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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Naismith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Sir Donald Munger
Diamonds Are Forever
Sir John Bledlow
Deadlier Than the Male
Argos
Jason and the Argonauts
Mr. Town
The Criminal
Dr. Willers
Village of the Damned
Skipper
Mogambo
Mr. Fezziwig
Scrooge
Major Domo
The Black Knight
Dr. Bosman
Lust for Life
Jamison
The Weapon
Professor Bromley
The Valley of Gwangi
Reverend Angus Paddie
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Adm. Cross
The Man Who Never Was
Dr. Hawkins
Boy on a Dolphin
Judge Fulton
Mission: Monte Carlo
Inspector Donaldson
Cosh Boy
Teo Zurbriggen
Third Man on the Mountain
Mr. Traill
Greyfriars Bobby
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Sink the Bismarck!
Canon Avril
Tiger in the Smoke
Merlyn
Camelot
Earl of Hertford
The Prince and the Pauper
Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Martindale
The Angry Silence
O'Grady
I Thank a Fool
Old Uncle
The Singer Not the Song
Sir Henry Lanstein
Quest for Love
Dr. James
A Killer Walks
Judge Fulton
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
The Last Appointment!
Self
Perilous Assignment
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
The Bushbaby
Edwin Dacres
Sky West and Crooked
Boxing Booth Barker
The Flanagan Boy
Lord Pomeroy
The File on Devlin
Dr. Forrester
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Kurt Vorn
The Extra Day
Merlin Mound
A Piece of Cake
Admiral
The Valiant
Ben Marston
Robbery Under Arms
Burr
The Scorpio Letters
Hasbury
The Long Memory
Commissionaire (uncredited)
Pool of London
Reporter (uncredited)
The Chiltern Hundreds
Reginald Gordon-Wells
High Treason
First Delegate
The 300 Spartans
Prince of Wales
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Blossom
Rough Shoot
Captain Paul Darrow
Abandon Ship
Maj. Zurin
La tempesta
Lord Dunnsfield
Run a Crooked Mile
Lord Loam
The Admirable Crichton
Dr. Mills
Eye of the Cat
Lord Salisbury
Young Winston
Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Fitzwilly
Editor
Room to Let
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
McDougal
The Long Duel
Dr. Collet
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Councillor
The Happy Family
Trouble in the Air
Parker
Whispering Smith Hits London
Rev. Edmund Nelson
I Remember Nelson
Prince Escalus
Romeo and Juliet
Riley
There Is Another Sun
Walter Craddock
The Million Pound Note
O’Neill
The World of Suzie Wong
Farmer
The Dam Busters
Skin Trader
The Naked Earth
Joe Hunt
Train of Events
Capt. Edward John Smith
A Night to Remember
Admiral Blake
We Joined the Navy
Uncle Amos
Love in Pawn
Porter
Josephine and Men
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
I Accuse!
Judge Fulton
London Conspiracy
Hardcastle (uncredited)
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Arthur Sayer
Gideon's Day
Judge Fulton
The Switch
Major Panton
Carrington V.C.
Matt of the Mint
The Beggar's Opera
Hezrai
Solomon and Sheba
Time Bomb
Gen. Hauser
The Two-Headed Spy
First Soldier
His Excellency
Sergeant Braxton
I Believe in You
Arachesilaus (uncredited)
Cleopatra
Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Penny Princess
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Doctor Monceau
Hell Is Sold Out
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-12-14
Place of Birth
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Lawrence Naismith