Mark McManus Mark McManus Mark McManus (21 February 1935 – 6 June 1994) was a Scottish actor, who also worked in England and Australia. McManus was best known for playing tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running STV television series "Taggart" for eleven years from (1983-1994) until his death, McManus was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 21 February 1935 and moved to Hillingdon, Uxbridge, in London when he was three years old, until he moved again at the age of sixteen to Australia, where he performed in amateur theatre groups that led him to becoming a professional actor.
Tamara Taggart around Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. In January 2011, Taggart transferred to the CTV news desk. Taggart also hosted a home renovation show, "Love It or Lose It" for two seasons, on the Home and Garden TV network (HGTV). Taggart had minor roles in the films "Antitrust", "Josie and the Pussycats", "" and "Along Came a Spider", and on several television series, including "Robson Arms", "Cold Squad", and "Touching Evil". The "Georgia Straight" Annual Reader’s Poll named Taggart as Vancouver's "Best TV Weather Person" and "Best TV Personality" in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She was named "Woman