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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Philip Sayer

Role
  
Actor


Philip Sayer Floodtide ITV 19871988 with Philip Sayer and John

Born
  
26 October 1946 (
1946-10-26
)
Swansea, Britain

Died
  
September 19, 1989, London, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Xtro, Shanghai Surprise, Sebastiane, Slayground, Merlin and the Sword

Similar People
  
Harry Bromley Davenport, Jim Goddard, Derek Jarman, Clive Donner

Philip Sayer (26 October 1946 – 19 September 1989) 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).

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Biography

Philip Sayer Madonna Sean Penn and Philip Sayer in Shanghai Surprise

Philip Sayer was born on 26 October 1946 in Swansea, the son of Thomas Henry and Myra Sayer.

He died of cancer in 1989, aged 42. After Sayers's death, Brian May (who had never met the actor) attended a memorial service and subsequently wrote the song "Just One Life" as a tribute. A Philip Sayer Scholarship fund was set up at LAMDA in Sayer's memory. Sayer Clinics are named after and in memory of Philip Sayer.

Appearances

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (play 1972)
  • Miss Julie (film, 1972)
  • Adult Fun (film, 1972)
  • The Rocky Horror Show (London stage show, 1974)
  • Whodunnit? - Time to Dye (TV Series, 1976)
  • Crown Court (TV Series, 1976)
  • Sebastiane (film, 1976)
  • Rock Follies of 77 (television 1977)
  • Van der Valk - Man of Iron (TV Series, 1977)
  • BBC2 Play of the Week - Oscar Wilde - Fearless Frank (TV Series, 1978)
  • Play for Today - The After-Dinner Joke (TV Series, 1978)
  • ITV Playhouse - The Reaper (TV series, 1979)
  • Shoestring - The Mayfly Dance (TV Series, 1980)
  • Afurika Monogatari a.k.a. The Green Horizon (film, 1980)
  • ITV Playhouse - A Ferry Ride Away (TV Series, 1981)
  • BBC2 Playhouse - Bobby Wants to Meet Me (TV Series, 1981)
  • Xtro (film 1983)
  • Slayground (film 1983)
  • Shades of Darkness (TV series, 1983)
  • Dead on Time (Short, 1983)
  • The Hunger (1983), a horror film starting Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie, based on Whitley Strieber's novel (see below)
  • A.D. (1985)
  • Inside Out (TV series, 1985)
  • Arthur the King (TV Movie, 1985)
  • Bluebell as Marcel Leibovici (television 1986)
  • Shanghai Surprise (film, 1986)
  • Floodtide as Dr Ramsey (television 1987–1988)
  • Star Trap (TV Movie, 1988)
  • Edens Lost (Swedish TV movie, 1991) (released after Sayer's death)
  • Filmography

    Actor
    1988
    Star Trap (TV Movie) as
    Basil Underwood
    1988
    Edens Lost (TV Movie) as
    Marcus
    1987
    Floodtide (TV Series) as
    Ramsey
    - Seven: Snowstorm (1987) - Ramsey
    - Six: Prisoners (1987) - Ramsey
    - Five: The Catch (1987) - Ramsey
    - Four: The Trial (1987) - Ramsey
    - Three: Words of Warning (1987) - Ramsey
    - Two: Observations (1987) - Ramsey
    - One: The Call (1987) - Ramsey
    1986
    Shanghai Surprise as
    Justin Kronk
    1986
    Bluebell (TV Series) as
    Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.8 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.7 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.6 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.5 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.4 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.3 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    - Episode #1.2 (1986) - Marcel Leibovici
    1985
    A.D. (TV Mini Series) as
    Saul / Paul
    - Part 5 (1985) - Saul / Paul
    - Part 4 (1985) - Saul / Paul
    - Part 3 (1985) - Saul / Paul
    - Part 2 (1985) - Saul / Paul
    - Part 1 (1985) - Saul / Paul
    1985
    Inside Out (TV Series) as
    Lloyd Yates
    - Episode #1.6 (1985) - Lloyd Yates
    - Episode #1.5 (1985) - Lloyd Yates
    - Episode #1.4 (1985) - Lloyd Yates
    - Episode #1.3 (1985) - Lloyd Yates
    - Episode #1.2 (1985) - Lloyd Yates
    - Episode #1.1 (1985) - Lloyd Yates
    1983
    Slayground as
    Costello
    1983
    Arthur the King (TV Movie) as
    Agravain
    1983
    Shades of Darkness (TV Series) as
    Mervyn Barbet
    - The Maze (1983) - Mervyn Barbet
    1983
    American Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Donald McKinney
    - The Rothko Conspiracy (1983) - Donald McKinney
    1983
    The Hunger as
    Boy in London House
    1983
    Dead on Time (Short) as
    Headbanger
    1982
    Xtro as
    Sam Phillips
    1979
    ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Tony / Nick
    - A Ferry Ride Away (1981) - Tony
    - The Reaper (1979) - Nick
    1981
    BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Neville Morris
    - Bobby Wants to Meet Me (1981) - Neville Morris
    1980
    Shoestring (TV Series) as
    Jody Brent
    - The Mayfly Dance (1980) - Jody Brent
    1980
    A Tale of Africa as
    Man
    1979
    Two People (TV Series) as
    Ralph Duggan
    - The Trouble with a Kitten (1979) - Ralph Duggan
    1978
    BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) as
    Oscar Wilde
    - Fearless Frank (1978) - Oscar Wilde
    1978
    Play for Today (TV Series) as
    Passenger
    - The After Dinner Joke (1978) - Passenger
    1977
    The Three Hostages (TV Movie) as
    Turpin
    1977
    Van der Valk (TV Series) as
    Paul
    - Man of Iron (1977) - Paul
    1977
    Rock Follies of '77 (TV Series) as
    Razorblade
    - The Empire (1977) - Razorblade
    1976
    Crown Court (TV Series) as
    Lola Martin
    - Lola: Part 3 (1976) - Lola Martin
    - Lola: Part 2 (1976) - Lola Martin
    - Lola: Part 1 (1976) - Lola Martin
    1976
    Sebastiane as
    Emperor's Guest (uncredited)
    1976
    Whodunnit? (TV Series) as
    Robin
    - Time to Dye (1976) - Robin
    1974
    Miss Julie (TV Movie) as
    House Servant
    1972
    Adult Fun as
    Mike
    1969
    The Bastard King (TV Movie)
    Archive Footage
    2018
    Loving the Alien: A Tribute to Philip Sayer (Video documentary short) as
    Self

    References

    Philip Sayer Wikipedia