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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.
Acted in 111
1980s
- 1982
I Remember Nelson
Rev. Edmund Nelson · 4 episodes
1970s
- 1978
Romeo and Juliet
Prince Escalus
- 1977
The Last Appointment!
Judge Fulton
- 1976
The Switch
Judge Fulton
- 1974
London Conspiracy
Judge Fulton (archive footage)
Mission: Monte Carlo
Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- 1973
Oh, Father!
Father Harris · 7 episodes
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
- 1972
Young Winston
Lord Salisbury
- 1971
Quest for Love
Sir Henry Lanstein
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The File on Devlin
Lord Pomeroy
Run a Crooked Mile
Lord Dunnsfield
The Bushbaby
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
Eye of the Cat
Dr. Mills
- 1968
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Loam
- 1967
The Scorpio Letters
Burr
The Long Duel
McDougal
- 1966
Sky West and Crooked
Edwin Dacres
- 1964
- 1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Reverend Angus Paddie
We Joined the Navy
Admiral Blake
- 1962
I Thank a Fool
O'Grady
The Valiant
Admiral
- 1961
The Singer Not the Song
Old Uncle
- 1960
The Criminal
Mr. Town
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Prince of Wales
The Angry Silence
Martindale
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Tempest
Maj. Zurin
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Hauser
I Accuse!
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
The Naked Earth
Skin Trader
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Dr. Forrester
- 1957
Boy on a Dolphin
Dr. Hawkins
Seven Waves Away
Captain Paul Darrow
- 1956
Tiger in the Smoke
Canon Avril
The Weapon
Jamison
The Extra Day
Kurt Vorn
- 1955
Josephine and Men
Porter
The Dam Busters
Farmer
- 1954
Carrington V.C.
Major Panton
- 1953
Love in Pawn
Uncle Amos
The Flanagan Boy
Boxing Booth Barker
Rough Shoot
Blossom
Time Bomb
Movie
Cosh Boy
Inspector Donaldson
The Long Memory
Hasbury
- 1952
A Killer Walks
Dr. James
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
The Happy Family
Councillor
Penny Princess
Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
I Believe in You
Sergeant Braxton
His Excellency
First Soldier
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Loam, Lord Pomeroy · 1 episode
High Treason
Reginald Gordon-Wells
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Hardcastle (uncredited)
Hell Is Sold Out
Doctor Monceau
Pool of London
Commissionaire (uncredited)
- 1950
Room to Let
Editor
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Dr. Collet
1940s
- 1949
The Chiltern Hundreds
Reporter (uncredited)
Train of Events
Joe Hunt
- 1948
A Piece of Cake
Merlin Mound
Trouble in the Air
Movie
Appearances2
1990s
- 1993
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1959
Perilous Assignment
Self