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Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

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

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Cellini: A Violent Life

Cellini: A Violent Life

1990

Appuntamento a Liverpool

Appuntamento a Liverpool

1988

as Pilar

And the Violins Stopped Playing

And the Violins Stopped Playing

1988

as Sandu

I Am an ESP

I Am an ESP

1985

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

1985

as Rabbi

The Key to Rebecca

The Key to Rebecca

1985

as Gaafar

Mussolini and I

Mussolini and I

1985

as King Victor Emanuel

A Glass Full of Snow

A Glass Full of Snow

1984

as Nullo

Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk

1984

as Suleyman

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

1984

as Mountain Sacristan

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

as Papal Secretary

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Deputy Commissioner Lasorde

Grog

Grog

1982

The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

1980

as Jacob

La promessa

La promessa

1979

as Von Gunthen

The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

1979

as Drake Captain

Ashanti

Ashanti

1979

as Touareg Chief

Lovers and Liars

Lovers and Liars

1979

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

1978

as Kemal

March or Die

March or Die

1977

as Leon

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

as Lazar

Street Law

Street Law

1974

as Records Keeper (uncredited)

Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa

1973

as Col. Gonder

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

1972

as Captain of the Guard

Roma

Roma

1972

as Underground Guide

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Campeggio

Department S

Department S

1969

as Turkish Caretaker

The Bushbaby

The Bushbaby

1969

as The Hadj

If Only the Trains Came

If Only the Trains Came

1968

as Mores

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968

as Cardinal Rahamani

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

1968

The Champions

The Champions

1968

as Minoes

Duffy

Duffy

1968

as Abdul

Callan

Callan

1967

The Bobo

The Bobo

1967

as Luis Castillo

Khartoum

Khartoum

1966

as Sheikh Osman

The Reptile

The Reptile

1966

as The Malay

The Return of Mr. Moto

The Return of Mr. Moto

1965

as Wasir Hussein

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965

as Elder

Master Spy

Master Spy

1964

as Dr. Asafu

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

as Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Euphranor

Sammy Going South

Sammy Going South

1963

as Hassan

The Saint

The Saint

1962

as The Guru

The Saint

The Saint

1962

as Borota

The Saint

The Saint

1962

as Esteban

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

as Xavier

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

1961

as Uluch Ali

Middle Course

Middle Course

1961

as Renard

Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

1961

as Eastern Gentleman

The Terror of the Tongs

The Terror of the Tongs

1961

as The Beggar

The Man Out There

The Man Out There

1961

as Deputy Commander

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

as Becker

Visa to Canton

Visa to Canton

1960

as Han Po

Maigret

Maigret

1960

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

1960

as Mr. Robinson

International Detective

International Detective

1959

as Inspector Rabat

The Stranglers of Bombay

The Stranglers of Bombay

1959

as Patel Shari

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

1959

as Bhandari

Boy Meets Girls

Boy Meets Girls

1959

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Mr. Mohammed

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

as Archipolagos

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

1959

as Doctor

Hazard

Hazard

1959

as Guido

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958

as Arab Proprietor

Man with a Gun

Man with a Gun

1958

as Max

The Wind Cannot Read

The Wind Cannot Read

1958

as Bahadur

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

as Captain Sakamura

Windom's Way

Windom's Way

1957

as Commissioner Belhedron

The Mark of the Hawk

The Mark of the Hawk

1957

as Sandar Lai

Interpol

Interpol

1957

as Guido Martinelli

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1956

as Turk

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

1956

as Govindaswami

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956

as Thoreau

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956

as Waiter

Break in the Circle

Break in the Circle

1955

as The phony Kudnic

Svengali

Svengali

1954

as Stage Manager

Diplomatic Passport

Diplomatic Passport

1954

as Philip

Father Brown

Father Brown

1954

as Maharajah

Saadia

Saadia

1953

as Horse dealer

Deadly Nightshade

Deadly Nightshade

1953

as Heinz

The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1952

as Rabbi Samson

Outcast of the Islands

Outcast of the Islands

1951

as Ships Mate

Cairo Road

Cairo Road

1950

as Gohari