Paul Grist (actor)

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. ==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 (1972) • Are You Being Served? (1977) == References ==