Grigor Taylor

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Grigor Taylor
Born(1943-01-01)1 January 1943
OccupationActor
Years active1967–1993

Grigor Taylor, is an Australian former actor, best known for his parts in several television series including Matlock Police and Glenview High [1] and film Mad Max 2

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Career

Taylor was a former English teacher, before he began his acting career [2]

Grigor Taylor became a professional actor in 1967 and starred in the first 99 episodes of TV series Matlock Police as Senior Detective Alan Curtis. Between 1974 and 1975 Taylor portrayed Steve Hamilton in Silent Number

In 1977–78 he portrayed an English high school teacher, Greg Walker, in series Glenview High . [3]

Taylor took many other parts in Australian television series such as A Country Practice , Homicide , Special Squad , City West , The Flying Doctors , Butterfly Island , Dearest Enemy and Mission: Impossible .

Taylor also acted in several feature films, including High Rolling , Mad Max 2 , and Afraid to Dance . [4]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
1977 High Rolling AlbyFeature film
1981 Mad Max 2 Feature film
1987 Emma's War Dr. FriedlanderFeature film
1988 The Clean Machine Detetive Sgt. Warren DavisTV movie
1988 After Marcuse WarrenTV movie
1989 Afraid to Dance Jim PrattFeature film
1991 Innocent Prey (aka Voyeur)RickFeature film

Television

TitleYearRoleType
1971–73 Matlock Police Senior Detective Alan CurtisTV series
1974 Behind the Legend BurrowesTV series
1974 Silent Number Steve HamiltonTV series
1975 Homicide Doug LambertTV series
1976 McCloud Eric TaylorTV series
1976 The Outsiders Otto BensonTV series
1976 Bluey Evan DillonTV series
1977–78 Glenview High Greg WalkerTV series
1978 Case for the Defence Ari Ben-LeonTV series
1982 A Most Attractive Man
1984The ExplorersLeichhardtTV documentary series
1984 City West Jack ChenneyTV series
1983–85 A Country Practice 2 rolesTV series
1985 Special Squad Bob DaleyTV series
1985–87 Butterfly Island Charlie WilsonTV series
1988 All the Way Mike O'BrianTV miniseries
1988 The Last Resort LenTV series
1988 Vampire Princess Miyu ClerkTV miniseries
1988 The Flying Doctors Johnny McDonaldTV series
1989 Dearest Enemy Anderson MorleyTV series
1989 Mission: Impossible Defence Minister, Ivan SavitchTV series
1991 Rafferty's Rules Warren EastTV series

References

  1. The Age, October 1977, Page 2
  2. The Age 4 October 1977, Page 2
  3. The Age - 4 October 1977, page 2
  4. Grigor Taylor Filmography