About Paul Grist
Lived 1939 – 2026 (aged 86–87). Paul Grist was an actor.
Paul Grist (18 January 1939 – 13 January 2026) was a Welsh actor, car racer and restorer.
Life and career Grist trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), being taught by Peter Barkworth and graduating in 1960.
Giving up acting in the early 1980s, Grist went on to become a restorer of vintage cars, notably Alfa Romeos and Maseratis. With his son, they raced cars at historic events.
Grist died on 13th January 2026, aged 86.
Selected filmography Television
The Avengers (1961) Richard the Lionheart (1962) 199 Park Lane (1965) Emergency Ward 10 (1966) Triton (1968) The Champions (1968) The Jazz Age (1968) Pegasus (1969) The Doctors (1970) Doctor Who (1971) Dixon of Dock Green (1971) New Scotland Yard (1972) Perils of Pendragon (1974) Kidnapped (1978) Blake's 7 (1979)
Film
A Stitch in Time (1963) San Ferry Ann (1965) Nobody Runs Forever (1968) Under Milk Wood (1971) Are You Being Served? (1977)
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Who was Paul Grist?
Welsh actor
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Paul Grist was born on 18 January 1939 in Glamorgan.
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Paul Grist died in 2026.
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Paul Grist was an actor.
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