Kit Taylor

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Kit Taylor
Born
Christopher John Taylor [1]

1942 (age 8283)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActor
Known for Long John Silver (1954)
The Adventures of Long John Silver (1956–1957)
Number 96 (1975–1976)
Father Grant Taylor

Christopher John 'Kit' Taylor (born 1942) is an Australian former actor, who started his career as a child performer.

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Early life

Kit Taylor (born Christoper John Taylor) was born in April 1942 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is the son of English-Australian actor Grant Taylor and Margaret Hazlett. [2] He grew up in Potts Point, Sydney. [3]

Career

Taylor made his acting debut at the age of twelve, [4] portraying Jim Hawkins in both the film Long John Silver (1954) and the associated TV series The Adventures of Long John Silver (1956–1957). [5] He went on to play the recurring roles of David Carmichael in sci-fi miniseries The Interpretaris (1966), Trooper Davis in soap opera The Box (1974), Warwick Thompson in Number 96 (1975–1976), and both Tim Barclay and Peter O'Neill in Crawford Productions series Skyways (1979).

He also appeared in numerous television guest roles, in series such as Consider Your Verdict , Homicide , Division 4 , Bluey , Chopper Squad , The Young Doctors , Cop Shop , Carson's Law , A Country Practice and Flipper .

His film credits include Don's Party (1976), Weekend of Shadows and Newsfront (both 1978), Early Frost (1982) and Cassandra (1987).

He also acted in theatre productions such as Summer of the Seventeenth Doll , Alice in Wonderland , Breaker Morant , Richard III , The Club and Crown Matrimonial . [6]

Taylor briefly moved abroad to play the part of the Doctor in 1971 British film Assault , but returned to Australia in 1974. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954 Long John Silver Jim Hawkins
1971 Assault Doctor
1976 Don’s Party Evan
1978 Weekend of Shadows Ryan
1978 Newsfront Fay's Brother
1982 Early Frost Paul Sloane
1984 Innocent Prey Joe
1987 Cassandra Harrison
1995 Rough Diamonds Les Finnigan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1956–57 The Adventures of Long John Silver Jim Hawkins Main role, 22 episodes
1957The Three DroversTV movie
1964 Bertrand JackiTV movie
1964 Consider Your Verdict Episode 160: "Queen Versus Wilson"
1964–1965 The Stranger RMSF SmithMiniseries, 2 episodes
1964–1975 Homicide Laurie Fielding / James Curtin / George Tatnell / Tony Clarke / Cliff Ferguson5 episodes
1965 The Magic Boomerang 2 episodes
1966 Australian Playhouse BrianEpisode 18: "Haywire"
1966 The Interpretaris David CarmichaelTV miniseries, 6 episodes
1967 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? Episode 8: "The Homecoming"
1967 Wandjina! Constable Jack HankeyEpisode 7
1967 Love and War MattMiniseries, episode 5: "Intersection"
1967 Adventures of the Seaspray NathanEpisode 32: "Forgotten Island"
1969 The Wednesday Play BarmanEpisode 5: "The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury"
1969Who-Dun-ItAlex JarvisEpisode 13: "A High Class Death"
1969; 1970 The Troubleshooters Ted Raven / Jimmy Tyler2 episodes: "And One Wise Man Came Out from the East", "Operation Black Gold"
1971 Paul Temple Alan MacAfeeEpisode 5: "Death for Divers' Reasons"
1971 The Persuaders! CroupierEpisode 8: "Anyone Can Play"
1974 The Box Trooper Davis8 episodes
1975 Behind the Legend Season 3, episode 12: "Tom Roberts"
1975 Division 4 Ray WoodsSeason 7, episode 35: "Dead Fall"
1975 Quality of Mercy TomAnthology series, episode 1: "Sally Go Round the Moon"
1975–1976 Number 96 Warwick Thompson49 episodes
1976–1977 Bluey Charles Parker / Jack Stevens2 episodes: "A Few Quiet Questions", "Lonely Ordeal"
1977 Born to Run (aka Ride a Wild Pony or Harness Fever)Paul SanfordTV film
1977 The Restless Years
1978 Chopper Squad Barge SupervisorSeason 2, episode 5: "8:52 A.M."
1979 Skyways Tim Barclay / Peter O'Neil24 episodes
1980People Like UsJim BrookesTV movie
1981 Intimate Strangers GregTV movie
1981 The Young Doctors Steve Newman3 episodes
1982 Wilde's Domain Dan WildeTV movie
1978–1982 Cop Shop Arthur Scott / Brian Lambert / Philip Kendal / Larousse / Trevor Burke9 episodes
1984 Carson's Law Dunworth FindlayEpisode 103: "Verdict: Not Innocent"
1985PossessionAlan KennedyMiniseries, 3 episodes
1983–1989 A Country Practice Brian Cox / Farmer Gunn / Tom Gunn / Ronnie Thompson8 episodes
1991 Heroes II: The Return Roma's FatherMiniseries, 2 episodes
1991SexDadTV special
1993 Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 Captain Warren BanksTV film
2000 The Lost World Largo / Tom LaytonEpisode: "Prodigal Father"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1966 Alice in Wonderland Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney
1975 The Zoo Story AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1976 Da Theatre Royal, Hobart, Civic Theatre, Burnie, Princess Theatre, Launceston with Tasmanian Theatre Company
1977 All My Sons Chris Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1977Too Early to Say: A Place in the PresentWarwick Lock Playhouse, Adelaide
1978Mothers and FathersTerry Boon Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane
1978 Catch Me If You Can Daniel Corban Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane
1979 You Never Can Tell Finch M'Comas SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1979 Breaker Morant Lt Peter Handcock SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1979 The Man Who Came to Dinner Bert Jefferson SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1980 Richard III Lord Hastings SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1981 The Shifting Heart Clarry Fowler Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
1985 The Club Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney
1985–1986 Crown Matrimonial Sydney Opera House, Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane, Cairns Civic Theatre, Townsville Civic Theatre, Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, Melbourne Athenaeum, Canberra Theatre
1988 Night and Day Dick WagnerSuncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1988 The Archbishop’s Ceiling Ensemble Theatre, Sydney

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