# Gerard Maguire

gerard maguire (born 25 September 1945)also credited as Gerard McGuire, is an Australian actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his role as Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher in 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 commercials and narrations during the 1990s and early 2000s. == Biography == === Early life === Maguire was born in 1945 and began acting during the late 1960s, shortly after graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a Diploma of Dramatic Art.