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Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

Known for: Acting

Born 18/12/1914
Died 1991-12-01
Place of birth Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Distinctive character actor, born in Calcutta and educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge. His acting career was interrupted by wartime service (for six years) in the British Army. He then joined the Old Vic Company and subsequently appeared on screen. With his hooked nose and furtive eyes, he made the perfect sinister villain, playing an assortment of Arabic or Central Asian diamond smugglers, drug dealers or black market racketeers. Occasionally, he was on the right side of the law, notably as commissioner Govindaswami in La croisée des destins (1956), or as a cardinal in Les souliers de Saint-Pierre (1968). Early on in his career, Maitland worked for Hammer Studios where he had memorable roles as Patel Shari, a member of the murderous Kali sect in Les étrangleurs de Bombay (1959), and as an evil Malay servant, dedicated to worshipping La femme reptile (1966). Marne was also very active on British television (Le Saint  (1962), Département S(1969), and others) in very much the same capacity. He stood out as the mysterious dissident Pandit Baba in the excellent award-winning miniseries The Jewel in the Crown(1984). From the early 1970's until his death, he lived in Rome. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

Filmography

The Avengers Series ★ 7,8

The Avengers

Becker

1961

The Saint Series ★ 7,4

The Saint

The Guru

1962

The Saint Series ★ 7,4

The Saint

Borota

1962

The Saint Series ★ 7,4

The Saint

Esteban

1962

No Hiding Place Series ★ 4,8

No Hiding Place

1959

The Champions Series ★ 6,5

The Champions

Minoes

1968

Danger Man Series ★ 7,4

Danger Man

Sheik Ahmed

1960

Maigret Series ★ 7,1

Maigret

1960

Out of the Unknown Series ★ 7,1

Out of the Unknown

Shaw

1965

The Jewel in the Crown Series ★ 6,5

The Jewel in the Crown

Pandit Baba

1984

Return of the Saint Series ★ 7,0

Return of the Saint

Kemal

1978

Espionage Series ★ 10,0

Espionage

Bishara

1963

The Buccaneers Series ★ 6,4

The Buccaneers

Turk

1956

Callan Series ★ 7,0

Callan

1967

Series ★ 8,0

Festival

Don Gregario Obregon

1963

Series ★ 8,0

Festival

Cardinal Inquisitor

1963

Department S Series ★ 5,3

Department S

Turkish Caretaker

1969

Cleopatra Film ★ 7,1

Cleopatra

Euphranor

1963

Interpol Calling Series ★ 7,3

Interpol Calling

Bhandari

1959

Sir Francis Drake Series ★ 5,1

Sir Francis Drake

Uluch Ali

1961

Journey to the Unknown Series ★ 7,0

Journey to the Unknown

Edward Chardur

1968

Series ★ 7,5

International Detective

Inspector Rabat

1959

The Man with the Golden Gun Film ★ 6,5

The Man with the Golden Gun

Lazar

1974

Colonel March of Scotland Yard Series ★ 7,5

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Thoreau

1956

Colonel March of Scotland Yard Series ★ 7,5

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Waiter

1956

Richard the Lionheart Series ★ 9,0

Richard the Lionheart

Saladin

1962

It's Dark Outside Series

It's Dark Outside

Chandra Bhutan

1964

Roma Film ★ 7,2

Roma

Underground Guide

1972

Ashanti Film ★ 5,8

Ashanti

Touareg Chief

1979

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Deputy Commander

1956

Grog Film ★ 9,0

Grog

1982

Anne of the Thousand Days Film ★ 7,1

Anne of the Thousand Days

Campeggio

1969

The Black Stallion Film ★ 7,0

The Black Stallion

Drake Captain

1979

Khartoum Film ★ 6,3

Khartoum

Sheikh Osman

1966

Trail of the Pink Panther Film ★ 5,2

Trail of the Pink Panther

Deputy Commissioner Lasorde

1982

March or Die Film ★ 5,8

March or Die

Leon

1977

Lord Jim Film ★ 6,8

Lord Jim

Elder

1965

The Scarlet and the Black Film ★ 7,0

The Scarlet and the Black

Papal Secretary

1983

Lovers and Liars Film ★ 4,3

Lovers and Liars

1979

Tiger Bay Film ★ 7,2

Tiger Bay

Doctor

1959

Saadia Film ★ 6,0

Saadia

Horse dealer

1953

Shaft in Africa Film ★ 6,1

Shaft in Africa

Col. Gonder

1973

Father Brown Film ★ 6,5

Father Brown

Maharajah

1954

First Men in the Moon Film ★ 6,3

First Men in the Moon

Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)

1964

Cellini: A Violent Life Film ★ 5,4

Cellini: A Violent Life

Blind cardinal

1990

The Shoes of the Fisherman Film ★ 6,8

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Cardinal Rahamani

1968

Man of La Mancha Film ★ 6,6

Man of La Mancha

Captain of the Guard

1972

I Was Monty's Double Film ★ 6,9

I Was Monty's Double

Arab Proprietor

1958

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. Film ★ 6,2

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Archipolagos

1959

Seven Thunders Film ★ 5,5

Seven Thunders

Hassan (barstaff in the bordello)

1957

I'm All Right Jack Film ★ 6,6

I'm All Right Jack

Mr. Mohammed

1959

The Terror of the Tongs Film ★ 5,7

The Terror of the Tongs

The Beggar

1961

The Belly of an Architect Film ★ 6,8

The Belly of an Architect

Battistino

1987

Svengali Film ★ 6,1

Svengali

Stage Manager

1954

Interpol Film ★ 6,5

Interpol

Guido Martinelli

1957

The Phantom of the Opera Film ★ 6,4

The Phantom of the Opera

Xavier

1962

La promessa Series ★ 6,5

La promessa

Von Gunthen

1979

The Key to Rebecca Film ★ 5,0

The Key to Rebecca

Gaafar

1985

The Dark Avenger Film ★ 6,4

The Dark Avenger

French Peasant (uncredited)

1955

Sammy Going South Film ★ 6,3

Sammy Going South

Hassan

1963

Bhowani Junction Film ★ 6,1

Bhowani Junction

Govindaswami

1956

The Assisi Underground Film ★ 5,1

The Assisi Underground

Rabbi

1985

Series ★ 8,0

Boy Meets Girls

1959

The Reptile Film ★ 6,1

The Reptile

The Malay

1966

Cone of Silence Film ★ 6,8

Cone of Silence

Mr. Robinson

1960

Outcast of the Islands Film ★ 5,8

Outcast of the Islands

Ships Mate

1951

The Camp on Blood Island Film ★ 6,7

The Camp on Blood Island

Captain Sakamura

1958

Pope John Paul II Film ★ 7,5

Pope John Paul II

Mountain Sacristan

1984

Cairo Road Film ★ 6,4

Cairo Road

Gohari

1950

I Am an ESP Film ★ 5,8

I Am an ESP

1985

Duffy Film ★ 6,3

Duffy

Abdul

1968

The Stranglers of Bombay Film ★ 6,5

The Stranglers of Bombay

Patel Shari

1959

Film

If Only the Trains Came

Mores

1968

The King's Whore Film ★ 4,8

The King's Whore

Conte Trevi

1990

The Bushbaby Film ★ 6,5

The Bushbaby

The Hadj

1969

The Mark of the Hawk Film ★ 3,4

The Mark of the Hawk

Sandar Lai

1957

The Man Out There Film ★ 7,0

The Man Out There

Deputy Commander

1961

And the Violins Stopped Playing Film ★ 7,5

And the Violins Stopped Playing

Sandu

1988

Visa to Canton Film ★ 5,0

Visa to Canton

Han Po

1960

Appuntamento a Liverpool Film ★ 6,2

Appuntamento a Liverpool

Pilar

1988

Break in the Circle Film ★ 7,0

Break in the Circle

The phony Kudnic

1955

The Return of Mr. Moto Film ★ 5,0

The Return of Mr. Moto

Wasir Hussein

1965

Sands of the Desert Film ★ 5,6

Sands of the Desert

Advisor to Sheikh

1960

John and Julie Film ★ 4,9

John and Julie

Indian Prince

1955

Street Law Film ★ 6,5

Street Law

Records Keeper (uncredited)

1974

Memed My Hawk Film ★ 6,0

Memed My Hawk

Suleyman

1984

Three on a Spree Film ★ 6,4

Three on a Spree

Eastern Gentleman

1961

The Day Christ Died Film ★ 6,3

The Day Christ Died

Jacob

1980

Diplomatic Passport Film ★ 8,0

Diplomatic Passport

Philip

1954

The Bobo Film ★ 6,2

The Bobo

Luis Castillo

1967

Deadly Nightshade Film ★ 6,8

Deadly Nightshade

Heinz

1953

Film

Hazard

Guido

1959

The Dybbuk Film

The Dybbuk

Rabbi Samson

1952

Windom's Way Film ★ 5,3

Windom's Way

Commissioner Belhedron

1957

Master Spy Film ★ 6,3

Master Spy

Dr. Asafu

1964

Man with a Gun Film ★ 5,8

Man with a Gun

Max

1958

All at Sea Film ★ 10,0

All at Sea

Pierre

1969

Film ★ 7,0

Middle Course

Renard

1961

The Fox and the Forest Film

The Fox and the Forest

Shaw

1965

The Wind Cannot Read Film ★ 6,4

The Wind Cannot Read

Bahadur

1958

Film ★ 7,0

A Glass Full of Snow

Nullo

1984