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Laurence Naismith
Born · December 14, 1908
Died · June 5, 1992 (83 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Bio
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.
I Remember Nelson
Rev. Edmund Nelson
0.0
1982
Romeo and Juliet
Prince Escalus
7.4
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Prince Escalus · (1 episode)
5.2
1978
Return of the Saint
General Platt · (1 episode)
7.0
1978
The Last Appointment!
Judge Fulton
0.0
1977
The Switch
Judge Fulton
0.0
1976
London Conspiracy
Judge Fulton
10.0
1974
Fall of Eagles
Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary · (3 episodes)
6.8
1974
Mission: Monte Carlo
Judge Fulton
6.7
1974
Oh, Father!
(7 episodes)
6.0
1973
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
8.7
1973
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
6.2
1972
The Protectors
Prof. Alexander Schelpin · (1 episode)
5.6
1972
Young Winston
Lord Salisbury
6.2
1972
Diamonds Are Forever
Sir Donald Munger
6.4
1971
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton · (11 episodes)
7.6
1971
Quest for Love
Sir Henry Lanstein
6.6
1971
Scrooge
Mr. Fezziwig
6.9
1970
The File on Devlin
Lord Pomeroy
0.0
1969
Run a Crooked Mile
Lord Dunnsfield
8.0
1969
The Bushbaby
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
6.0
1969
The Valley of Gwangi
Professor Bromley
7.1
1969
Eye of the Cat
Dr. Mills
5.4
1969
Lancer
(1 episode)
4.7
1968
The Name of the Game
Reddington · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Loam
6.0
1968
Fitzwilly
Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
6.1
1967
Camelot
Merlyn
6.2
1967
Mannix
(1 episode)
6.7
1967
The Scorpio Letters
Burr
4.0
1967
The Long Duel
McDougal
5.1
1967
Deadlier Than the Male
Sir John Bledlow
5.9
1967
The Invaders
Professor Lindstrom · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
The Invaders
Cyrus Stone · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
Sky West and Crooked
Edwin Dacres
5.4
1965
Profiles in Courage
John Adams · (1 episode)
5.0
1964
Profiles in Courage
George Mason · (1 episode)
5.0
1964
12 O'Clock High
Gilly Bright · (1 episode)
7.3
1964
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Reverend Angus Paddie
6.8
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Fugitive
Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Fugitive
Major Fielding · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Fugitive
John Mallory · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
Jason and the Argonauts
Argos
7.2
1963
Cleopatra
Arachesilaus (uncredited)
7.0
1963
We Joined the Navy
Admiral Blake
5.4
1963
I Thank a Fool
O'Grady
5.5
1962
The 300 Spartans
First Delegate
6.4
1962
The Valiant
Admiral
7.5
1962
The Prince and the Pauper
Earl of Hertford
7.3
1962
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Miles Burns · (1 episode)
4.5
1961
The Defenders
Mr. Collins · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
Greyfriars Bobby
Mr. Traill
6.9
1961
The Singer Not the Song
Old Uncle
6.8
1961
The World of Suzie Wong
O’Neill
6.4
1960
The Criminal
Mr. Town
6.4
1960
Village of the Damned
Dr. Willers
7.2
1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Prince of Wales
6.4
1960
The Angry Silence
Martindale
7.1
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
6.8
1960
Solomon and Sheba
Hezrai
6.4
1959
Third Man on the Mountain
Teo Zurbriggen
6.7
1959
Perilous Assignment
Self
10.0
1959
The Third Man
(1 episode)
6.7
1959
Bonanza
Don Q. Hought · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Tempest
Maj. Zurin
6.0
1958
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Hauser
6.2
1958
A Night to Remember
Capt. Edward John Smith
7.6
1958
Gideon's Day
Arthur Sayer
6.3
1958
I Accuse!
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
6.1
1958
The Naked Earth
Skin Trader
0.0
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Dr. Forrester
5.5
1958
Boy on a Dolphin
Dr. Hawkins
5.5
1957
Abandon Ship
Captain Paul Darrow
7.4
1957
Robbery Under Arms
Ben Marston
5.4
1957
Tiger in the Smoke
Canon Avril
7.1
1956
Lust for Life
Dr. Bosman
7.1
1956
The Weapon
Jamison
5.9
1956
The Man Who Never Was
Adm. Cross
7.0
1956
The Extra Day
Kurt Vorn
6.6
1956
Josephine and Men
Porter
6.0
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir William de Courcier · (1 episode)
6.1
1955
The Dam Busters
Farmer
6.9
1955
Carrington V.C.
Major Panton
5.9
1954
Mark Saber
(1 episode)
7.0
1954
The Black Knight
Major Domo
6.2
1954
The Million Pound Note
Walter Craddock
6.8
1954
Love in Pawn
Uncle Amos
6.5
1953
Mogambo
Skipper
6.4
1953
The Beggar's Opera
Matt of the Mint
4.9
1953
The Flanagan Boy
Boxing Booth Barker
5.8
1953
Rough Shoot
Blossom
6.2
1953
Time Bomb
5.2
1953
Cosh Boy
Inspector Donaldson
5.5
1953
The Long Memory
Hasbury
6.6
1953
A Killer Walks
Dr. James
3.0
1952
The Happy Family
Councillor
7.2
1952
Penny Princess
Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
6.4
1952
I Believe in You
Sergeant Braxton
6.1
1952
His Excellency
First Soldier
6.0
1952
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
Parker
6.0
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Loam · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Pomeroy · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
High Treason
5.3
1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Hardcastle (uncredited)
5.8
1951
There Is Another Sun
Riley
6.0
1951
Pool of London
Commissionaire (uncredited)
6.5
1951
Room to Let
Editor
6.0
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Dr. Collet
6.4
1950
The Chiltern Hundreds
Reporter (uncredited)
5.0
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
7.7
1949
Train of Events
Joe Hunt
6.2
1949
A Piece of Cake
Merlin Mound
4.5
1948
Trouble in the Air
7.0
1948