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name: "Marne Maitland"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marne-maitland"
roles: []
born: "18 December 1914"
died: "1 December 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-18T11:23:31.001022+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marne Maitland

Actor. Born 18 December 1914 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Died 1 December 1991.

## Details

- **Born:** 18 December 1914, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
- **Died:** 1 December 1991
- **Active:** 1974–1984
- **Also known as:** James Robinson Maitland, Marne J. Maitland, Марн Мэйтленд, Марне Мейтленд
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 56 (1), 1980s 85 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marne_Maitland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3294532, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0537962/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67882

## Biography

Marne Maitland was an Anglo-Indian actor. Born James Marne Kumar Maitland in Calcutta in 1914, he was educated at Bedales School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. His early career in repertory theatre was interrupted by six years of service in the British Army during the Second World War. He later joined the Old Vic Company.

Maitland appeared in numerous British films and television productions from the 1950s onwards, often in character roles. Notable credits include *Cleopatra* (1963), *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974) as Lazar, *Roma* (1972), *The Black Stallion* (1979), *Trail of the Pink Panther* (1982) and *The Belly of an Architect* (1987). He also featured in series such as *The Avengers* (1961) and *The Saint* (1962). From the early 1970s he lived in Rome and worked in Italian productions, including voice dubbing. He died in 1991.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Pandit Baba — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), Fi1m 56, as Lazar — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The King's Whore* (1990), as Conte Trevi
- *Cellini: A Violent Life* (1990), as Blind cardinal
- *Appuntamento a Liverpool* (1988), as Pilar
- *And the Violins Stopped Playing* (1988), as Sandu
- *The Belly of an Architect* (1987), as Battistino
- *I Am an ESP* (1985), Acting
- *The Assisi Underground* (1985), as Rabbi
- *The Key to Rebecca* (1985), as Gaafar
- *A Glass Full of Snow* (1984), as Nullo
- *Memed My Hawk* (1984), as Suleyman
- *Pope John Paul II* (1984), as Mountain Sacristan
- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), series, as Pandit Baba — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)
- *The Scarlet and the Black* (1983), as Papal Secretary
- *Trail of the Pink Panther* (1982), as Deputy Commissioner Lasorde
- *Grog* (1982), Acting
- *The Day Christ Died* (1980), as Jacob
- *La promessa* (1979), series, as Von Gunthen
- *The Black Stallion* (1979), as Drake Captain
- *Ashanti* (1979), as Touareg Chief
- *Lovers and Liars* (1979), Acting
- *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Kemal
- *March or Die* (1977), as Leon
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), as Lazar — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *Street Law* (1974), as Records Keeper (uncredited)
- *Shaft in Africa* (1973), as Col. Gonder
- *Man of La Mancha* (1972), as Captain of the Guard
- *Roma* (1972), as Underground Guide
- *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), as Campeggio
- *Department S* (1969), series, as Turkish Caretaker
- *The Bushbaby* (1969), as The Hadj
- *All at Sea* (1969), as Pierre
- *If Only the Trains Came* (1968), as Mores
- *The Shoes of the Fisherman* (1968), as Cardinal Rahamani
- *Journey to the Unknown* (1968), series, as Edward Chardur
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Minoes
- *Duffy* (1968), as Abdul
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Abdul Ghani
- *The Bobo* (1967), as Luis Castillo
- *Callan* (1967), series, Acting — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *Khartoum* (1966), as Sheikh Osman
- *The Reptile* (1966), as The Malay
- *The Return of Mr. Moto* (1965), as Wasir Hussein
- *The Fox and the Forest* (1965), as Shaw
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as Shaw
- *Lord Jim* (1965), as Elder
- *Master Spy* (1964), as Dr. Asafu
- *First Men in the Moon* (1964), as Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)
- *It's Dark Outside* (1964), series, as Chandra Bhutan
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Don Gregario Obregon, Cardinal Inquisitor
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Bishara
- *Cleopatra* (1963), as Euphranor
- *Sammy Going South* (1963), as Hassan
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as The Guru, Borota, Esteban
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1962), as Xavier
- *Richard the Lionheart* (1962), series, as Saladin
- *Sir Francis Drake* (1961), series, as Uluch Ali
- *Middle Course* (1961), as Renard
- *Three on a Spree* (1961), as Eastern Gentleman
- *The Terror of the Tongs* (1961), as The Beggar
- *The Man Out There* (1961), as Deputy Commander
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Becker — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Visa to Canton* (1960), as Han Po
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Acting
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Sheik Ahmed
- *Sands of the Desert* (1960), as Advisor to Sheikh
- *Cone of Silence* (1960), as Mr. Robinson
- *International Detective* (1959), series, as Inspector Rabat
- *The Stranglers of Bombay* (1959), as Patel Shari
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Acting
- *Interpol Calling* (1959), series, as Bhandari
- *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), as Mr. Mohammed
- *Carlton-Browne of the F.O.* (1959), as Archipolagos
- *Tiger Bay* (1959), as Doctor
- *Hazard* (1959), as Guido
- *I Was Monty's Double* (1958), as Arab Proprietor
- *Man with a Gun* (1958), as Max
- *The Wind Cannot Read* (1958), as Bahadur
- *The Camp on Blood Island* (1958), as Captain Sakamura
- *Windom's Way* (1957), as Commissioner Belhedron
- *The Mark of the Hawk* (1957), as Sandar Lai
- *Seven Thunders* (1957), as Hassan (barstaff in the bordello)
- *Interpol* (1957), as Guido Martinelli
- *The Buccaneers* (1956), series, as Turk
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Deputy Commander
- *Bhowani Junction* (1956), as Govindaswami
- *Colonel March of Scotland Yard* (1956), series, as Thoreau, Waiter
- *John and Julie* (1955), as Indian Prince
- *The Dark Avenger* (1955), as French Peasant (uncredited)
- *Break in the Circle* (1955), as The phony Kudnic
- *Svengali* (1954), as Stage Manager
- *Diplomatic Passport* (1954), as Philip
- *Father Brown* (1954), as Maharajah
- *Saadia* (1953), as Horse dealer
- *Deadly Nightshade* (1953), as Heinz
- *The Dybbuk* (1952), as Rabbi Samson
- *Outcast of the Islands* (1951), as Ships Mate
- *Cairo Road* (1950), as Gohari

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