Marne Maitland
James Marne Kumar Maitland was an Anglo-Indian actor and voice artist. He worked extensively in Britain, mainly in character roles, but also appeared in many Italian productions, after moving there in the 1970s.
Early life
Maitland was born in Calcutta, to Anglo-Indian parents. He was educated at Bedales School in Hampshire before going up to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he took a BA in 1936. He acted in repertory companies before the outbreak of the Second World War led him to enlist in the British Army. He served in the Royal Artillery, commissioned as a second lieutenant on 20 November 1941.
Career
After his military discharge, Maitland joined the Old Vic Company. He made his film debut in Cairo Road. His sharp, dark features and small stature saw him typecast as villains from the Middle and Far East, particularly for Hammer Film Productions. These include The Camp on Blood Island, The Stranglers of Bombay, The Terror of the Tongs, and as Malay in The Reptile.
His other film roles include Father Brown, Bhowani Junction, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., I'm All Right Jack, Cleopatra, Lord Jim, Khartoum, Anne of the Thousand Days, and Man of La Mancha. He played the shady gunsmith Lazar in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.
He made numerous television appearances in programmes such as The Buccaneers, Danger Man, The Avengers, The Saint, The Champions, Department S, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), and the Granada series The Jewel in the Crown.
In the early 1970s, Maitland moved to Italy and established residence in Rome, whereupon he appeared in many Italian productions, including in Federico Fellini's Roma and Peter Greenaway's The Belly of an Architect. Like several of his fellow UK actors relocated to Italy, like Cyril Cusack and Edmund Purdom, Maitland moonlighted as an English-language dubber.
Personal life
Maitland was married to actress Bettine Milne, whom he met working at the Bristol Old Vic. The two often worked alongside each other as dubbers.
Death
He died on 24 August 1991 in Rome, at the age of 76.
Filmography
Cairo Road .... GohariOutcast of the Islands .... Ships MateDeadly Nightshade .... HeinzSouth of Algiers .... ThankyouSaadia .... Horse dealerFlame and the Flesh .... FilibertoFather Brown .... MaharajahDiplomatic Passport .... PhilipSvengali .... 2nd Stage ManagerBreak in the Circle .... The phony KudnicThe Dark Avenger .... French Peasant Ramsbottom Rides Again .... Bhowani Junction .... GovindaswamiHour of Decision ..... Club WaiterInterpol .... Guido MartinelliSeven Thunders .... Hassan Windom's Way .... Commissioner BelhedronThe Mark of the Hawk .... Sandar LaiThe Camp on Blood Island .... Capt. SakamuraThe Wind Cannot Read .... BahadurMan with a Gun .... MaxI Was Monty's Double .... Arab ProprietorI Only Arsked! .... King FazimTiger Bay .... Dr. DasDial 999 (TV series) – -....KirkCarlton-Browne of the F.O. .... Archipolagos I'm All Right Jack .... Mr. MohammedThe Stranglers of Bombay .... Patel ShariCone of Silence .... Mr. RobinsonSands of the Desert .... Advisor to SheikhThe Terror of the Tongs .... BeggarPassport to China .... Han PoThree on a Spree .... Eastern gentlemanMiddle Course .... RenardThe Phantom of the Opera .... XavierPanic .... LanternNine Hours to Rama .... KarnickMaster Spy .... Dr. AsafuSammy Going South .... HassanCleopatra .... EphranorFirst Men in the Moon .... Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency Lord Jim .... ElderThe Return of Mr. Moto .... Wasir Hussein, the Shahrdar's AssistantThe Reptile .... The MalayKhartoum .... Sheikh OsmanThe Bobo .... Luiz CastilloDuffy .... AbdulDecline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher .... Junior PolicemanThe Shoes of the Fisherman .... Cardinal RahamaniJourney to Midnight .... Edward Chardur The Bushbaby .... The HadjAnne of the Thousand Days .... Cardinal CampeggioThe Statue .... UNO Secretary GeneralRoma .... Guide in the CatacombsMan of La Mancha .... Captain of the GuardShaft in Africa .... Col. GonderMassacre in Rome .... Pancrazio's secretary Street Law .... Records The Man with the Golden Gun .... Mr. LazarDown the Ancient Staircase The Pink Panther Strikes Again .... Deputy Commissioner Lasorde March or Die .... LeonAshanti .... Touraeg ChiefLovers and Liars The Black Stallion .... Drake CaptainGrog Trail of the Pink Panther .... Deputy Commissioner LasordePope John Paul II .... Mountain SacristanThe Scarlet and the Black.....Papal SecretaryMemed, My Hawk .... SuleymanThe Assisi Underground .... RabbiI Am an ESP .... Dinner guestThe Belly of an Architect .... BattistinoAppointment in Liverpool .... PilarStradivari .... DoctorAnd the Violins Stopped Playing .... Sandu Mirga, Dymitr's fatherA Violent Life .... Blind cardinalThe King's Whore .... Count Trevie