<P> The Saint is an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the United Kingdom on ITV between 1962 and 1969 . It was based on the literary character Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years . He was played by Roger Moore . Templar helps those whom conventional agencies are powerless or unwilling to assist or protect , often using methods that skirt or are outside the law . Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal , his nominal nemesis , considers Templar a common criminal , but often grudgingly tolerates his actions for the greater good . </P>
<P> The Saint is an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the United Kingdom on ITV between 1962 and 1969 . It was based on the literary character Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years . He was played by Roger Moore . Templar helps those whom conventional agencies are powerless or unwilling to assist or protect , often using methods that skirt or are outside the law . Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal , his nominal nemesis , considers Templar a common criminal , but often grudgingly tolerates his actions for the greater good . </P>
who played the saint in the tv series
who played the saint in the tv series
Roger Moore
Roger Moore