Background
Philip Sayer was born on 26 October 1946 in Swansea, the son of Thomas Henry and Myra Sayer.
Philip Sayer was born on 26 October 1946 in Swansea, the son of Thomas Henry and Myra Sayer.
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.
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). He died of cancer in 1989, aged 42.
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. A Midsummer Night"s Dream (play 1972)
Mission Julie (film, 1972)
Adult Fun (film, 1972)
The Rocky Horror Show (London stage show, 1974)
Whodunnit? - Time to Dye (television Series, 1976)
Crown Court (television Series, 1976)
Sebastiane (film, 1976)
Rock Follies of 77 (television 1977)
Van der Valk - Manitoba of Iron (television Series, 1977)
BBC2 Play of the Week - Oscar Wilde - Fearless Frank (television Series, 1978)
Play for Today - The After-Dinner Joke (television Series, 1978)
Independent Television Playhouse - The Reaper (television series, 1979)
Shoestring - The Mayfly Dance (television Series, 1980)
Afurika Monogatari (film, 1980)
Independent Television Playhouse - A Ferry Ride Away (television Series, 1981)
BBC2 Playhouse - Bobby Wants to Meet Maine (television Series, 1981)
Xtro (film 1983)
Slayground (film 1983)
Shades of Darkness (television 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)
Anno Domini (1985)
Inside Out (television series, 1985)
Arthur the King (television Movie, 1985)
Bluebell as Marcel Leibovici (television 1986)
Shanghai Surprise (film, 1986)
Floodtide as Doctor Ramsey (television 1987–1988)
Star Trap (television Movie, 1988)
Edens Lost (Swedish television movie, 1991) (released after Sayer"s death).
