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