The saint joins the ranks of a mercenary army in order to prevent a hijacking. On the side of the law, but standing outside it, he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time. That was the saint as a middle class businessman or plain clothes cop. Oct 02, 2008 my word is my bond 2008 is a very enjoyable trawl through roger moores life and times. En version haute qualite, le generique du saint version colorisee colorised the saint roger moore, templar.
Simon s auto started in 1995 by taking over the service station and workshop. George sanders stars as suave gentleman thiefturneddetective simon templar aka the saint in five mysteries based on the stories by leslie charteris. All 71 of the black and white episodes of the classic television adventure drama, filmed before the series went into colour in 1966. Simon templar, alias the saint, was played by roger moore in the 1960s tv show featuring the volvo 1800. Above and beyond his alreadynoted larcenous proficiencies, simon templar is a confidence artist on a level above even professor harold hill or gondorff and hooker.
This was done by the late mr joe simon and his son wayne. Sir roger moore remains an icon of the 1970s for generations who grew watching him on television and on film suave, sophisticated and impeccably coiffed, he embodied the notion that a handsome. Sir roger moore a career in cars the daily telegraph. The problem that the television producers had when they started to produce the 1960s saint tv series was that the hirondel was a fictional car. Usually mistaken for a james bondlike secret agent, simon templar was more compassionate than 007s unflappable alter ego and relied upon wits and his trusty white volvo to escape a dilemma. We are talking about the saint, a tv series aired between 1962 and 1969 based on books written back in the 1920s by leslie charteris about a suave and sophisticated adventurer called simon templar whose initials st meant that he got the nickname that gave its name to the tv series and who could play the suave and sophisticated man. Audrey long, who starred opposite john wayne in the 1944 western tall in the saddle and in a pair of film noir favorites directed by anthony mann and robert wise three years later, has died. His nemesis was chief inspector claude teal who considered templar a common criminal no matter whom he. Simon templar is the saint daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable. Jerry simon auto sales car dealer in cambridge, ny. Bramley was the founder of cleveland trinidad paving co.
Wayne was brought up in the motor trade and his dad was a prominent businessman in goodwood. Roger moore was so smitten with the volvo that he bought one for his own personal use. Advanced film solutions auto tinting promo youtube. Sep 12, 2017 xbox live deals with gold for september 12th to september 18th. Exroger moore volvo 1800 s heading to technoclassica essen. When the saint and patricia holm stumble upon a government test of a weapon of mass destruction, they realise theyve seen something that must be kept away from the wrong hands.
Roger moores 14 most memorable onscreen rides car and driver. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. English film actor roger moore opening the door of his volvo for isabelle. It took the infamous black thursday that hit wall street in 1928 to compel the auto industry to pull out of the crisis by offering lighter, faster, safer and ultimately more affordable models. A new american comic book series was launched by moonstone in the summer of 2012, but it never went beyond a single promotional issue zero. With his mother and brother, he moved to england in 1919 and attended rossall school in lancashire before moving on to cambridge university to study law. The saint is a 1960s spy thriller tv series starring roger moore as adventurer simon templar. Simon templar was essentially a robin hood who stole from criminals, but kept the money.
Roger moore never played the role again after 1969, though he is heard speaking on a car radio during the 1997 film the saint, starring val kilmer as templar. A suave and sophisticated conman, templar only steals from rich criminals and helps the forces of the law by making sure theyre thrown behind bars. Ultra performance offers industry leading film clarity for unaltered visibility and safe driving. Roger moore returns as simon templar, alias the saint in the sixth boxed dvd set of his exploits. Sep 29, 2016 playing simon templar, a master thief and master of disguise, hes tasked with stealing the formula for cold fusion from beautiful but awkward scientist emma russell elisabeth shue but simon falls for her and gets both of them targeted by the russian mob who want the formula for less than altruistic means. Freelance troubleshooter simon templar embarks on another adventure. Jul 03, 2014 a promotional film for the ford engine exchange plan.
The saint is a 2017 espionage thriller film directed by ernie barbarash and starring adam rayner in the title role of simon templar, created by leslie charteris. In the spring of 1976, such was the popularity of the car that ford built. In tribute, we present 10 of his finest automotive moments of the screen, in timehonoured countdown fashion. Jaguars biggest promotional misstep was far more heinousa sin of. The saints in the banana republic of san pablo where a girl called diane tries to shoot victor lawrence, principal advisor to president alvarez. The saint is the name of a collection of serialized dramas featuring the fictional character simon templar, known as the saint. Simon templar val kilmer, alias the saint, is a gentleman spy and thief. Sign up to receive the tcm shop newsletter for discounts and. Roger moore has a rich history of welldressed characters. Despite the model t, cars remained a luxury for the wealthy. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.
Leslie charteris audio books, best sellers, author bio. Templar more realized than in his 1960s television series, starring the perfectly cast roger moore in the. And because ultra performance blocks over 99% of damaging and harmful ultraviolet light, youre helping to protect your cars beautiful interior from fading and yourself and passengers from premature skin aging. The saint is the nickname of the fictional character simon templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories by leslie charteris published between 1928 and 1963. Written by tom appel in classic cars, jaguar, tv and movie cars, volvo, what was. I wonder sometimes how strange it must be to own a company, create a product packed with features that people have long asked for, then try to launch it in the midst of a global meltdown. Two new cars had been introduced at the geneva motor show in. Cars, bikes, chrome and horsepower is competing for attention with all the curvy beauties of the motorsport pinup world. After that date, other authors collaborated with charteris on books until 1983. In addition to evading the authorities, simon must face a dangerous adversary from his past. With adam rayner, eliza dushku, ian ogilvy, james remar. You can either grow old gracefully or begrudgingly. In the saints vacation, templar is puzzled by an innocentlooking music.
Sally gray, who has died aged 90, was among a group of popular british film star beauties of the 1930s and 40s. The saint cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. I grew up with the saint, the persuaders and, of course, his tenure as james bond. The iconic original volvo p1800 coupe driven by roger moore as simon templar in the 1960s tv series has been fully restored by car enthusiast kevin price. James bond from the man with the golden gun gets the girl wearing the rolex submariner. Chris pine to star as simon templar in the saint reboot. Seriously, is there a kid in the world who didnt see this movie and. Hugh sinclair stars as simon templar in this thrilling double feature of the saint. Sir roger moore leads a princess for christmas, a hallmark.
Templar whisks her away from the police, and she tells him that lawrence is a fraud, using an assumed name. A timeless figure of adventure, the saint has thrilled adventure aficionados with his exploits in a variety of media but nowhere was the dashing mr. Paramount is working on a new film version of the saint. The 100 greatest movie and tv cars of all time edmunds. The saints new car, as driven dutton, was a 1976 jensen interceptor series 3 saloon in briazs blue.
Cary grant did not play simon templar, but in suspicion he showed you what the saint could be like. A fresh story that will please a certain kind of penny dreadful fan. He is featured in a series of books by leslie charteris published between 1928 and 1963. A quick word about the hirondel in the saint books by leslie charteris, simon templar drove a hirondel. Music box records presents a 3cd selection of music from the 1989 revival of the saint, composed by serge franklin a tale of two cities. The three films in the series are auton 1997, auton 2. Based on the popular spy series, this film follows suave international thief simon templar val kilmer, who is contracted by russian oil magnate ivan tretiak rade serbedzija to steal a formula for cold fusion. The hirondel sometimes misspelled as hirondelle is a fictional car driven by simon templar, the protagonist of a book series by leslie charteris. It was based on the literary character simon templar created by leslie charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years. Simon templar adam rayner is the saint, a modernday robin hood who recovers illgotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need with the help of his beautiful partner eliza dushku.
Simon templar, alias the saint, has driven a number of vehicles over the years. But unlike margaret lockwood, jean kent and patricia roc, all of whom attempted. The saint is a british itc mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the united kingdom on itv between 1962 and 1969. Promotional film for a car manufacturer, 1940s film 15659. This was sir roger moores final film appearance and the film was dedicated to his memory. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. After a failed big screen attempt helmed by val kilmer, work is underway on a new movie version of the saint paramount is understood to be working on a new film. Roger moore played james bond in the 1977 film, and drove a lotus. Ogilvy was born in woking, surrey, england, to francis fairfield ogilvy, brother of advertising executive david ogilvy, and actress aileen raymond who had previously been married to actor john mills. A timeless figure of adventure since his creation by leslie charteris in 1928, the saint has thrilled adventure aficionados with his exploits in a variety of media, including novels, movies, and radiobut nowhere was the dashing mr. View the profiles of professionals named simon templar on linkedin. The saints volvo 1800 the saint by leslie charteris.
A timeless figure of adventure since his creation by leslie charteris in 1928, the saint has thrilled adventure aficionados with his exploits in a variety of media, including novels, movies, and radio but nowhere was the dashing mr. First, templar travels to san francisco where he gets mixed up in a female gang leaders wendy barrie crusade against a mysterious crime boss, in the saint strikes back 1939. From 196269 simon templar roger moore showed up for no. High quality 1960s cars inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. The saints blog devoted to news and rumors about the saint and leslie charteris.
He is most associated with volvo and jaguar, as those two makes saw him driving their automobiles on many television episodes over the past many years. This video shows some nice footage of roger moore who plays simon templar in the saint, a tvshow started in 1962 where a volvo p1800series car has been used. The saint is the nickname of the fictional character simon templar, featured in a series of. Simon templar, saint, roger moore, simon, templar, leslie charteris, charteris, moore, roger, the saint. The saints vacation the saint meets the tiger full. Templar, the suave robin hood of modern crime is featured in. The george sanders saint movies collection manufactured on. Volvo p1800 1960s early 1970s volvo, roger moore, bond cars. In todays automotive world the templar would be referred to as a sports car, but in the days that the templar motor company was designing and building cars, it was referred to as a small car. Leslie charteris was born in singapore on may 12th, 1907. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret. Wheeler dealers is a british television series produced by attaboy tv for the discovery channel in the uk and motor trend network in the u. In this episode, simon goes to visit an old friend, madge, and becomes interested in her playwright. By clicking send email, i consent to be contacted by and the dealer selling this vehicle at any telephone number i provide, including, without limitation, communications sent via text message to my cell phone or communications sent using an autodialer or prerecorded message.
Featuring the classic character of simon templar originally written by leslie charteris, the saint had a long history of appearances in books, radio and television, including the definitive show starring roger moore. Cars, passed the chequered flag in first place at the us box office this weekend, despite a mildly disappointing. Templar helps those whom conventional agencies are powerless or unwilling to. Guests include clovissa newcombe, peter reeves, and horror film superstar vincent price. Simon templar and countless other insouciant action heroes on screen and in books owe a very obvious debt to buchans richard hannay. Sir roger moore, most closely identified with his role as james bond in the. Apr 01, 2010 the first templar rolled of the new assembly lines in july of that year. This is a list of the films featuring simon templar and of the actors who played the. Hallmark channel announces sir roger moore will star in a princess for christmas, a hallmark channel original movie world premiere for. The complete movie timeline complete, customizable tv listings for your local broadcast, cable and satellite providers. Jun 29, 2017 mix play all mix patrick latman youtube how to professionally tint a car door window 2014 infiniti q50 for beginners duration. His performance, of course, must be removed from the rest of the film. International master thief, simon templar, also known as the saint, is tasked to find a mans kidnapped daughter.
The hirondel is also used by storm captain arden in the nonsaint novel daredevil. Guardian security films myrtle beach window tinting. Xbox live deals with gold for september 12th to september 18th. Roger moore, who played the character of simon templar, reads script for the pearls of peace episode of the saint at elstree studios in 1962 the actor, most famous for his seven 007 movies, has died at the age of here we look back at his life and career. But it was in the saint that moore really established himself. He is the longestrunning bond james bond of all time. His studies there came to a halt when a publisher accepted his first novel. From brett sinclair of the persuaders to moores tenure as superspy james bond, high fashion is always on. Tv and film detectives iconic cars in pictures film the guardian. Sep 09, 2012 he did not succeed in saints girl friday. Roger moore as simon templar in a 1967 episode of the saint. A 1967 volvo 1800 s formerly owned by the late sir roger moore and which starred in the saint will be on display with volvo cars heritage at technoclassica essen.