Acting · Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK · Born December 14, 1908
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.
MovieThe Making of 'A Night to Remember'
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MovieI Remember Nelson
1982
as Rev. Edmund Nelson
MovieRomeo and Juliet
1978
as Prince Escalus
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Prince Escalus
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as General Platt
MovieThe Last Appointment!
1977
as Judge Fulton
MovieThe Switch
1976
as Judge Fulton
MovieLondon Conspiracy
1974
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
TVFall of Eagles
1974
as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
MovieMission: Monte Carlo
1974
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
TVOh, Father!
1973
as Father Harris
MovieThe Persuaders!
1973
as Judge Fulton
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
TVThe Protectors
1972
as Prof. Alexander Schelpin
MovieYoung Winston
1972
as Lord Salisbury
MovieDiamonds Are Forever
1971
as Sir Donald Munger
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Judge Fulton
MovieQuest for Love
1971
as Sir Henry Lanstein
MovieScrooge
1970
as Mr. Fezziwig
MovieThe File on Devlin
1969
as Lord Pomeroy
MovieRun a Crooked Mile
1969
as Lord Dunnsfield
MovieThe Bushbaby
1969
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
MovieThe Valley of Gwangi
1969
as Professor Bromley
MovieEye of the Cat
1969
as Dr. Mills
TVLancer
1968
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Reddington
MovieThe Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lord Loam
MovieFitzwilly
1967
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
MovieCamelot
1967
as Merlyn
TVMannix
1967
as Anton
MovieThe Scorpio Letters
1967
as Burr
MovieThe Long Duel
1967
as McDougal
MovieDeadlier Than the Male
1967
as Sir John Bledlow
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Professor Lindstrom
MovieSky West and Crooked
1966
as Edwin Dacres
Profiles in Courage
1964
as John Adams
TV12 O'Clock High
1964
as Gilly Bright
MovieThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Reverend Angus Paddie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Gordon Knight
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
MovieJason and the Argonauts
1963
as Argos
MovieCleopatra
1963
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
MovieWe Joined the Navy
1963
as Admiral Blake
MovieI Thank a Fool
1962
as O'Grady
MovieThe 300 Spartans
1962
as First Delegate
MovieThe Valiant
1962
as Admiral
MovieThe Prince and the Pauper
1962
as Earl of Hertford
TVSir Francis Drake
1961
as Sir Miles Burns
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Mr. Collins
MovieGreyfriars Bobby
1961
as Mr. Traill
MovieThe Singer Not the Song
1961
as Old Uncle
MovieThe World of Suzie Wong
1960
as O’Neill
MovieThe Criminal
1960
as Mr. Town
TVDanger Man
1960
as Spooner
MovieVillage of the Damned
1960
as Dr. Willers
MovieThe Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Prince of Wales
MovieThe Angry Silence
1960
as Martindale
MovieSink the Bismarck!
1960
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
MovieThird Man on the Mountain
1959
as Teo Zurbriggen
MoviePerilous Assignment
1959
as Self
MovieSolomon and Sheba
1959
as Hezrai
TVThe Third Man
1959
as Ostrow
TVBonanza
1959
as Don Q. Hought
MovieTempest
1958
as Maj. Zurin
MovieThe Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Hauser
MovieA Night to Remember
1958
as Capt. Edward John Smith
MovieGideon's Day
1958
as Arthur Sayer
MovieI Accuse!
1958
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
MovieThe Naked Earth
1958
as Skin Trader
MovieThe Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Dr. Forrester
MovieBoy on a Dolphin
1957
as Dr. Hawkins
MovieSeven Waves Away
1957
as Captain Paul Darrow
MovieRobbery Under Arms
1957
as Ben Marston
MovieTiger in the Smoke
1956
as Canon Avril
MovieLust for Life
1956
as Dr. Bosman
MovieThe Weapon
1956
as Jamison
MovieThe Man Who Never Was
1956
as Adm. Cross
MovieThe Extra Day
1956
as Kurt Vorn
MovieJosephine and Men
1955
as Porter
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir William de Courcier
MovieThe Dam Busters
1955
as Farmer
Final Column
1955
MovieCarrington V.C.
1954
as Major Panton
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Earl of Hertford
TVMark Saber
1954
MovieThe Black Knight
1954
as Major Domo
MovieThe Million Pound Note
1954
as Walter Craddock
MovieLove in Pawn
1953
as Uncle Amos
MovieMogambo
1953
as Skipper
MovieThe Beggar's Opera
1953
as Matt of the Mint
MovieThe Flanagan Boy
1953
as Boxing Booth Barker
MovieRough Shoot
1953
as Blossom
MovieTime Bomb
1953
MovieCosh Boy
1953
as Inspector Donaldson
MovieThe Long Memory
1953
as Hasbury
MovieA Killer Walks
1952
as Dr. James
MovieMother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
MovieThe Happy Family
1952
as Councillor
MoviePenny Princess
1952
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
MovieI Believe in You
1952
as Sergeant Braxton
MovieHis Excellency
1952
as First Soldier
MovieWhispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952
as Parker
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lord Loam
MovieHigh Treason
1951
as Reginald Gordon-Wells
Chelsea Story
1951
as Sergeant Matthews
MovieCalling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Hardcastle (uncredited)
MovieThere Is Another Sun
1951
as Riley
MovieHell Is Sold Out
1951
as Doctor Monceau
MoviePool of London
1951
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
MovieRoom to Let
1950
as Editor
MovieThe Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Dr. Collet
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Arthur Lawton
MovieThe Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieKind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Badger's Green
1949
as Mr Butler
MovieTrain of Events
1949
as Joe Hunt
MovieA Piece of Cake
1948
as Merlin Mound
MovieTrouble in the Air
1948
