Grigor Taylor

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

Career

Taylor was a former English teacher, before he began his acting career.

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.

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.

Filmography

Film 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 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 Daley 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