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

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Career

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

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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

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

Filmography

* ''

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

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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