Paul Grist obit

PAUL GRIST 1939-2026

 

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Paul Grist (18 January 1939 – January 2026) was a Welsh actor, car racer and restorer.

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 Matt, they raced these cars in historic events.

Grist died in January 2026, shortly before his 87th birthday

Grist was born on January 18, 1939 in Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Kidnapped (1978), Doctor Who (1963) and The Avengers (1961). He has been married to Marjorie L. Mottram since 1962. They have two children.

 

Actor

Antony Sher in Collision Course (1979)

Collision Course

8.2

TV Movie

Captain Krumpac

1979

 

Blake's 7 (1978)

Blake's 7

8.1

TV Series

Cevedic

1979

1 episode

 

Kidnapped (1978)

Kidnapped

7.5

TV Mini Series

Brough

1978

3 episodes

 

People Like Us (1978)

People Like Us

7.4

TV Mini Series

Mr. Brockett

1978

1 episode

 

Are You Being Served? (1977)

Are You Being Served?

6.1

Customs Officer (uncredited)

1977

 

Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)

Survivors

8.0

TV Series

Morris

1976

1 episode

 

Stratford Johns in Barlow at Large (1971)

Barlow at Large

6.6

TV Series

Colin March

1974

1 episode

 

Perils of Pendragon

7.6

TV Series

Daffydd Dyffydd

1974

1 episode

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.4

TV Series

Det. Sergeant Halliday

1973

3 episodes

 

John Carlisle and John Woodvine in New Scotland Yard (1972)

New Scotland Yard

7.5

TV Series

Sergeant Denver

1972

1 episode

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.1

TV Series

EvansTerry Pitts

1969–1972

3 episodes

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Dixon of Dock Green

6.9

TV Series

Parker

1971

1 episode

 

The Passenger (1971)

The Passenger

7.0

TV Mini Series

Det. Sgt. Harry Kennedy

1971

3 episodes

 

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter O'Toole in Under Milk Wood (1971)

Under Milk Wood

5.8

Tom Fred

1971

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Filer

1971

4 episodes

 

Hardy Heating Company Ltd

TV Series

David Roberts

1970

1 episode

 

The Doctors (1969)

The Doctors

6.4

TV Series

John Bailey

1970

5 episodes

 

Pegasus

TV Series

Lt. Simon Lamb RN

1969

4 episodes

 

Marius Goring in The Expert (1968)

The Expert

8.0

TV Series

Bill Redmond

1969

1 episode

 

The Possessed (1969)

The Possessed

8.1

TV Mini Series

Erkel

1969

3 episodes

 

John Gregson in The Jazz Age (1968)

The Jazz Age

5.3

TV Series

Billy Gordon

1968

1 episode

 

Alexandra Bastedo, Stuart Damon, and William Gaunt in The Champions (1968)

The Champions

7.5

TV Series

Pilot

1968

1 episode

 

The High Commissioner (1968)

The High Commissioner

6.1

Coburn

1968

 

Triton

TV Series

Lieutenant Simon Lamb, RN

1968

4 episodes

 

Ray Barrett, Geoffrey Keen, and Philip Latham in Mogul (1965)

Mogul

7.0

TV Series

Kalgarov

1968

1 episode

 

Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)

Emergency-Ward 10

6.4

TV Series

TV Director

1966

1 episode

 

Love Story (1963)

Love Story

7.1

TV Series

The producer

1965

1 episode

 

199 Park Lane (1965)

199 Park Lane

TV Series

Colin Gage

1965

11 episodes

 

San Ferry Ann (1965)

San Ferry Ann

5.5

Ship's Officer

1965

 

Susan Strasberg, Dirk Bogarde, and George Chakiris in McGuire, Go Home! (1965)

McGuire, Go Home!

5.9

British Soldier (uncredited)

1965

 

Merry-Go-Round

TV Series

The man

1965

1 episode

 

Reg Varney in The Valiant Varneys (1964)

The Valiant Varneys

TV Series

1964

1 episode

 

Norman Wisdom in A Stitch in Time (1963)

A Stitch in Time

6.9

Medical Student (uncredited)

1963

 

Richard the Lionheart (1962)

Richard the Lionheart

7.4

TV Series

SwimmerServant

1962–1963

2 episodes

 

The Avengers (1961)

The Avengers

8.3

TV Series

2nd Police Constable

1961

1 episode

 

Self

Axon Stations! (2012)

Axon Stations!

Video

Self - 'Agent Bill Filer'

2012

 

Archive Footage

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

7.6

TV Movie

Self - Bill Filer (archive footage, uncredited)

2014

 

The U.N.I.T Family: Part Two

Video

Self - Bill Filler (archive footage)

2011

 

Reverse Standards Conversion: The Axon Legacy

Video

Self - Filer (archive footage)

2005