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Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

ActingBorn December 14, 1908Died June 5, 1992 (age 83)Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Filmography

1993
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1982
I Remember Nelson

as Rev. Edmund Nelson

Movie
1978
Romeo and Juliet

as Prince Escalus

Movie
1978TV
1978
Return of the Saint

as General Platt

TV
1977
The Last Appointment!

as Judge Fulton

Movie
1976
The Switch

as Judge Fulton

Movie
1974
London Conspiracy

as Judge Fulton (archive footage)

Movie
1974
Fall of Eagles

as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary

TV
1974
Mission: Monte Carlo

as Judge Fulton (archive footage)

Movie
1973
Oh, Father!

as Father Harris

TV
1973
The Persuaders!

as Judge Fulton

Movie
1972
The Amazing Mr. Blunden

as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden

Movie
1972
The Protectors

as Prof. Alexander Schelpin

TV
1972
Young Winston

as Lord Salisbury

Movie
1971
Diamonds Are Forever

as Sir Donald Munger

Movie
1971
The Persuaders!

as Judge Fulton

TV
1971
Quest for Love

as Sir Henry Lanstein

Movie
1970
Scrooge

as Mr. Fezziwig

Movie
1969
The File on Devlin

as Lord Pomeroy

Movie
1969
Run a Crooked Mile

as Lord Dunnsfield

Movie
1969
The Bushbaby

as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw

Movie
1969
The Valley of Gwangi

as Professor Bromley

Movie
1969
Eye of the Cat

as Dr. Mills

Movie
1968TV
1968TV
1968Movie
1967
Fitzwilly

as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)

Movie
1967
Camelot

as Merlyn

Movie
1967
Mannix

as Anton

TV
1967Movie
1967
The Long Duel

as McDougal

Movie
1967
Deadlier Than the Male

as Sir John Bledlow

Movie
1967
The Invaders

as Professor Lindstrom

TV
1967
The Invaders

as Cyrus Stone

TV
1966
Sky West and Crooked

as Edwin Dacres

Movie
1964
Profiles in Courage

as John Adams

TV
1964
Profiles in Courage

as George Mason

TV
1964
12 O'Clock High

as Gilly Bright

TV
1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina

as Reverend Angus Paddie

Movie
1963
The Fugitive

as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Major Fielding

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as John Mallory

TV
1963Movie
1963
Cleopatra

as Arachesilaus (uncredited)

Movie
1963
We Joined the Navy

as Admiral Blake

Movie
1962
I Thank a Fool

as O'Grady

Movie
1962
The 300 Spartans

as First Delegate

Movie
1962
The Valiant

as Admiral

Movie
1962
The Prince and the Pauper

as Earl of Hertford

Movie
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as Sir Miles Burns

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Mr. Collins

TV
1961
Greyfriars Bobby

as Mr. Traill

Movie
1961Movie
1960Movie
1960
The Criminal

as Mr. Town

Movie
1960
Danger Man

as Spooner

TV
1960
Village of the Damned

as Dr. Willers

Movie
1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as Prince of Wales

Movie
1960
The Angry Silence

as Martindale

Movie
1960
Sink the Bismarck!

as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

Movie
1959
Third Man on the Mountain

as Teo Zurbriggen

Movie
1959Movie
1959Movie
1959
The Third Man

as Ostrow

TV
1959
The Third Man

as The McCriach

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Don Q. Hought

TV
1958
Tempest

as Maj. Zurin

Movie
1958
The Two-Headed Spy

as Gen. Hauser

Movie
1958
A Night to Remember

as Capt. Edward John Smith

Movie
1958
Gideon's Day

as Arthur Sayer

Movie
1958
I Accuse!

as Judge at Esterhazy Trial

Movie
1958
The Naked Earth

as Skin Trader

Movie
1958Movie
1957
Boy on a Dolphin

as Dr. Hawkins

Movie
1957
Seven Waves Away

as Captain Paul Darrow

Movie
1957
Robbery Under Arms

as Ben Marston

Movie
1956
Tiger in the Smoke

as Canon Avril

Movie
1956
Lust for Life

as Dr. Bosman

Movie
1956
The Weapon

as Jamison

Movie
1956Movie
1956
The Extra Day

as Kurt Vorn

Movie
1955Movie
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir William de Courcier

TV
1955Movie
1954
Carrington V.C.

as Major Panton

Movie
1954TV
1954
The Black Knight

as Major Domo

Movie
1954
The Million Pound Note

as Walter Craddock

Movie
1953
Love in Pawn

as Uncle Amos

Movie
1953
Mogambo

as Skipper

Movie
1953
The Beggar's Opera

as Matt of the Mint

Movie
1953
The Flanagan Boy

as Boxing Booth Barker

Movie
1953
Rough Shoot

as Blossom

Movie
1953Movie
1953
Cosh Boy

as Inspector Donaldson

Movie
1953
The Long Memory

as Hasbury

Movie
1952
A Killer Walks

as Dr. James

Movie
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)

Movie
1952
The Happy Family

as Councillor

Movie
1952
Penny Princess

as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)

Movie
1952
I Believe in You

as Sergeant Braxton

Movie
1952
His Excellency

as First Soldier

Movie
1951TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lord Pomeroy

TV
1951
High Treason

as Reginald Gordon-Wells

Movie
1951
Chelsea Story

as Sergeant Matthews

Movie
1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond

as Hardcastle (uncredited)

Movie
1951Movie
1951
Hell Is Sold Out

as Doctor Monceau

Movie
1951
Pool of London

as Commissionaire (uncredited)

Movie
1950
Room to Let

as Editor

Movie
1950Movie
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Arthur Lawton

TV
1949
The Chiltern Hundreds

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets

as Warder in Jail (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Badger's Green

as Mr Butler

Movie
1949
Train of Events

as Joe Hunt

Movie
1948
A Piece of Cake

as Merlin Mound

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 14, 1908
Day of DeathJune 5, 1992
Place of BirthThames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
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