Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Date of Birth:

Dec 14, 1908

Place of Birth:

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

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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filmography:

The Happy Family The Happy Family

1952

The Happiest Days of Your Life The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950

The Long Duel The Long Duel

1967

Kind Hearts and Coronets Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

Trouble in the Air Trouble in the Air

1948

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

1952

There Is Another Sun There Is Another Sun

1951

Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet

1978

I Remember Nelson I Remember Nelson

1982

Room to Let Room to Let

1950

Fitzwilly Fitzwilly

1967

Abandon Ship Abandon Ship

1957

Rough Shoot Rough Shoot

1953

The Trials of Oscar Wilde The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960

The 300 Spartans The 300 Spartans

1962

Tempest Tempest

1958

Run a Crooked Mile Run a Crooked Mile

1969

Young Winston Young Winston

1972

Eye of the Cat Eye of the Cat

1969

The Admirable Crichton The Admirable Crichton

1968

The Million Pound Note The Million Pound Note

1954

The World of Suzie Wong The World of Suzie Wong

1960

Solomon and Sheba Solomon and Sheba

1959

The Beggar's Opera The Beggar's Opera

1953

Carrington V.C. Carrington V.C.

1954

The Switch The Switch

1976

Time Bomb Time Bomb

1953

The Two-Headed Spy The Two-Headed Spy

1958

Cleopatra Cleopatra

1963

I Believe in You I Believe in You

1952

His Excellency His Excellency

1952

Gideon's Day Gideon's Day

1958

Calling Bulldog Drummond Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

A Night to Remember A Night to Remember

1958

Train of Events Train of Events

1949

The Naked Earth The Naked Earth

1958

The Dam Busters The Dam Busters

1955

We Joined the Navy We Joined the Navy

1963

Love in Pawn Love in Pawn

1953

London Conspiracy London Conspiracy

1974

I Accuse! I Accuse!

1958

Josephine and Men Josephine and Men

1955

High Treason High Treason

1951

The Chiltern Hundreds The Chiltern Hundreds

1949

Cosh Boy Cosh Boy

1953

Mission: Monte Carlo Mission: Monte Carlo

1974

Boy on a Dolphin Boy on a Dolphin

1957

The Man Who Never Was The Man Who Never Was

1956

Third Man on the Mountain Third Man on the Mountain

1959

Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Bobby

1961

Camelot Camelot

1967

Tiger in the Smoke Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Sink the Bismarck! Sink the Bismarck!

1960

The Three Lives of Thomasina The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

The Valley of Gwangi The Valley of Gwangi

1969

Village of the Damned Village of the Damned

1960

The Criminal The Criminal

1960

Jason and the Argonauts Jason and the Argonauts

1963

Deadlier Than the Male Deadlier Than the Male

1967

Mogambo Mogambo

1953

Scrooge Scrooge

1970

The Weapon The Weapon

1956

Lust for Life Lust for Life

1956

The Black Knight The Black Knight

1954

The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper

1962

The Amazing Mr. Blunden The Amazing Mr. Blunden

1972

A Piece of Cake A Piece of Cake

1948

The Extra Day The Extra Day

1956

The Gypsy and the Gentleman The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

The File on Devlin The File on Devlin

1969

The Valiant The Valiant

1962

Robbery Under Arms Robbery Under Arms

1957

Pool of London Pool of London

1951

The Long Memory The Long Memory

1953

The Scorpio Letters The Scorpio Letters

1967

The Flanagan Boy The Flanagan Boy

1953

Sky West and Crooked Sky West and Crooked

1965

Quest for Love Quest for Love

1971

The Singer Not the Song The Singer Not the Song

1961

I Thank a Fool I Thank a Fool

1962

The Angry Silence The Angry Silence

1960

A Killer Walks A Killer Walks

1952

The Persuaders! The Persuaders!

1973

The Bushbaby The Bushbaby

1969

Perilous Assignment Perilous Assignment

1959

The Last Appointment! The Last Appointment!

1977

Diamonds Are Forever Diamonds Are Forever

1971

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