James Marne Kumar Maitland (18 December 1914 – March 1992) was an

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character actor in films and television programmes.

Biography

Maitland was born in

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

, and educated at

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before going up to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he took a BA in 1936. He served in the Royal Artillery during the

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, commissioned as a second lieutenant on 20 November 1941. He made his film debut in '' Cairo Road'' (1950). His sharp, dark features and small stature saw him typecast as villains from the Middle and Far East, particularly for

Hammer Film Productions Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Many of these involve class ...

. '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) was his one appearance in a James Bond film. He made numerous television appearances in programmes such as '' The Buccaneers'', ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again b ...

'', '' The Avengers'' (as a sinister Eastern delegate in the 1967 episode " Death's Door"), '' The Saint'', ''

The Champions ''The Champions'' is a British espionage thriller/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company, and consists of 30 episodes broadcast in the UK on IT ...

'', '' Department S'', and '' Randall and Hopkirk'', and the Granada series '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984, as Pandit Baba, a scholar agitating for an end to British rule in India). Maitland died in March 1992.

Filmography

* '' Cairo Road'' (1950) .... Gohari * '' Outcast of the Islands'' (1951) .... Ships Mate * '' Deadly Nightshade'' (1953) .... Heinz * '' South of Algiers'' (1953) .... Thankyou * ''

Saadia Saʻadiah ben Yosef Gaon ( ar, سعيد بن يوسف الفيومي ''Saʻīd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi''; he, סַעֲדְיָה בֶּן יוֹסֵף אַלְפַיּוּמִי גָּאוֹן ''Saʿăḏyāh ben Yōsēf al-Fayyūmī Gāʾōn''; ...

'' (1953) .... Horse dealer * ''

Flame and the Flesh ''Flame and the Flesh'' is a 1954 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Lana Turner, Pier Angeli, Carlos Thompson and Bonar Colleano. It was made and distributed by MGM and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by H ...

'' (1954) .... Filiberto * ''

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English author G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intui ...

'' (1954) .... Maharajah * ''

Diplomatic Passport A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the personal ...

'' (1954) .... Phlip * ''

Svengali Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer. Definition ...

'' (1954) .... 2nd Stage Manager * '' Break in the Circle'' (1955) .... The phony Kudnic * '' The Dark Avenger'' (1955) .... French Peasant (uncredited) * '' Ramsbottom Rides Again'' (1956) .... (uncredited) * '' Bhowani Junction'' (1956) .... Govindaswami * ''

Hour of Decision The ''Hour of Decision'' was a live weekly radio broadcast produced by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. First broadcast in 1950 by the American Broadcasting Company, it was a half-hour program featuring sermons from noted evangelist Bi ...

'' (1956) ..... Club Waiter * ''

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'' (1957) .... Guido Martinelli * '' Seven Thunders'' (1957) .... Hassan (uncredited) * ''

Windom's Way ''Windom's Way'' is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Peter Finch and Mary Ure. Made in Eastman Color, it is set during the Malayan Emergency. Premise Dr Alec Windom is a British doctor who works in a village i ...

'' (1957) .... Commissioner Belhedron * '' The Mark of the Hawk'' (1957) .... Sandar Lai * '' The Camp on Blood Island'' (1958) .... Capt. Sakamura * '' The Wind Cannot Read'' (1958) .... Bahadur * '' Man with a Gun'' (1958) .... Max * '' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) .... Arab Proprietor * '' I Only Arsked!'' (1958) .... King Fazim * '' Tiger Bay'' (1959) .... Dr. Das * ''

Dial 999 (TV series) ''Dial 999'' is a British television series that ran for one series of 38 episodes from 1958 to 1959. The series was a co-production between ITV contractor ABC Weekend TV, and American television producer Ziv Television Programs. It stars Robe ...

'' - ('An Inside Job', episode 33) -(1959) ....Kirk * '' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (1959) .... Archipolagos (uncredited) * ''

I'm All Right Jack ''I'm All Right Jack'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting from a script by Frank Harvey, John Boulting and Alan Hackney based on the 1958 novel ''Private Life'' by Alan Hackney. The film is a sequel t ...

'' (1959) .... Mr. Mohammed * ''

The Stranglers of Bombay ''The Stranglers of Bombay'' is a 1959 British adventure horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films dealing with the British East India Company's investigation of the cult of Thuggee stranglers in the 1830s. The film stars Guy Rolf ...

'' (1959) .... Patel Shari * '' Cone of Silence'' (1960) .... MR. Robinson * '' Sands of the Desert'' (1960) .... Advisor to Sheikh * '' The Terror of the Tongs'' (1961) .... Beggar * ''

Passport to China ''Passport to China'' (a.k.a. ''Visa to Canton'') is a 1960 British adventure spy film released by Columbia Pictures; directed by Michael Carreras and starring Richard Basehart, Lisa Gastoni, Eric Pohlmann and Bernard Cribbins. The screenplay, ...

'' (1961) .... Han Po * ''

Three on a Spree ''Three on a Spree'' is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Jack Watling, Carole Lesley and John Slater. It is based on the 1902 novel ''Brewster's Millions'' by George Barr McCutcheon, which became the hit 19 ...

'' (1961) .... Eastern gentleman * '' Middle Course'' (1961) .... Renard * ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pier ...

'' (1962) .... Xavier * '' Panic'' (1963) .... Lantern * ''

Nine Hours to Rama ''Nine Hours to Rama'' is 1963 British-American neo noir crime film directed by Mark Robson, that follows a fictionalised Nathuram Godse in the hours before he assassinated the Indian independence leader, Gandhi, and police attempts to prevent ...

'' (1963) .... Karnick * '' Master Spy'' (1963) .... Dr. Asafu * '' Sammy Going South'' (1963) .... Hassan * '' Cleopatra'' (1963) .... Ephranor * '' First Men in the Moon'' (1964) .... Dr. Tok,UN Space Agency (uncredited) * '' Lord Jim'' (1965) .... Elder * '' The Return of Mr. Moto'' (1965) .... Wasir Hussein, the Shahrdar's Assistant * '' The Reptile'' (1965) .... The Malay * ''

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

'' (1966) .... Sheikh Osman * '' The Bobo'' (1967) .... Luiz Castillo * '' Duffy'' (1968) .... Abdul * '' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968) .... Junior Policeman * '' The Shoes of the Fisherman'' (1968) .... Cardinal Rahamani * ''Journey to Midnight'' (1968) .... Edward Chardur (episode 'The Indian Spirit Guide') * '' The Bushbaby'' (1969) .... The Hadj * ''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British period historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 19 ...

'' (1969) .... Cardinal Campeggio * '' The Statue'' (1971) .... UNO Secretary General * '' Roma'' (1972) .... Guide in the Catacombs * '' Man of La Mancha'' (1972) .... Captain of the Guard * '' Shaft in Africa'' (1973) .... Col. Gonder * ''

Massacre in Rome ''Massacre in Rome'' ( it, Rappresaglia) is a 1973 Italian war drama film directed by George Pan Cosmatos about the Ardeatine massacre which occurred at the Ardeatine caves in Rome, 24 March 1944, committed by the Germans as a reprisal for a ...

'' (1973) .... Pancrazio's secretary (uncredited) * '' Street Law'' (1974) .... Records (uncredited) * '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) .... Mr. Lazar * '' Down the Ancient Staircase'' (1975) * ''

The Pink Panther Strikes Again ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' is a 1976 comedy film. The fifth film in ''The Pink Panther'' series, its plot picks up three years after '' The Return of the Pink Panther'', with former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) about t ...

'' (1976) .... Deputy Commissioner Lasorde (scenes deleted) * '' March or Die'' (1977) .... Leon * '' Ashanti'' (1979) .... Touraeg Chief * '' Lovers and Liars'' (1979) * '' The Black Stallion'' (1979) .... Drake Captain * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Trail of the Pink Panther'' (1982) .... Deputy Commissioner Lasorde * ''

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

'' (1984) .... Mountain Sacristian * '' The Scarlet and the Black'' (1983).....Papal Secretary * '' Memed, My Hawk'' (1984) .... Suleyman * ''

The Assisi Underground ''The Assisi Underground: The Priests Who Rescued Jews'' is a 1978 novel written by Alexander Ramati based on a true-life account, told by Father Rufino Niccacci, of events surrounding the Assisi Network, an effort to hide 300 Jews in the town of ...

'' (1985) .... Rabbi * '' I Am an ESP'' (1985) * '' The Belly of an Architect'' (1987) .... Battistino * ''

Appointment in Liverpool ''Appointment in Liverpool'' ( it, Appuntamento a Liverpool) is a 1988 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Marco Tullio Giordana.''Variety Film Reviews'', Volume 20. Garland Pub., 1989. Plot Caterina is a twenty-year-old girl from Crem ...

'' (1988) .... Pilar * ''

Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, '' Stradivarius'', as well as the collo ...

'' (1988) .... Doctor * ''

And the Violins Stopped Playing ''And the Violins Stopped Playing'' ( pl, italic=yes, I Skrzypce Przestały Grać) (1988) is a Polish/American historical drama film written, produced and directed by Alexander Ramati and based upon his biographical novel about an actual group ...

'' (1988) .... Sandu Mirga, Dymitr's father * '' A Violent Life'' (1990) .... Blind cardinal * ''

The King's Whore ''The King's Whore'' (french: La putain du roi, it, La puttana del re) is a 1990 drama film directed by Axel Corti and starring Timothy Dalton. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Set in the 17th century, an Italian noblem ...

'' (1990) .... Count Trevie (final film role)

References

External links

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Little Margaret MovieMaitland tribute on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maitland, Marne 1914 births 1992 deaths British male stage actors British male film actors British male television actors Male actors from Kolkata Anglo-Indian people Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge British Army personnel of World War II 20th-century British male actors People educated at Bedales School Royal Artillery officers