Jim Taggart Jim Taggart "See also: James Taggart (disambiguation)" Detective Chief Inspector James Taggart was the main character in "Taggart" from 1983 to 1995. He was played by Mark McManus until his death in June 1994, with the last episode featuring Taggart being broadcast in January 1995. A tough, no-nonsense policeman of the old school, Taggart has little time for subtlety, sensitivity or many of the more modern aspects of police work that his junior colleagues place faith in. His focus is always on solving the crime, using traditional police methods of evidence and proof. He had worked his way up from
Errol Taggart also directed seven films, including "Sinner Take All", "Song of the City", and "The Women Men Marry". Taggart died in 1940 at the age of 45. Errol Taggart Errol Taggart (July 15, 1895 – August 30, 1940) was a Canadian film director and film editor who worked in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s. He was the editor of four movies directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney: "The Unknown" (uncredited) with Joan Crawford, "The Road to Mandalay", "The Blackbird", and the lost film "London After Midnight" (uncredited). He also edited Browning's film "Drifting" featuring Wallace Beery and Anna