Laurence Naismith

Known For: Acting
Born: December 14, 1908
Place of Birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Died: June 5, 1992

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 Shakesp…

Filmography

The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

1993 · Self (archive footage)

I Remember Nelson

1982 · Rev. Edmund Nelson

Romeo and Juliet

1978 · Prince Escalus

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978 · Prince Escalus

Return of the Saint

1978 · General Platt

The Last Appointment!

1977 · Judge Fulton

The Switch

1976 · Judge Fulton

London Conspiracy

1974 · Judge Fulton (archive footage)

Fall of Eagles

1974 · Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary

Mission: Monte Carlo

1974 · Judge Fulton (archive footage)

Oh, Father!

1973 · Father Harris

The Persuaders!

1973 · Judge Fulton

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

1972 · Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden

The Protectors

1972 · Prof. Alexander Schelpin

Young Winston

1972 · Lord Salisbury

Diamonds Are Forever

1971 · Sir Donald Munger

The Persuaders!

1971 · Judge Fulton

Quest for Love

1971 · Sir Henry Lanstein

Scrooge

1970 · Mr. Fezziwig

The File on Devlin

1969 · Lord Pomeroy

Run a Crooked Mile

1969 · Lord Dunnsfield

The Bushbaby

1969 · Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw

The Valley of Gwangi

1969 · Professor Bromley

Eye of the Cat

1969 · Dr. Mills

Lancer

1968

The Name of the Game

1968 · Reddington

The Admirable Crichton

1968 · Lord Loam

Fitzwilly

1967 · Mr. Cotty (uncredited)

Camelot

1967 · Merlyn

Mannix

1967 · Anton

The Scorpio Letters

1967 · Burr

The Long Duel

1967 · McDougal

Deadlier Than the Male

1967 · Sir John Bledlow

The Invaders

1967 · Professor Lindstrom, Cyrus Stone

Sky West and Crooked

1966 · Edwin Dacres

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964 · John Adams, George Mason

12 O'Clock High

1964 · Gilly Bright

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963 · Reverend Angus Paddie

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Gordon Knight, Inspector Rason

The Fugitive

1963 · Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister, Major Fielding, John Mallory

Jason and the Argonauts

1963 · Argos

Cleopatra

1963 · Arachesilaus (uncredited)

We Joined the Navy

1963 · Admiral Blake

I Thank a Fool

1962 · O'Grady

The 300 Spartans

1962 · First Delegate

The Valiant

1962 · Admiral

The Prince and the Pauper

1962 · Earl of Hertford

Sir Francis Drake

1961 · Sir Miles Burns

The Defenders

1961 · Mr. Collins

Greyfriars Bobby

1961 · Mr. Traill

The Singer Not the Song

1961 · Old Uncle

The World of Suzie Wong

1960 · O’Neill

The Criminal

1960 · Mr. Town

Danger Man

1960 · Spooner

Village of the Damned

1960 · Dr. Willers

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960 · Prince of Wales

The Angry Silence

1960 · Martindale

Sink the Bismarck!

1960 · First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

Third Man on the Mountain

1959 · Teo Zurbriggen

Perilous Assignment

1959 · Self

Solomon and Sheba

1959 · Hezrai

The Third Man

1959 · Ostrow, The McCriach

Bonanza

1959 · Don Q. Hought

Tempest

1958 · Maj. Zurin

The Two-Headed Spy

1958 · Gen. Hauser

A Night to Remember

1958 · Capt. Edward John Smith

Gideon's Day

1958 · Arthur Sayer

I Accuse!

1958 · Judge at Esterhazy Trial

The Naked Earth

1958 · Skin Trader

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958 · Dr. Forrester

Boy on a Dolphin

1957 · Dr. Hawkins

Seven Waves Away

1957 · Captain Paul Darrow

Robbery Under Arms

1957 · Ben Marston

Tiger in the Smoke

1956 · Canon Avril

Lust for Life

1956 · Dr. Bosman

The Weapon

1956 · Jamison

The Man Who Never Was

1956 · Adm. Cross

The Extra Day

1956 · Kurt Vorn

Josephine and Men

1955 · Porter

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 · Sir William de Courcier

The Dam Busters

1955 · Farmer

Final Column

1955

Carrington V.C.

1954 · Major Panton

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Earl of Hertford, Self

Mark Saber

1954

The Black Knight

1954 · Major Domo

The Million Pound Note

1954 · Walter Craddock

Love in Pawn

1953 · Uncle Amos

Mogambo

1953 · Skipper

The Beggar's Opera

1953 · Matt of the Mint

The Flanagan Boy

1953 · Boxing Booth Barker

Rough Shoot

1953 · Blossom

Time Bomb

1953

Cosh Boy

1953 · Inspector Donaldson

The Long Memory

1953 · Hasbury

A Killer Walks

1952 · Dr. James

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952 · Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)

The Happy Family

1952 · Councillor

Penny Princess

1952 · Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)

I Believe in You

1952 · Sergeant Braxton

His Excellency

1952 · First Soldier

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

1952 · Parker

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Lord Loam, Lord Pomeroy

High Treason

1951 · Reginald Gordon-Wells

Chelsea Story

1951 · Sergeant Matthews

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951 · Hardcastle (uncredited)

There Is Another Sun

1951 · Riley

Hell Is Sold Out

1951 · Doctor Monceau

Pool of London

1951 · Commissionaire (uncredited)

Room to Let

1950 · Editor

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950 · Dr. Collet

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 · Arthur Lawton

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949 · Reporter (uncredited)

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · Warder in Jail (uncredited)

Badger's Green

1949 · Mr Butler

Train of Events

1949 · Joe Hunt

A Piece of Cake

1948 · Merlin Mound

Trouble in the Air

1948

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