Laurence Naismith
Acting
🎂 1908-12-14
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.
Cast credits(123)
Sir William de Courcier
1955
Don Q. Hought
1959
Anton
1967
Reddington
1968
1968
Mr. Collins
1961
Sir Miles Burns
1961
Professor Lindstrom
1967
Cyrus Stone
1967
Prince Escalus
1978
Judge Fulton
1971
Gordon Knight
1963
Inspector Rason
1963
John Adams
1964
George Mason
1964
Prof. Alexander Schelpin
1972
Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
1963
Major Fielding
1963
John Mallory
1963
Ostrow
1959
The McCriach
1959
Arthur Lawton
1950
General Platt
1978
Lord Loam
1951
Lord Pomeroy
1951
Spooner
1960
1954
Earl of Hertford
1954
Self
1954
Gilly Bright
1964
1973
Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
1974
Sir Donald Munger
1971
Arachesilaus (uncredited)
1963
Argos
1963
Mr. Fezziwig
1970
Capt. Edward John Smith
1958
Hezrai
1959
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
1960
Walter Craddock
1954
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
1949
Dr. Willers
1960
First Delegate
1962
Dr. Bosman
1956
Merlyn
1967
Skipper
1953
Mr. Traill
1961
Earl of Hertford
1962
O’Neill
1960
Farmer
1955
Sir John Bledlow
1967
Adm. Cross
1956
Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
1967
Mr. Town
1960
Professor Bromley
1969
Teo Zurbriggen
1959
Dr. Mills
1969
Lord Salisbury
1972
Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
1972
Dr. Hawkins
1957
Reverend Angus Paddie
1963
Arthur Sayer
1958
Captain Paul Darrow
1957
Gen. Hauser
1958
Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
1952
Judge Fulton
1974
O'Grady
1962
Prince Escalus
1978
1953
McDougal
1967
Prince of Wales
1960
Inspector Donaldson
1953
Dr. Collet
1950
Maj. Zurin
1958
Martindale
1960
Riley
1951
Sergeant Braxton
1952
Commissionaire (uncredited)
1951
Ben Marston
1957
Admiral Blake
1963
Self
1959
Canon Avril
1956
Major Domo
1954
Old Uncle
1961
Merlin Mound
1948
Reginald Gordon-Wells
1951
Judge Fulton
1976
Lord Pomeroy
1969
Judge Fulton
1974
Dr. James
1952
Sir Henry Lanstein
1971
Boxing Booth Barker
1953
Uncle Amos
1953
Reporter (uncredited)
1949
Joe Hunt
1949
Hardcastle (uncredited)
1951
Dr. Forrester
1958
Matt of the Mint
1953
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
1958
Jamison
1956
Major Panton
1954
Porter
1955
Edwin Dacres
1966
1948
Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
1952
Hasbury
1953
Rev. Edmund Nelson
1982
Doctor Monceau
1951
Blossom
1953
Burr
1967
Councillor
1952
Lord Dunnsfield
1969
First Soldier
1952
Judge Fulton
1973
Admiral
1962
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
1969
Editor
1950
Parker
1952
Kurt Vorn
1956
Skin Trader
1958
Judge Fulton
1977
Self (archive footage)
1993
Lord Loam
1968