Laurence Naismith (14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. Naismith appeared in films such as Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Richard III (1955), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Carrington VC (1954) and as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958). He appeared on Broadway in the musical Here's Love in 1963 and played the non-singing role of Merlin in the 1967 film version of the musical Camelot. In 1965 he guest-starred as barber Gilly Bright in episode 25, "The Threat" of 12 O-Clock High (TV series). He was Judge Fulton in the TV series The Persuaders! (1971), with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore. He also starred in a children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He portrayed Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph in the BBC production Fall of Eagles (1974). Naismith played the Prince of Verona in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of Romeo & Juliet. Outside of acting he was the landlord of the Rowbarge pub at Woolhampton, Berkshire and a keen cricket fan. Naismith married, in 1939, Vera Bocca of Horden, County Durham. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Naismith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | I Remember Nelson | Rev. Edmund Nelson | 1982-04-14 |
Series | Return of the Saint | Unknown | 1978-09-10 |
Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
Movie | Romeo & Juliet | Prince Escalus | 1978-12-03 |
Movie | Mission: Monte Carlo | Judge Fulton | 1974-01-01 |
Series | Fall of Eagles | Unknown | 1974-03-15 |
Movie | London Conspiracy | Judge Fulton | 1974-10-04 |
Series | Oh, Father! | 1973-08-12 | |
Movie | Young Winston | Lord Salisbury | 1972-07-20 |
Movie | The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden | 1972-12-07 |
Movie | Quest for Love | Sir Henry Lanstein | 1971-06-06 |
Movie | Diamonds Are Forever | Sir Donald Munger | 1971-12-14 |
Series | The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton | 1971-09-17 |
Movie | Scrooge | Mr. Fezziwig | 1970-11-05 |
Movie | Eye of the Cat | Dr. Mills | 1969-06-18 |
Movie | The Valley of Gwangi | Professor Bromley | 1969-07-24 |
Movie | The Bushbaby | Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw | 1969-09-01 |
Movie | Run a Crooked Mile | Lord Dunnsfield | 1969-11-18 |
Movie | The Admirable Crichton | Lord Loam | 1968-05-02 |
Series | Lancer | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Movie | Deadlier Than the Male | Sir John Bledlow | 1967-02-12 |
Movie | The Long Duel | McDougal | 1967-07-27 |
Movie | The Scorpio Letters | Burr | 1967-09-01 |
Movie | Camelot | Merlyn | 1967-10-25 |
Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
Movie | Fitzwilly | Mr. Cotty (uncredited) | 1967-12-20 |
Movie | Sky West and Crooked | Edwin Dacres | 1965-08-31 |
Series | Profiles in Courage | Unknown | 1964-11-08 |
Movie | We Joined the Navy | Admiral Blake | 1963-05-17 |
Movie | Jason and the Argonauts | Argos | 1963-06-19 |
Movie | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Reverend Angus Paddie | 1963-12-11 |
Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-04 |
Movie | The Prince and the Pauper | Earl of Hertford | 1962-04-18 |
Movie | The Valiant | Admiral | 1962-06-13 |
Movie | I Thank a Fool | O'Grady | 1962-09-14 |
Movie | The 300 Spartans | First Delegate | 1962-08-01 |
Movie | The Singer Not the Song | Old Uncle | 1961-01-05 |
Movie | Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog | Mr. Traill | 1961-07-17 |
Series | Sir Francis Drake | Unknown | 1961-11-12 |
Movie | The Angry Silence | Martindale | 1960-03-10 |
Movie | Sink the Bismarck! | First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound | 1960-02-11 |
Movie | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Prince of Wales | 1960-05-28 |
Movie | The Criminal | Mr. Town | 1960-09-13 |
Movie | Village of the Damned | Dr. Willers | 1960-06-16 |
Movie | The World of Suzie Wong | O’Neill | 1960-11-10 |
Movie | Perilous Assignment | Self | 1959-11-06 |
Series | The Third Man | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Movie | Third Man on the Mountain | Teo Zurbriggen | 1959-11-10 |
Movie | Solomon and Sheba | Hezrai | 1959-12-18 |
Movie | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Dr. Forrester | 1958-01-15 |
Movie | Gideon's Day | Arthur Sayer | 1958-03-25 |
Movie | I Accuse! | Judge at Esterhazy Trial | 1958-03-05 |
Movie | A Night to Remember | Capt. Edward John Smith | 1958-07-03 |
Movie | The Two-Headed Spy | Gen. Hauser | 1958-11-17 |
Movie | Tempest | Maj. Zurin | 1958-12-01 |
Movie | Robbery Under Arms | Ben Marston | 1957-01-10 |
Movie | Boy on a Dolphin | Dr. Hawkins | 1957-04-19 |
Movie | Abandon Ship | Captain Paul Darrow | 1957-03-12 |
Movie | The Extra Day | Kurt Vorn | 1956-01-01 |
Movie | The Man Who Never Was | Adm. Cross | 1956-04-03 |
Movie | The Weapon | Jamison | 1956-09-01 |
Movie | Tiger in the Smoke | Canon Avril | 1956-11-27 |
Movie | Lust for Life | Dr. Bosman | 1956-09-15 |
Movie | The Dam Busters | Farmer | 1955-05-16 |
Series | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Unknown | 1955-09-26 |
Movie | Josephine and Men | Porter | 1955-11-09 |
Movie | The Million Pound Note | Walter Craddock | 1954-01-07 |
Movie | The Black Knight | Major Domo | 1954-08-26 |
Series | Mark Saber | Unknown | 1954-10-01 |
Movie | Carrington V.C. | Major Panton | 1954-12-09 |
Movie | Time Bomb | 1953-02-05 | |
Movie | Cosh Boy | Inspector Donaldson | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Rough Shoot | Blossom | 1953-03-30 |
Movie | The Long Memory | Hasbury | 1953-01-23 |
Movie | Mogambo | Skipper | 1953-09-23 |
Movie | The Flanagan Boy | Boxing Booth Barker | 1953-04-10 |
Movie | Love in Pawn | Uncle Amos | 1953-11-23 |
Movie | The Beggar's Opera | Matt of the Mint | 1953-08-24 |
Movie | Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard | Parker | 1952-01-01 |
Movie | His Excellency | First Soldier | 1952-01-22 |
Movie | The Happy Family | Councillor | 1952-03-30 |
Movie | I Believe in You | Sergeant Braxton | 1952-03-05 |
Movie | A Killer Walks | Dr. James | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | There Is Another Sun | Riley | 1951-06-12 |
Movie | Pool of London | 1951-02-20 | |
Movie | High Treason | 1951-11-13 | |
Movie | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Hardcastle (uncredited) | 1951-07-02 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
Movie | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Dr. Collet | 1950-03-08 |
Movie | Room to Let | Editor | 1950-05-15 |
Movie | Train of Events | Joe Hunt | 1949-01-18 |
Movie | The Chiltern Hundreds | Reporter (uncredited) | 1949-09-27 |
Movie | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Warder in Jail (uncredited) | 1949-06-21 |
Movie | Trouble in the Air | 1948-11-01 | |
Movie | A Piece of Cake | Merlin Mound | 1948-11-01 |