He is best known as the star of the television series Return of the Saint (1978–79), in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar from Roger Moore (1962–69).

Who played The Saint in the 80s?

Actor who played Simon Templar, alias The Saint, on Television. Simon Dutton played The Saint in the 1980s TV series.

Who was the first actor to play The Saint?

(According to the book Spy Television by Wesley Britton, the first actor offered the role was Patrick McGoohan of Danger Man and The Prisoner.) Other actors played Templar in later series, notably Return of the Saint (1978–1979) starring Ian Ogilvy; the series ran for one season on CBS and ITV.

Who played The Saint in the 70s?

Ian Ogilvy played The Saint in the 1970s TV series, The Return of The Saint. Ian is an Actor, Novelist, Playwright, and Director.

Is Ian Ogilvy in the new saint film?

EXCLUSIVE: In a sign of continuity, The Saint, the backdoor pilot from Brad Krevoy's film and TV production company MPCA, has cast the two men who played the dashing Templar in the previous two Saint TV series, Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy.

Ian Ogilvy on The One Show - 04-05-2016

Where was The Saint 1997 filmed?

Fort Amherst starred as a filming location for The Saint in 1997. The tunnels were used for the scene in which Simon receives a map in the Kremlin tunnel in Moscow.

Is Ian Ogilvy related to the royal family?

As the second son of the 12th Earl of Airlie and an equally well-connected mother, Mr Ogilvy was a link between the traditional Eton-and-Guards royal spouse and the post-imperial evolution of the House of Windsor into a more modern form, in which some family members worked for a living.

Who was the first saint?

In 993, St. Ulrich of Augsburg was the first saint to be formally canonized, by Pope John XV. By the 12th century, the church officially centralized the process, putting the pope himself in charge of commissions that investigated and documented potential saints' lives.

Why was Return of the Saint Cancelled?

Return of the Saint lasted only a single season. This was largely due to the hostility of Lew Grade and his concerns about the cost of the show. It was in fact highly successful in Britain and was sold to 75 countries. In retrospect the decision to cancel the series after one season was a serious mistake.

Why is the saint called the saint?

It's never made clear why he's called 'the Saint', though it could be from his initials – 'Simon Templar' giving us 'ST' = St. = 'saint'. His calling-card – a stick-figure crowned with a halo – is almost as famous as the character himself.

What gun did Simon Templar use?

Roger Moore "Simon Templar" Walther PPK pistol from The Saint.

How old was Roger Moore Spy Who Loved Me?

Roger Moore was 45 when he began playing the character in 1973's Live and Let Die, 46 when he starred in the next year's The Man With the Golden Gun, 49 by the time 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me rolled around, and 51 by the release of 1979's Moonraker.

Who is the youngest saint?

The youngest saints canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in modern times are Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two Portuguese child witnesses of the 1917 Marian apparitions at Fatima, who died at ages 10 and 9 respectively in 1919 and 1920, victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Is there a The Saint 2?

However, a sequel never came to pass and the character vacated the spotlight once again. ... Before this latest iteration of the character, The Saint was rebooted as a television show back in 2017, starring Adam Rayner as Templar.

Is The Saint a remake?

What Is The Saint About? The Saint is based on Leslie Charteris' 1920s book series, which inspired a TV series in the '60s starring Moore, and a later remake in the '90s with Val Kilmer.

Was the Saint filmed in Moscow?

The real exotic location filming is in Moscow's Red Square, where Templar escapes from the first chase, and looking stunning illuminated at night for the would-be miraculous climax. ... Filming in Moscow also took place at the Foreign Affairs Ministry building; at the Aerostar Hotel and at Leningrad Station.