Grigor Weston Taylor, also known as Greg Taylor, is an Australian former actor, best known for his parts in several television series including Matlock Police and Glenview High.
Grigor Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grigor Weston Taylor Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Greg Taylor |
| Alma mater | Penrith High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967-1993 |
Early life, education and teacher edit
Taylor was born in Penrith, New South Wales and attended Penrith High School. After finishing school, he became an English teacher at Richmond High School.
Taylor taught at Penrith and then at Marist Brothers, Westmead, New South Wales and he taught at Randwick Girls' High School in 1969.[citation needed]
Career edit
Grigor Taylor became a professional actor in 1971 and starred in the first 99 episodes of TV series Matlock Police as Senior Detective Alan Curtis. Between 1974–75 Taylor portrayed Steve Hamilton in Silent Number and 1977–78 he portrayed an English high school teacher, Greg Walker, in Glenview High.
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.[1]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | High Rolling | Alby | Feature film |
| 1981 | Mad Max 2 | Feature film | |
| 1987 | Emma's War | Dr. Friedlander | Feature film |
| 1988 | The Clean Machine | Detetive Sgt. Warren Davis | TV movie |
| 1988 | After Marcuse | Warren | TV movie |
| 1989 | Afraid to Dance | Jim Pratt | Feature film |
| 1991 | Innocent Prey (aka Voyeur) | Rick | Feature film |
Television edit
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-73 | Matlock Police | Senior Detective Alan Curtis | TV series |
| 1974 | Behind the Legend | Burrowes | TV series |
| 1974 | Silent Number | Steve Hamilton | TV series |
| 1975 | Homicide | Doug Lambert | TV series |
| 1976 | McCloud | Eric Taylor | TV series |
| 1976 | The Outsiders | Otto Benson | TV series |
| 1976 | Bluey | Evan Dillon | TV series |
| 1977-78 | Glenview High | Greg Walker | TV series |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Ari Ben-Leon | TV series |
| 1982 | A Most Attractive Man | ||
| 1984 | The Explorers | Leichhardt | TV documentary series |
| 1984 | City West | Jack Chenney | TV series |
| 1983-85 | A Country Practice | 2 roles | TV series |
| 1985 | Special Squad | Bob Dailey | TV series |
| 1985-87 | Butterfly Island | Charlie Wilson | TV series |
| 1988 | All the Way | Mike O'Brian | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | The Last Resort | Len | TV series |
| 1988 | Vampire Princess Miyu | Clerk | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Johnny McDonald | TV series |
| 1989 | Dearest Enemy | Anderson Morley | TV series |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Defence Minister, Ivan Savitch | TV series |
| 1991 | Rafferty's Rules | Warren East | TV series |
References edit
External links edit
- IMDb Grigor Taylor, IMDb
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