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