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