Eric Archdale Tayler (4 December 1921 – 6 August 1997) was a New Zealand-born television producer, director and actor, best known for his work for the BBC in the United Kingdom and the ABC in Australia.
Eric Tayler | |
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| Born | Eric Archdale Tayler 4 December 1921 |
| Died | 6 August 1997 (aged 75) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Television actor, director, producer |
| Spouse | Lyn James |
| Children | 2 (including Sally Tayler) |
Biography edit
Tayler was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, and educated at Auckland Grammar School.[1] He served in the New Zealand Army during World War II as part of the second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.[2]
In 1947, Tayler moved to London, where he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1947 to 1950, which was where he met his wife, Welsh-Australian actress Lyn James, with whom he had two children. In 1955, Tayler joined the drama department of the BBC, working on such programmes as Maigret, Z-Cars and a 1962 adaptation of Oliver Twist. In 1965, Tayler joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission as a producer,[1] where he produced several drama series including Contrabandits.[3]
Select credits edit
- The Affair (1965)
- The Pigeon (1966)
- Wall to Wall (1966)
- Getting along with the Government (1966)
- Nice n Jucy (1966)
- Contrabandits (1967–68) - won a Penguin for Contrabandits
- Australian Plays (1969–70)
- Dynasty (TV series) (1970–71)
- Dead Men Running (1971) - director, co writer
- The Far Country (1972)
- Over There (1972)
- Certain Women (1973)
- Three Men of the city (1973)
- The Fourth Wish (1975)
- You Just Can't Win (1976)
- Arena (1976)
- The Emigrants (1977)
- A Place in the Word (1978)
- Loss of Innocence (1978) - director
- Bit Part (1978)
- Timelapse (1980)
- Friends of the Family (1980)
- Levkas Man (1981)
- Jonah (1981)
- The Groom's Tale (1981)
- MPSIB (1981)
- Learned Friends (1982)
- City West (1984)
References edit
- ^ a b McLintock, A. H. (1966). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "Eric Archdale Tayler". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Four decades of Aussie cop shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links edit
- Eric Tayler at IMDb
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