▁as ▁Grant ▁Taylor , ▁was ▁an ▁English - born ▁actor ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ab ras ive ▁General ▁Hend erson ▁in ▁the ▁Ger ry ▁Anderson ▁science ▁fiction ▁series ▁U FO ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁Fort y ▁Th ous and ▁H ors emen ▁( 1 9 4 0 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Taylor ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁in ▁England , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁Australia ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁box er ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁L ance ▁Math es on . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁later ▁newspaper ▁report , ▁he ▁had ▁ 7 0 ▁b outs , ▁lost ▁eight ▁and ▁drew ▁ 1 1 . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁merchant ▁marine . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁debut ▁C ines ound ▁Produ ctions ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁someone ▁with ▁wrest ling ▁skills ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁g or illa ▁in ▁G one ▁to ▁the ▁D ogs ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁so ▁Taylor ▁aud ition ed . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁the ▁part ▁but ▁met ▁Ale c ▁K ella way ▁who ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁C ines ound ' s ▁Tal ent ▁School . ▁ ▁Ken ▁G . ▁Hall ▁said ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁industry ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁they ▁" w ere ▁consist ently ▁short ▁of ▁trained ▁ju ven iles ▁and ▁ingen ues ". ▁C ines ound ▁in ▁particular ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁trouble ▁finding ▁male