Colin Maitland

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Colin Maitland
Born (1942-08-12) 12 August 1942 (age 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1960–present

Colin Maitland (born 12 August 1942) is an English actor who has made several film and television appearances. [1] [2] He is notable for portraying Seth Sawyer, a member of The Dirty Dozen in the 1967 film of that name. [3]

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He is married to Amanda, whom he met on a blind date, and appeared on the BBC's Bargain Hunt in November 2017. [4] He also appeared in Lolita (1962) and The Bedford Incident (1965). [1] His television roles include the sound/studio engineer in Shoestring (1979–80). [5] In 2006 he recounted his experiences on The Dirty Dozen in a documentary Armed and Deadly: The Making of The Dirty Dozen. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960 During One Night Gunner
1962 Lolita Charlie Sedgewick
1963 The Victors Uncredited
1965 The Bedford Incident Seaman Jones - Bridge
1967 The Dirty Dozen Seth Sawyer

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References

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  2. "Colin Maitland". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
  3. "The Dirty Dozen (1967) - Robert Aldrich | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  4. "Bargain Hunt Series 48: 16. Hungerford 30". BBC iPlayer . 3 November 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. http://www.starpulse.com/Celebrity/Colin_Maitland-P209849/ Colin Maitland filmography at starpulse.com. retrieved 22 May 2011
  6. Fields, Curt (26 May 2006). "Fight the Good Fight With 'The Dirty Dozen'" via www.washingtonpost.com.