Gerard Maguire 4239364 215095601 2008-05-26T18:04:09Z Colonies Chris 577301 sp, date & link fixes, Replaced: ’s → 's (2) using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox actor | name = Gerard Maguire | image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- [[Freely licenced]] images only. NO SCREEN CAPTURES. Please do not put a fair-use image here, it will be deleted - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | caption = | birthname = | birthdate = [[1945]] | birthplace = [[Australia]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = Gerard MacGuire<br/>Gerard Matte | occupation = [[Stage actor|Stage]], [[Voice actor|voice]] and [[television actor]] | yearsactive = 1969-present | spouse = [[Jane Alsobrook]] (mid 1980s-present) | domesticpartner = | children = | website = | awards = }} '''Gerard Maguire''' (born 1945) is an [[Australian]] stage, voice and television actor, best known for his role as Deputy Governor [[Jim Fletcher]] in ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]''. Often appearing on [[Australian television]] police dramas and soap operas throughout the 1970s and 80s, he is also one of Australia's top voice actors voicing numerous commercial and narrations during the 1990s and early 2000s. ==Biography== Maguire began acting during the late 1960s, shortly after graduating from the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] with a [[bachelor of arts]]. Out of 3,000 applicants, he was one of 15 students to complete the program. <ref name="Interview"> {{cite web |url=http://www.redrockreview.com/mar02/2story.html |title=Star from “Down Under” rises on Canyon Moon stage |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=Gorman, Ben |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2002-04-03 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Red Rock Review |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }} </ref> After minor one-time roles on the television series ''[[Riptide (Australian TV series)|Riptide]]'' and ''[[The Link Men]]'', Maguire made his feature film debut in ''[[The Demonstrator]]'' with [[Joe James]] and [[Irene Inescort]]. In the film, he portrayed university student Steve Slater whose political differences with his father Joe Slater, a Federal cabinet minister, result in his leading a series of protests disrupting his father's activities in organizing an international conference. Although the film was considered a commercial failure, he again starred in ''[[Country Town]]'' co-starring [[Terry McDermott (actor)|Terry McDermott]], [[Gary Gray (actor)|Gary Gray]] and [[Lynette Curran]]. <ref>Reade, Eric. ''History and Heartburn: The Saga of Australian Film, 1896-1978''. Rutherford, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1979. (pg. 171, 174) ISBN 0-8386-3082-0</ref> ''Country Town'' was a feature film spin-off from [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Bellbird (TV series)|Bellbird]]''. He briefly appeared on soap operas ''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]'' and ''[[Ryan (TV series)|Ryan]]'' during the early 1970s, although he found more lasting success in police dramas such as ''[[Matlock Police]]'', ''[[Homicide (TV series)|Homicide]]'' and ''[[Division 4]]''. Joining the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]], he also performed in ''[[Going Home]]'' at [[St. Martin's Theatre]] on [[March 11]], [[1976]]. That same year, he starred with [[Tom Oliver]] and [[Kate Sheil]] in [[David Williamson]]'s ''[[A Handful of Friends]]'' at the [[Russell Street Theatre]] in [[Melbourne]]. <ref>Perkins, Elizabeth. ''The Plays of Alma de Groen''. Amsterdam: Rodopi B.V., 1994. ISBN 90-5183-764-X</ref> <ref>Williamson, David and Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt. ''Australian Playrights: David Williamson''. Amsterdam: Rodopi B.V., 1988. ISBN 90-5183-029-7</ref> He was set to appear in the [[South Pacific Films]]-produced television series ''Secret Doors'' with former ''[[Number 96]]'' stars [[Rebecca Gilling]], [[Norman Yemm]] and [[Candy Raymond]]. However, due to its heavy adult content, the [[Nine Network]] passed on the series after a [[telecast]] of the [[television pilot|pilot]] on [[June 19]], [[1976]] and the project fell through. <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps: Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows''. Melbourne: Pluto Press Australia, 2004. (pg. 88) ISBN 1-86403-191-3</ref> He would, however, have supporting roles in the [[television miniseries]] ''[[Luke's Kingdom]]'' and the film ''[[Mad Dog Morgan]]''. A late arrival during the first season of ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'', Maguire joined the cast early 1979 as Deputy Governor [[Jim Fletcher]] and remained the only main male character during his three years on the series. He was one of the longtime cast members to leave, along with [[Fiona Spence]], making his final appearance before the beginning of the third season. During his last year with the series, he appeared with ''Prisoner'' co-stars [[Colette Mann]] and [[Val Lehman]] in ''[[Kitty and the Bagman]]''. During 1983, Maguire starred as Dr. John Rivers in the television series ''[[Starting Out]]''. As one of the school's tutors and the father of the disfigured Michelle ([[Rowena Mohr]]), his time on the series dealt with his guilt over his daughter's accident while dealing with his unhappily married wife Yvonne ([[Suzy Gashler]]). <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps: Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows''. Melbourne: Pluto Press Australia, 2004. (pg. 199) ISBN 1-86403-191-3</ref> After the series cancellation, Maguire made a guest appearance on ''[[Special Squad]]'' and had supporting roles in ''[[The Surfer]]'' and ''[[Alice to Nowhere]]'' before returning to the stage in 1986 to perform in [[David Williamson]]'s ''[[Sons of Cain]]'' which ran for five-months in [[London's West End]]. In 1987, was a television presenter for ''[[Ground Zero]]'' and twice appeared on ''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' during the next two years. Maguire also appeared during the final season of the soap opera ''[[The Power, The Passion]]'' as a police investigator who had once been an ex-boyfriend of one of the central characters, Ellen Byrne Edmonds ([[Olivia Hamnett]]). <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps: Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows''. Melbourne: Pluto Press Australia, 2004. (pg. 284) ISBN 1-86403-191-3</ref> While producing a [[film adaptation]] of a novel during the mid-1980s, he replaced the screenwriter originally working on the screenplay. Contacted by [[Columbia Pictures]], he flew to California to discuss the project, he met producer and then Senior Vice President Jane Alsobrook. He soon began a romantic relationship and Maguire ended up staying in [[Los Angeles]] for the next several years. In 1993, he and [[Lance Peters]] co-wrote ''[[Gross Misconduct (film)|Gross Misconduct]]'' later directed by [[George T. Miller]] and, the following year, wrote ''[[Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2]]'' and was the script supervisor for ''[[Tunnel Vision]]''. He was also involved in acting workshops with actors such as [[Jon Voight]] among others. In 1995, he moved back to Australia with Alsobrook when she accepted a position as president of Australia's largest independent film production and distribution company, [[REP]]. During the mid-to-late 1990s, Maguire appeared in the television movies ''[[Heart of Fire]]'', ''[[The Fury Within]]'' and ''[[The Finder]]'' as well as the guest appearances on the television series ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'', ''[[Murder Call]]'' and ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''. Maguire also became involved in voice acting eventually narrating hundreds of commercials and, in 1995, was the voice of [[Titanium Man]] in the cartoon ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]''. During the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, he was the announcer during the [[Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics|diving events]]. Following the [[September 11 attacks]], he moved to the [[United States]] allowing his wife to be closer to her family in [[Sedona, Arizona]]. Although continuing to be involved in a number of film projects with his wife, he also became involved in local theatre agreeing to appear in theatrical performances with the [[Canyon Moon Theatre Company]] and, in April 2002, appeared as the narrator in ''[[Side By Side By Sondheim]]'' at the [[Old Marketplace]] in [[West Sedona]]. <ref name="Interview"/> Maguire continued working as a voice actor during the next several years via the [[internet]]. After a five-year absence, Maguire made an appearance in the 2007 independent film ''[[Brothel (film)|Brothel]]''. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{imdb name|id=0532374|name=Gerard Maguire}} * {{tv.com|23090}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Gerard}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian television actors]]