Wissenswertes

He and wife Honor Blackman amicably divorced in 1975. She later helped nurse him back to health when he suffered from cancer in the early 1990s. Sadly, the cancer returned and he died in 1997.

Dark, suave, handsome British actor of stage, TV and film, particularly well-utilized in whodunnits and horrors

Had two children with Honor Blackman: daughter Lottie and son Barnaby. Blackman became a cult figure as "Pussy Galore" in the James Bond thriller Goldfinger (1964). She and Maurice appeared in one film together, Die Nacht des kalten Grauens (1971).

Was shortlisted for two roles in Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars. - Laurence Scarman (Michael Sheard) and Prof Marcus Scarman (Bernard Archard).

Because of his health problems in the '80s and '90s had to work as an understudy during that time.