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
Bonanza
1959
The Fugitive
1963
The Fugitive
1963
The Fugitive
1963
Mannix
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Defenders
1961
The Name of the Game
1968
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Invaders
1967
The Invaders
1967
Filmography
Bonanza
as Don Q. Hought · 1959
The Fugitive
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister · 1963
The Fugitive
as Major Fielding · 1963
The Fugitive
as John Mallory · 1963
Mannix
as Anton · 1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Gordon Knight · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Inspector Rason · 1963
The Defenders
as Mr. Collins · 1961
The Name of the Game
as Reddington · 1968
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir William de Courcier · 1955
The Invaders
as Professor Lindstrom · 1967
The Invaders
as Cyrus Stone · 1967
Danger Man
as Spooner · 1960
Sunday Night Theatre
as Arthur Lawton · 1950
12 O'Clock High
as Gilly Bright · 1964
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton · 1971
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Prince Escalus · 1978
Lancer
· 1968
The Third Man
as Ostrow · 1959
The Third Man
as The McCriach · 1959
The Protectors
as Prof. Alexander Schelpin · 1972
Mark Saber
· 1954
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger · 1971
Return of the Saint
as General Platt · 1978
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Earl of Hertford · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self · 1954
Sir Francis Drake
as Sir Miles Burns · 1961
Profiles in Courage
as John Adams · 1964
Profiles in Courage
as George Mason · 1964
Fall of Eagles
as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary · 1974
Cleopatra
as Arachesilaus (uncredited) · 1963
Jason and the Argonauts
as Argos · 1963
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Edward John Smith · 1958
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Loam · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Pomeroy · 1951
Oh, Father!
as Father Harris · 1973
The Million Pound Note
as Walter Craddock · 1954
Solomon and Sheba
as Hezrai · 1959
The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley · 1969
Village of the Damned
as Dr. Willers · 1960
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Warder in Jail (uncredited) · 1949
The 300 Spartans
as First Delegate · 1962
Lust for Life
as Dr. Bosman · 1956
The Prince and the Pauper
as Earl of Hertford · 1962
Sink the Bismarck!
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound · 1960
Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. Hawkins · 1957
The Dam Busters
as Farmer · 1955
The Man Who Never Was
as Adm. Cross · 1956
Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig · 1970
Third Man on the Mountain
as Teo Zurbriggen · 1959
Deadlier Than the Male
as Sir John Bledlow · 1967
Mogambo
as Skipper · 1953
Camelot
as Merlyn · 1967
Eye of the Cat
as Dr. Mills · 1969
Seven Waves Away
as Captain Paul Darrow · 1957
Train of Events
as Joe Hunt · 1949
Fitzwilly
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited) · 1967
The World of Suzie Wong
as O’Neill · 1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Prince of Wales · 1960
The Criminal
as Mr. Town · 1960
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Reverend Angus Paddie · 1963
Gideon's Day
as Arthur Sayer · 1958
Young Winston
as Lord Salisbury · 1972
Romeo and Juliet
as Prince Escalus · 1978
Final Column
· 1955
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hauser · 1958
Greyfriars Bobby
as Mr. Traill · 1961
We Joined the Navy
as Admiral Blake · 1963
The Black Knight
as Major Domo · 1954
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Dr. Collet · 1950
Perilous Assignment
as Self · 1959
I Remember Nelson
as Rev. Edmund Nelson · 1982
Quest for Love
as Sir Henry Lanstein · 1971
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden · 1972
I Thank a Fool
as O'Grady · 1962
The Singer Not the Song
as Old Uncle · 1961
Sky West and Crooked
as Edwin Dacres · 1966
Robbery Under Arms
as Ben Marston · 1957
Mission: Monte Carlo
as Judge Fulton (archive footage) · 1974
Tempest
as Maj. Zurin · 1958
The File on Devlin
as Lord Pomeroy · 1969
Hell Is Sold Out
as Doctor Monceau · 1951
The Long Duel
as McDougal · 1967
I Believe in You
as Sergeant Braxton · 1952
I Accuse!
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial · 1958
Run a Crooked Mile
as Lord Dunnsfield · 1969
Trouble in the Air
· 1948
The Beggar's Opera
as Matt of the Mint · 1953
The Angry Silence
as Martindale · 1960
The Weapon
as Jamison · 1956
There Is Another Sun
as Riley · 1951
A Piece of Cake
as Merlin Mound · 1948
Tiger in the Smoke
as Canon Avril · 1956
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Dr. Forrester · 1958
The Last Appointment!
as Judge Fulton · 1977
Time Bomb
· 1953
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
as Self (archive footage) · 1993
The Switch
as Judge Fulton · 1976
Pool of London
as Commissionaire (uncredited) · 1951
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
as Parker · 1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited) · 1952
The Naked Earth
as Skin Trader · 1958
The Chiltern Hundreds
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1949
Cosh Boy
as Inspector Donaldson · 1953
Josephine and Men
as Porter · 1955
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton · 1973
The Admirable Crichton
as Lord Loam · 1968
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Hardcastle (uncredited) · 1951
London Conspiracy
as Judge Fulton (archive footage) · 1974
The Flanagan Boy
as Boxing Booth Barker · 1953
The Long Memory
as Hasbury · 1953
The Extra Day
as Kurt Vorn · 1956
Penny Princess
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited) · 1952
The Valiant
as Admiral · 1962
The Scorpio Letters
as Burr · 1967
High Treason
as Reginald Gordon-Wells · 1951
Carrington V.C.
as Major Panton · 1954
Rough Shoot
as Blossom · 1953
Badger's Green
as Mr Butler · 1949
His Excellency
as First Soldier · 1952
The Happy Family
as Councillor · 1952
A Killer Walks
as Dr. James · 1952
The Bushbaby
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw · 1969
Love in Pawn
as Uncle Amos · 1953
Chelsea Story
as Sergeant Matthews · 1951
Room to Let
as Editor · 1950