Grigor Taylor
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 | |
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| Born | |
| Other names | Greg Taylor |
| Alma mater | Penrith High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967-1993 |
Early life, education and teacher
Taylor was born in Penrith, New South Wales and attended Penrith High School. After finishing school, he became an English teacher.
Taylor taught at Penrith and then at Marist Brothers, Westmead, New South Wales and he taught at Randwick Girls' High School in 1969.
Career
Grigor 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 he portrayed Steve Hamilton in Silent Number and 1977–78 Taylor 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 (1988).
Taylor also acted in several feature films, including High Rolling (1977), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Afraid to Dance (1989).[1]
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1971-1973 | Senior Detective Alan Curtis |
| Behind the Legend (TV series) | 1974 | Burrowes |
| Silent Number (TV series) | 1974 | Steve Hamilton |
| Homicide (TV series) | 1975 | Doug Lambert |
| McCloud (TV series) | 1976 | Eric Taylor |
| The Outsiders (TV series) | 1976 | Otto Benson |
| Bluey (TV series) | 1976 | Evan Dillon |
| High Rolling | 1977 | Alby |
| Glenview High (TV series) | 1977-1978 | Greg Walker |
| Case for the Defence (TV series) | 1978 | Ari Ben-Leon |
| A Most Attractive Man | 1982 | Dorian |
| The Explorers (TV series documentary) | 1984 | Leichhardt |
| City West (TV series) | 1984 | Jack Chenney |
| Innocent Prey | 1984 | Rick |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1983-1985 | 2 roles |
| Special Squad (TV series) | 1985 | Bob Dailey |
| Emma's War | 1987 | Dr. Friedlander |
| Butterfly Island (TV series) | 1985-1987 | Charlie Wilson |
| All the Way (TV mini-series) | 1988 | Mike O'Brian |
| The Last Resort (TV series) | 1988 | Len |
| The Clean Machine (TV movie) | 1988 | D.S. Warren Davis |
| Vampire Princess Miyu (TV miniseries)) | 1988 | Clerk |
| The Flying Doctors (TV series) | 1988 | Johnny McDonald |
| After Marcuse (TV movie) | 1988 | Warren |
| Afraid to Dance | 1989 | Jim Pratt |
| Dearest Enemy | 1989 | Anderson Morley |
| Mission: Impossible (TV series) | 1989 | Defence Minister: Ivan Savitch |
| Rafferty's Rules | 1991 | Warren East |
| Butterfly Island (TV movie) | 1993 | Charlie Wilson |