McManus was born in Hamilton, Scotland, and moved to Hillingdon in London, England when he was three years old, until he moved again at the age of 16 to Australia, where he performed in amateur theatre groups that led him to becoming a professional actor. He appeared in the children's TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and had a guest appearance in the long-running Australian police drama Homicide. He also starred in Tim Burstall's feature film 2000 Weeks (1969), which was the first full-length Australian-produced feature made in Australia since Charles Chauvel's Jedda in 1954.
McManus returned to the UK in 1971, and was known to a wider audience when he played roles such as Harry Carter in The Brothers and Sam Wilson, a coal miner in the 1973 TV series Sam. McManus appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in the 1976 TV movie Rogue Male, and starred as a dour Scots police officer, Jack Lambie, in Strangers, a role he reprised as a guest star in the spin-off, Bulman.[1] McManus also had roles in productions at the National Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre.[2]
McManus was also a boxer before he moved into acting.[3][2] He is not to be confused with the boxer of the same name (born 1974) from Basildon in England.
Some of the more notable shows in which he featured include:
McManus began playing the title character in the crime drama Taggart in September 1983, alongside Neil Duncan, Tom Watson and Robert Robertson. The pilot attracted an estimated 7.6 million viewers. When Duncan left the show in 1987, James MacPherson joined as new character Michael Jardine, immediately promoted to replace Duncan's character as detective sergeant. This was preceded by the arrival of a new superintendent, Jack McVitie, in the 1985 episode "Murder In Season". A new female detective constable, Jackie Reid (portrayed by Blythe Duff), was introduced in 1990 and, in "Rogue's Gallery" (1990), Taggart promoted her to detective sergeant.
Death
McManus drank heavily and, after several years of declining health, died from an alcohol-related illness.[4] He was hospitalised with severe jaundice in May 1994,[5] and died in Glasgow of pneumonia brought on by liver failure,[6] on 6 June 1994, aged 59, eight months after the death of his second wife Marion. In the last two years of his life McManus had also lost his mother, his brother and his two sisters.[2] The actor was the first person to be posthumously awarded the Lord Provost of Glasgow's Award for Performing Arts.[7]
McManus's final Taggart episode was "Prayer for the Dead" (1995). He was the first Taggart cast member to die; he was followed by Iain Anders (Jack McVitie) who died three years later in 1997, aged 64, from a heart attack.
After the death of McManus in 1994, his character was given an on-air funeral in the final episode of the series's 11th season, "Black Orchid". In the same episode the character of Michael Jardine was promoted to Taggart's rank of detective chief inspector.
Family
The McManus family adopted Brian Connolly, later of 1970s glam rock band The Sweet; both men perceived a resemblance between them, and supposed McManus's father to have also been Connolly's.[8]
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Mark McManus 21 February 1935 6 June 1994 was a Scottish actor Mark McManusBorn 1935 02 21 21 February 1935Hamilton ScotlandDied6 June 1994 1994 06 06 aged 59 Glasgow ScotlandOccupationActorSpouseMarion McManus m 1985 died 1993 wbr He has played roles in British television series Sam Bulman The Brothers Strangers and Dramarama and starred in the feature film 2000 Weeks He was best known for playing the tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long running STV television series Taggart from 1983 until his death in 1994 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Taggart 2 Death 3 Family 4 Filmography 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksCareer EditMcManus was born in Hamilton Scotland and moved to Hillingdon in London England when he was three years old until he moved again at the age of 16 to Australia where he performed in amateur theatre groups that led him to becoming a professional actor He appeared in the children s TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and had a guest appearance in the long running Australian police drama Homicide He also starred in Tim Burstall s feature film 2000 Weeks 1969 which was the first full length Australian produced feature made in Australia since Charles Chauvel s Jedda in 1954 McManus also appeared in the American produced historical drama Adam s Woman and co starred with Mick Jagger in the Tony Richardson film version of the Ned Kelly story Ned Kelly both 1970 McManus returned to the UK in 1971 and was known to a wider audience when he played roles such as Harry Carter in The Brothers and Sam Wilson a coal miner in the 1973 TV series Sam McManus appeared opposite Peter O Toole in the 1976 TV movie Rogue Male and starred as a dour Scots police officer Jack Lambie in Strangers a role he reprised as a guest star in the spin off Bulman 1 McManus also had roles in productions at the National Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre 2 McManus was also a boxer before he moved into acting 3 2 He is not to be confused with the boxer of the same name born 1974 from Basildon in England Some of the more notable shows in which he featured include Sam TV series 1973 1975 Taggart 1983 1994 Bulman 1985 1987 Dramarama The Macrame Man 1988Taggart Edit McManus began playing the title character in the crime drama Taggart in September 1983 alongside Neil Duncan Tom Watson and Robert Robertson The pilot attracted an estimated 7 6 million viewers When Duncan left the show in 1987 James MacPherson joined as new character Michael Jardine immediately promoted to replace Duncan s character as detective sergeant This was preceded by the arrival of a new superintendent Jack McVitie in the 1985 episode Murder In Season A new female detective constable Jackie Reid portrayed by Blythe Duff was introduced in 1990 and in Rogue s Gallery 1990 Taggart promoted her to detective sergeant Death EditMcManus drank heavily and after several years of declining health died from an alcohol related illness 4 He was hospitalised with severe jaundice in May 1994 5 and died in Glasgow of pneumonia brought on by liver failure 6 on 6 June 1994 aged 59 eight months after the death of his second wife Marion In the last two years of his life McManus had also lost his mother his brother and his two sisters 2 The actor was the first person to be posthumously awarded the Lord Provost of Glasgow s Award for Performing Arts 7 McManus s final Taggart episode was Prayer for the Dead 1995 He was the first Taggart cast member to die he was followed by Iain Anders Jack McVitie who died three years later in 1997 aged 64 from a heart attack After the death of McManus in 1994 his character was given an on air funeral in the final episode of the series s 11th season Black Orchid In the same episode the character of Michael Jardine was promoted to Taggart s rank of detective chief inspector Family EditThe McManus family adopted Brian Connolly later of 1970s glam rock band The Sweet both men perceived a resemblance between them and supposed McManus s father to have also been Connolly s 8 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1969 2000 Weeks Will Gardiner1970 Adam s Woman Nobby1970 Ned Kelly Joe ByrneReferences Edit McIver Brian 3 October 2007 25 Years of Taggart Mark McManus Story Daily Record a b c Obituary Mark McManus The Independent 7 June 1994 Mark McManus TV Heroes Transdiffusion Broadcasting System Archived from the original on 17 November 2009 Quinn Thomas 27 October 2007 So much more than there s been a murder The Guardian McIver Brian 2 October 2007 Born To Be Taggart Daily Record Sweet star follows brother Taggart to grave Daily Record 11 February 1997 Mark McManus The Scotsman 14 February 2005 Perrone Pierre 11 February 1997 Obituary Brian Connolly The Independent Sources EditNo Matter What They Say The Story of Sweet HomeSweetHome Publishing 2009 External links EditMark McManus at IMDb Taggart Fan Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark McManus amp oldid 1144724479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
