Laurence Naismith
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-12-14
Day of Death
1992-06-05 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1993)
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
as Self (archive footage)
(1982)
I Remember Nelson
as Rev. Edmund Nelson
(1978)
Romeo and Juliet
as Prince Escalus
(1977)
The Last Appointment!
as Judge Fulton
(1976)
The Switch
as Judge Fulton
(1974)
Mission: Monte Carlo
as Judge Fulton
(1974)
London Conspiracy
as Judge Fulton
(1973)
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
(1972)
Young Winston
as Lord Salisbury
(1972)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
(1971)
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
(1971)
Quest for Love
as Sir Henry Lanstein
(1970)
Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig
(1969)
The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley
(1969)
Eye of the Cat
as Dr. Mills
(1969)
Run a Crooked Mile
as Lord Dunnsfield
(1969)
The Bushbaby
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
(1969)
The File on Devlin
as Lord Pomeroy
(1968)
The Admirable Crichton
as Lord Loam
(1967)
Deadlier Than the Male
as Sir John Bledlow
(1967)
Camelot
as Merlyn
(1967)
Fitzwilly
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
(1967)
The Long Duel
as McDougal
(1967)
The Scorpio Letters
as Burr
(1966)
Sky West and Crooked
as Edwin Dacres
(1963)
Cleopatra
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
(1963)
Jason and the Argonauts
as Argos
(1963)
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Reverend Angus Paddie
(1963)
We Joined the Navy
as Admiral Blake
(1962)
The 300 Spartans
as First Delegate
(1962)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Earl of Hertford
(1962)
I Thank a Fool
as O'Grady
(1962)
The Valiant
as Admiral
(1961)
Greyfriars Bobby
as Mr. Traill
(1961)
The Singer Not the Song
as Old Uncle
(1960)
Village of the Damned
as Dr. Willers
(1960)
Sink the Bismarck!
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
(1960)
The Angry Silence
as Martindale
(1960)
The World of Suzie Wong
as O’Neill
(1960)
The Criminal
as Mr. Town
(1960)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Prince of Wales
(1959)
Solomon and Sheba
as Hezrai
(1959)
Third Man on the Mountain
as Teo Zurbriggen
(1959)
Perilous Assignment
as Self
(1958)
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Edward John Smith
(1958)
Gideon's Day
as Arthur Sayer
(1958)
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hauser
(1958)
Tempest
as Maj. Zurin
(1958)
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Dr. Forrester
(1958)
I Accuse!
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
(1958)
The Naked Earth
as Skin Trader
(1957)
Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. Hawkins
(1957)
Abandon Ship
as Captain Paul Darrow
(1957)
Robbery Under Arms
as Ben Marston
(1956)
Lust for Life
as Dr. Bosman
(1956)
The Man Who Never Was
as Adm. Cross
(1956)
Tiger in the Smoke
as Canon Avril
(1956)
The Extra Day
as Kurt Vorn
(1956)
The Weapon
as Jamison
(1955)
The Dam Busters
as Farmer
(1955)
Josephine and Men
as Porter
(1954)
The Million Pound Note
as Walter Craddock
(1954)
The Black Knight
as Major Domo
(1954)
Carrington V.C.
as Major Panton
(1953)
Mogambo
as Skipper
(1953)
The Beggar's Opera
as Matt of the Mint
(1953)
(1953)
Cosh Boy
as Inspector Donaldson
(1953)
The Long Memory
as Hasbury
(1953)
The Flanagan Boy
as Boxing Booth Barker
(1953)
Rough Shoot
as Blossom
(1953)
Love in Pawn
as Uncle Amos
(1952)
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
as Parker
(1952)
His Excellency
as First Soldier
(1952)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
(1952)
The Happy Family
as Councillor
(1952)
I Believe in You
as Sergeant Braxton
(1952)
Penny Princess
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
(1952)
A Killer Walks
as Dr. James
(1951)
Pool of London
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
(1951)
Hell Is Sold Out
as Doctor Monceau
(1951)
High Treason
as Reginald Gordon-Wells
(1951)
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Hardcastle (uncredited)
(1951)
There Is Another Sun
as Riley
(1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Dr. Collet
(1950)
Room to Let
as Editor
(1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
(1949)
Train of Events
as Joe Hunt
(1949)
The Chiltern Hundreds
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1948)
A Piece of Cake
as Merlin Mound
(1948)