Kit Taylor

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

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. He grew up in Potts Point, Sydney.

Career Taylor made his acting debut at the age of twelve, portraying Jim Hawkins in both the film Long John Silver (1954) and the associated TV series The Adventures of Long John Silver (1956–1957). 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.

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

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1954 Long John Silver Jim Hawkins 1959 Turn of the Road Short 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 Year Title Role Notes 1956–57 The Adventures of Long John Silver Jim Hawkins Main role, 22 episodes 1957 The Three Drovers TV movie 1964 Bertrand Jacki TV movie 1964 Consider Your Verdict Episode 160: "Queen Versus Wilson" 1964–1965 The Stranger RMSF Smith Miniseries, 2 episodes 1964–1975 Homicide Laurie Fielding / James Curtin / George Tatnell / Tony Clarke / Cliff Ferguson 5 episodes 1965 The Magic Boomerang 2 episodes 1966 Australian Playhouse Brian Episode 18: "Haywire" 1966 The Interpretaris David Carmichael TV miniseries, 6 episodes 1967 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? Episode 8: "The Homecoming" 1967 Wandjina! Constable Jack Hankey Episode 7 1967 Love and War Matt Miniseries, episode 5: "Intersection" 1967 Adventures of the Seaspray Nathan Episode 32: "Forgotten Island" 1969 The Wednesday Play Barman Episode 5: "The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury" 1969 Who-Dun-It Alex Jarvis Episode 13: "A High Class Death" 1969; 1970 The Troubleshooters Ted Raven / Jimmy Tyler 2 episodes: "And One Wise Man Came Out from the East", "Operation Black Gold" 1971 Paul Temple Alan MacAfee Episode 5: "Death for Divers' Reasons" 1971 The Persuaders! Croupier Episode 8: "Anyone Can Play" 1974 The Box Trooper Davis 8 episodes 1975 Behind the Legend Season 3, episode 12: "Tom Roberts" 1975 Division 4 Ray Woods Season 7, episode 35: "Dead Fall" 1975 Quality of Mercy Tom Anthology series, episode 1: "Sally Go Round the Moon" 1975–1976 Number 96 Warwick Thompson 49 episodes 1976–1977 Bluey Charles Parker / Jack Stevens 2 episodes: "A Few Quiet Questions", "Lonely Ordeal" 1977 Born to Run (aka Harness Fever) Paul Sanford TV film 1977 The Restless Years 1978 Chopper Squad Barge Supervisor Season 2, episode 5: "8:52 A.M." 1979 Skyways Tim Barclay / Peter O'Neil 24 episodes 1980 People Like Us Jim Brookes TV movie 1981 Intimate Strangers Greg TV movie 1981 The Young Doctors Steve Newman 3 episodes 1982 Wilde's Domain Dan Wilde TV movie 1978–1982 Cop Shop Arthur Scott / Brian Lambert / Philip Kendal / Larousse / Trevor Burke 9 episodes 1984 Carson's Law Dunworth Findlay Episode 103: "Verdict: Not Innocent" 1985 Possession Alan Kennedy Miniseries, 3 episodes 1983–1989 A Country Practice Brian Cox / Farmer Gunn / Tom Gunn / Ronnie Thompson 8 episodes 1991 Heroes II: The Return Roma's Father Miniseries, 2 episodes 1991 Sex Dad TV special 1993 Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 Captain Warren Banks TV film 2000 The Lost World Largo / Tom Layton Episode: "Prodigal Father"

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 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 1977 Too Early to Say: A Place in the Present Warwick Lock Playhouse, Adelaide 1978 Mothers and Fathers Terry 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 Wagner Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC 1988 The Archbishop’s Ceiling Ensemble Theatre, Sydney