1975) (TV)
- Fall of EaglesFall of EaglesFall 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....
(1974)