Christopher John "Kit" Taylor (born 1942) is an Australian former actor, who started his career as a child performer.
Kit Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher John Taylor[1] 1942 (age 81–82) Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Father | Grant Taylor |
Biography
editTaylor is the son of English Australian actor Grant Taylor
He made his acting debut as Jim Hawkins in the film Long John Silver (1954) and the associated TV series The Adventures of Long John Silver.[2] He went on to have an acting career as an adult, working in film, television (primarily guest roles) and theatre.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Long John Silver | Jim Hawkins | |
| 1976 | Don's Party | Evan | |
| 1978 | Weekend of Shadows | Ryan | |
| 1982 | Early Frost | Paul Sloane | |
| 1984 | Innocent Prey | Joe | |
| 1987 | Cassandra | Harrison | |
| 1995 | Rough Diamonds | Les Finnigan |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | The Adventures of Long John Silver | Jim Hawkins | Main role |
| 1964–1966 | Homicide | James Curtin / George Tatnell / Tony Clarke / Cliff Ferguson | Episodes: "The Knot", "Colour of Hate", "Where There's a Will", "Man at Bay" |
| 1966 | The Interpretaris | David Carmichael | TV miniseries |
| 1967 | Wandjina! | Con. Jack Hankey | Episode: "1.7" |
| 1967 | Adventures of the Seaspray | Nathan | Episode: "Forgotten Island" |
| 1969 | Who-Dun-It | Alex Jarvis | Episode: "A High Class Death" |
| 1969–70 | The Troubleshooters | Ted Raven / Jimmy Tyler | Episodes: "And One Wise Man Came Out from the East", "Operation Black Gold" |
| 1971 | Paul Temple | Alan MacAfee | Episode: "Death for Divers' Reasons" |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Croupier | Episode: "Anyone Can Play" |
| 1974 | The Box | Trooper Davis | Guest role |
| 1975 | Division 4 | Woods | Episode: "Dead Fall" |
| 1975 | Quality of Mercy | Tom | Episode: "Sally Go Round the Moon" |
| 1975 | Number 96 | Warwick Thompson | Guest role |
| 1976–77 | Bluey | Charles Parker / Jack Stevens | Episodes: "A Few Quiet Questions", "Lonely Ordeal" |
| 1977 | Born to Run | Paul Sanford | TV film |
| 1978–79 | Cop Shop | Larousse / Philip Kendal | Episodes: "1.23", "1.24", "1.133" |
| 1979 | Skyways | Tim Barclay | Guest role |
| 1981 | Intimate Strangers | Greg | TV miniseries |
| 1982 | Wilde's Domain | Dan Wilde | TV film |
| 1981–82 | The Young Doctors | Steve Newman | Episodes: "1.1077", "1.1078" |
| 1983–1985 | A Country Practice | Ronnie Thompson / Farmer Gunn / Tom Gunn | Episodes: "September Song", "An Axe to Grind", "Follow the Leader" |
| 1985 | Possession | Alan Kennedy | TV film |
| 1989 | A Country Practice | Brian Cox | Episodes: "Fool's Gold: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1993 | Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 | Capt. Warren Banks | TV film |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Tom Layton / Largo | Episode: "Prodigal Father" |
Theatre
editTaylor has worked in theatre roles including Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Alice in Wonderland, Breaker Morant, Richard III, The Club and Crown Matrimonial [3]
References
edit- ^ "PERSONAL". Benalla Ensign. Victoria, Australia. 3 April 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Actor's son is in film". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 April 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "KIT TAYLOR - theatre credits". AusStage.
External links
edit- Kit Taylor at IMDb