Laurence Naismith
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (93)
- The Making of 'A Night to Remember'1993 · as Self (archive footage)
- I Remember Nelson1982 · as Rev. Edmund Nelson
- Romeo and Juliet1978 · as Prince Escalus
- The Last Appointment!1977 · as Judge Fulton
- The Switch1976 · as Judge Fulton
- London Conspiracy1974 · as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- Mission: Monte Carlo1974 · as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- The Persuaders!1973 · as Judge Fulton
- The Amazing Mr. Blunden1972 · as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
- Young Winston1972 · as Lord Salisbury
- Diamonds Are Forever1971 · as Sir Donald Munger
- Quest for Love1971 · as Sir Henry Lanstein
- Scrooge1970 · as Mr. Fezziwig
- The File on Devlin1969 · as Lord Pomeroy
- Run a Crooked Mile1969 · as Lord Dunnsfield
- The Bushbaby1969 · as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
- The Valley of Gwangi1969 · as Professor Bromley
- Eye of the Cat1969 · as Dr. Mills
- The Admirable Crichton1968 · as Lord Loam
- Fitzwilly1967 · as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
- Camelot1967 · as Merlyn
- The Scorpio Letters1967 · as Burr
- The Long Duel1967 · as McDougal
- Deadlier Than the Male1967 · as Sir John Bledlow
- Sky West and Crooked1966 · as Edwin Dacres
- The Three Lives of Thomasina1963 · as Reverend Angus Paddie
- Jason and the Argonauts1963 · as Argos
- Cleopatra1963 · as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
- We Joined the Navy1963 · as Admiral Blake
- I Thank a Fool1962 · as O'Grady
- The 300 Spartans1962 · as First Delegate
- The Valiant1962 · as Admiral
- The Prince and the Pauper1962 · as Earl of Hertford
- Greyfriars Bobby1961 · as Mr. Traill
- The Singer Not the Song1961 · as Old Uncle
- The World of Suzie Wong1960 · as O’Neill
- The Criminal1960 · as Mr. Town
- Village of the Damned1960 · as Dr. Willers
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · as Prince of Wales
- The Angry Silence1960 · as Martindale
- Sink the Bismarck!1960 · as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
- Third Man on the Mountain1959 · as Teo Zurbriggen
- Perilous Assignment1959 · as Self
- Solomon and Sheba1959 · as Hezrai
- Tempest1958 · as Maj. Zurin
- The Two-Headed Spy1958 · as Gen. Hauser
- A Night to Remember1958 · as Capt. Edward John Smith
- Gideon's Day1958 · as Arthur Sayer
- I Accuse!1958 · as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
- The Naked Earth1958 · as Skin Trader
- The Gypsy and the Gentleman1958 · as Dr. Forrester
- Boy on a Dolphin1957 · as Dr. Hawkins
- Seven Waves Away1957 · as Captain Paul Darrow
- Robbery Under Arms1957 · as Ben Marston
- Tiger in the Smoke1956 · as Canon Avril
- Lust for Life1956 · as Dr. Bosman
- The Weapon1956 · as Jamison
- The Man Who Never Was1956 · as Adm. Cross
- The Extra Day1956 · as Kurt Vorn
- Josephine and Men1955 · as Porter
- The Dam Busters1955 · as Farmer
- Carrington V.C.1954 · as Major Panton
- The Black Knight1954 · as Major Domo
- The Million Pound Note1954 · as Walter Craddock
- Love in Pawn1953 · as Uncle Amos
- Mogambo1953 · as Skipper
- The Beggar's Opera1953 · as Matt of the Mint
- The Flanagan Boy1953 · as Boxing Booth Barker
- Rough Shoot1953 · as Blossom
- Time Bomb1953
- Cosh Boy1953 · as Inspector Donaldson
- The Long Memory1953 · as Hasbury
- A Killer Walks1952 · as Dr. James
- Mother Riley Meets the Vampire1952 · as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
- The Happy Family1952 · as Councillor
- Penny Princess1952 · as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
- I Believe in You1952 · as Sergeant Braxton
- His Excellency1952 · as First Soldier
- Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard1952 · as Parker
- High Treason1951 · as Reginald Gordon-Wells
- Chelsea Story1951 · as Sergeant Matthews
- Calling Bulldog Drummond1951 · as Hardcastle (uncredited)
- There Is Another Sun1951 · as Riley
- Hell Is Sold Out1951 · as Doctor Monceau
- Pool of London1951 · as Commissionaire (uncredited)
- Room to Let1950 · as Editor
- The Happiest Days of Your Life1950 · as Dr. Collet
- The Chiltern Hundreds1949 · as Reporter (uncredited)
- Kind Hearts and Coronets1949 · as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
- Badger's Green1949 · as Mr Butler
- Train of Events1949 · as Joe Hunt
- A Piece of Cake1948 · as Merlin Mound
- Trouble in the Air1948
All TV Shows (32)
- The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · as Prince Escalus
- Return of the Saint1978 · as General Platt
- Fall of Eagles1974 · as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
- Oh, Father!1973 · as Father Harris
- The Protectors1972 · as Prof. Alexander Schelpin
- The Persuaders!1971 · as Judge Fulton
- Lancer1968
- The Name of the Game1968 · as Reddington
- Mannix1967 · as Anton
- The Invaders1967 · as Professor Lindstrom
- The Invaders1967 · as Cyrus Stone
- Profiles in Courage1964 · as John Adams
- Profiles in Courage1964 · as George Mason
- 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Gilly Bright
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Gordon Knight
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Inspector Rason
- The Fugitive1963 · as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
- The Fugitive1963 · as Major Fielding
- The Fugitive1963 · as John Mallory
- Sir Francis Drake1961 · as Sir Miles Burns
- The Defenders1961 · as Mr. Collins
- Danger Man1960 · as Spooner
- The Third Man1959 · as Ostrow
- The Third Man1959 · as The McCriach
- Bonanza1959 · as Don Q. Hought
- The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Sir William de Courcier
- The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Earl of Hertford
- The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Self
- Mark Saber1954
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lord Loam
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lord Pomeroy
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Arthur Lawton