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.
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Acted in
I Remember Nelson
1982
as Rev. Edmund Nelson
Romeo & Juliet
1978
as Prince Escalus
BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Prince Escalus
Return of the Saint
1978
as General Platt
The Last Appointment!
1977
as Judge Fulton
The Switch
1976
as Judge Fulton
London Conspiracy
1974
as Judge Fulton
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974
as Judge Fulton
Oh, Father!
1973
The Persuaders!
1973
as Judge Fulton
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
The Protectors
1972
as Prof. Alexander Schelpin
Young Winston
1972
as Lord Salisbury
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Sir Donald Munger
The Persuaders!
1971
as Judge Fulton
Quest for Love
1971
as Sir Henry Lanstein
Scrooge
1970
as Mr. Fezziwig
The File on Devlin
1969
as Lord Pomeroy
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
as Lord Dunnsfield
The Bushbaby
1969
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
The Valley of Gwangi
1969
as Professor Bromley
Eye of the Cat
1969
as Dr. Mills
Lancer
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
as Reddington
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lord Loam
Fitzwilly
1967
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Camelot
1967
as Merlyn
Mannix
1967
The Scorpio Letters
1967
as Burr
The Long Duel
1967
as McDougal
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
as Sir John Bledlow
The Invaders
1967
as Professor Lindstrom
The Invaders
1967
as Cyrus Stone
Sky West and Crooked
1965
as Edwin Dacres
Profiles in Courage
1964
as John Adams
Profiles in Courage
1964
as George Mason
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Gilly Bright
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Reverend Angus Paddie
The Fugitive
1963
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
The Fugitive
1963
as Major Fielding
The Fugitive
1963
as John Mallory
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Argos
Cleopatra
1963
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Admiral Blake
I Thank a Fool
1962
as O'Grady
The 300 Spartans
1962
as First Delegate
The Valiant
1962
as Admiral
The Prince and the Pauper
1962
as Earl of Hertford
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Sir Miles Burns
The Defenders
1961
as Mr. Collins
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
as Mr. Traill
The Singer Not the Song
1961
as Old Uncle
The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as O’Neill
The Criminal
1960
as Mr. Town
Village of the Damned
1960
as Dr. Willers
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Prince of Wales
The Angry Silence
1960
as Martindale
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as Hezrai
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
as Teo Zurbriggen
Perilous Assignment
1959
as Self
The Third Man
1959
Bonanza
1959
as Don Q. Hought
Tempest
1958
as Maj. Zurin
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Hauser
A Night to Remember
1958
as Capt. Edward John Smith
Gideon's Day
1958
as Arthur Sayer
I Accuse!
1958
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
The Naked Earth
1958
as Skin Trader
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Dr. Forrester
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
as Dr. Hawkins
Abandon Ship
1957
as Captain Paul Darrow
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Ben Marston
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Canon Avril
Lust for Life
1956
as Dr. Bosman
The Weapon
1956
as Jamison
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Adm. Cross
The Extra Day
1956
as Kurt Vorn
Josephine and Men
1955
as Porter
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir William de Courcier
The Dam Busters
1955
as Farmer
Carrington V.C.
1954
as Major Panton
Mark Saber
1954
The Black Knight
1954
as Major Domo
The Million Pound Note
1954
as Walter Craddock
Love in Pawn
1953
as Uncle Amos
Mogambo
1953
as Skipper
The Beggar's Opera
1953
as Matt of the Mint
The Flanagan Boy
1953
as Boxing Booth Barker
Rough Shoot
1953
as Blossom
Time Bomb
1953
Cosh Boy
1953
as Inspector Donaldson
The Long Memory
1953
as Hasbury
A Killer Walks
1952
as Dr. James
The Happy Family
1952
as Councillor
I Believe in You
1952
as Sergeant Braxton
His Excellency
1952
as First Soldier
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
1952
as Parker
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lord Loam
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lord Pomeroy
High Treason
1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Hardcastle (uncredited)
There Is Another Sun
1951
as Riley
Pool of London
1951
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
Room to Let
1950
as Editor
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Dr. Collet
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Reporter (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Train of Events
1949
as Joe Hunt
A Piece of Cake
1948
as Merlin Mound
Trouble in the Air
1948