James Garner used to play Beau Maverick in the Maverick series before being replaced by Roger Moore .
Roger Moore , the longest-serving Bond CNN , 23 May 2017 ; Retrieved 23 May 2017 '' Sir Roger Moore : 'Sir Sean Connery is the best Bond ' BBC News , 10 October 2012 ; Retrieved 23 May 2017 He also played the main character , Simon Templar , in the British television series The Saint from 1962-1969 and had significant roles in some American televisions shows and films in the late 1950s and early 1960s , including replacing James Garner and portraying Beau Maverick in the Maverick series in 1960-61 , and starred with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders in 1971-1972 , and had roles in numerous other films in the 1970s and 1980s .
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