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 ''

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'' (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

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series ''

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'' (1979). He also appeared in numerous television guest roles, in series such as '' Consider Your Verdict'', ''

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'', ''

Division 4 ''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series broadcast by the Nine Network and created by Crawford Productions airing between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes. Synopsis The series was one of the first to follow up on the enor ...

'', '' Bluey'', '' Chopper Squad'', ''

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'', ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. Synopsis The show revolved arou ...

'', ''

Carson's Law ''Carson's Law'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983-1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson. The e ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Flipper''. His film credits include ''

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'' (1976), ''

Weekend of Shadows ''Weekend of Shadows'' is a 1978 film directed by Tom Jeffrey and starring John Waters. Premise In the 1930s, a farmer's wife in a small town is murdered. Suspicion falls on a Polish labourer and a posse is formed to catch him. Cast *John Water ...

'' and ''

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'' (both 1978), '' Early Frost'' (1982) and ''

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'' (1987). He also acted in theatre productions such as ''

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' is an Australian play written by Ray Lawler and first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne on 28 November 1955. The play is considered to be the most significant in Australian theatre history, and a " ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Breaker Morant Harry Harbord "Breaker" Morant (born Edwin Henry Murrant, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902) was an English horseman, bush balladist, military officer, and war criminal who was convicted and executed for murdering nine prisoners-of-war ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Club'' and ''

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''. Taylor briefly moved abroad to play the part of the Doctor in 1971 British film ''

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Early life

Career

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

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