Laurence Naismith
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 14, 1908 In Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 71
- First Appeared:
- In the movie A Piece of Cake 1948-11-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Romeo & Juliet 1978-12-03
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Romeo & Juliet | Prince Escalus | 1978-12-03 |
| Movie | Mission: Monte Carlo | Judge Fulton | 1974-01-01 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton | 1971-09-17 |
| Movie | Diamonds Are Forever | Sir Donald Munger | 1971-12-14 |
| Movie | Eye of the Cat | Dr. Mills | 1969-06-18 |
| Movie | Run a Crooked Mile | Lord Dunnsfield | 1969-11-18 |
| Movie | The Bushbaby | Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw | 1969-09-01 |
| Movie | The Admirable Crichton | Lord Loam | 1968-05-02 |
| Movie | The Long Duel | McDougal | 1967-07-27 |
| Movie | Deadlier Than the Male | Sir John Bledlow | 1967-02-12 |
| Movie | Camelot | Merlyn | 1967-10-25 |
| Movie | Fitzwilly | Mr. Cotty (uncredited) | 1967-12-20 |
| Movie | The Scorpio Letters | Burr | 1967-09-01 |
| Movie | Sky West and Crooked | Edwin Dacres | 1965-08-31 |
| Movie | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Reverend Angus Paddie | 1963-12-11 |
| Movie | We Joined the Navy | Admiral Blake | 1963-05-17 |
| Movie | Jason and the Argonauts | Argos | 1963-06-19 |
| Movie | The Prince and the Pauper | Earl of Hertford | 1962-03-11 |
| 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 | Mr. Traill | 1961-07-17 |
| 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 | Perilous Assignment | Self | 1959-11-06 |
| Movie | Solomon and Sheba | Hezrai | 1959-12-18 |
| Movie | Gideon's Day | Arthur Sayer | 1958-03-25 |
| Movie | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Dr. Forrester | 1958-01-15 |
| Movie | I Accuse! | Judge at Esterhazy Trial | 1958-03-05 |
| 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 Man Who Never Was | Adm. Cross | 1956-04-03 |
| Movie | The Extra Day | Kurt Vorn | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | The Weapon | Jamison | 1956-09-01 |
| Movie | Lust for Life | Dr. Bosman | 1956-09-15 |
| Movie | The Dam Busters | Farmer | 1955-05-16 |
| Movie | Josephine and Men | Porter | 1955-11-09 |
| Movie | The Million Pound Note | Walter Craddock | 1954-01-07 |
| Movie | Carrington V.C. | Major Panton | 1954-12-09 |
| Movie | The Black Knight | Major Domo | 1954-08-26 |
| Movie | Time Bomb | 1953-02-05 | |
| Movie | The Long Memory | Hasbury | 1953-01-23 |
| Movie | Cosh Boy | Inspector Donaldson | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Rough Shoot | Blossom | 1953-03-30 |
| Movie | The Flanagan Boy | Boxing Booth Barker | 1953-04-10 |
| Movie | Mogambo | Skipper | 1953-09-23 |
| 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 | A Killer Walks | Dr. James | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | I Believe in You | Sergeant Braxton | 1952-03-05 |
| Movie | Pool of London | Commissionaire (uncredited) | 1951-02-20 |
| Movie | There Is Another Sun | Riley | 1951-06-12 |
| Movie | High Treason | 1951-11-13 | |
| Movie | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Hardcastle (uncredited) | 1951-07-02 |
| 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 | A Piece of Cake | Merlin Mound | 1948-11-01 |
| Movie | Trouble in the Air | 1948-11-01 |