Laurence Naismith

Born

December 14, 1908

Died

June 5, 1992 (83 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

IMDb

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.

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Known For

6.4

Village of the Damned

The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

Self (archive footage)

3.0

1993

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)

6.0

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

8.3

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

Anton · (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

1966

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

Gordon Knight · (1 episode)

5.7

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Inspector Rason · (1 episode)

5.7

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

6.5

1960

Danger Man

Spooner · (1 episode)

7.2

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

Ostrow · (1 episode)

6.7

1959

The Third Man

The McCriach · (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

6.4

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

7.2

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

The Wonderful World of Disney

Earl of Hertford · (2 episodes)

Merlin Mound

4.5

1948

Trouble in the Air

7.0

1948