Laurence Naismith
Acting
Born December 14, 1908 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Naismith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Films (93)
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
1993
I Remember Nelson
1982
Romeo and Juliet
1978
The Last Appointment!
1977
The Switch
1976
London Conspiracy
1974
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974
The Persuaders!
1973
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972
Young Winston
1972
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
Quest for Love
1971
Scrooge
1970
The File on Devlin
1969
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
The Bushbaby
1969
The Valley of Gwangi
1969
Eye of the Cat
1969
The Admirable Crichton
1968
Fitzwilly
1967
Camelot
1967
The Scorpio Letters
1967
The Long Duel
1967
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
Sky West and Crooked
1966
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
Cleopatra
1963
We Joined the Navy
1963
I Thank a Fool
1962
The 300 Spartans
1962
The Valiant
1962
The Prince and the Pauper
1962
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
The Singer Not the Song
1961
The World of Suzie Wong
1960
The Criminal
1960
Village of the Damned
1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
The Angry Silence
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
Perilous Assignment
1959
Solomon and Sheba
1959
Tempest
1958
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
A Night to Remember
1958
Gideon's Day
1958
I Accuse!
1958
The Naked Earth
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
Seven Waves Away
1957
Robbery Under Arms
1957
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
Lust for Life
1956
The Weapon
1956
The Man Who Never Was
1956
The Extra Day
1956
Josephine and Men
1955
The Dam Busters
1955
Carrington V.C.
1954
The Black Knight
1954
The Million Pound Note
1954
Love in Pawn
1953
Mogambo
1953
The Beggar's Opera
1953
The Flanagan Boy
1953
Rough Shoot
1953
Time Bomb
1953
Cosh Boy
1953
The Long Memory
1953
A Killer Walks
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
The Happy Family
1952
Penny Princess
1952
I Believe in You
1952
His Excellency
1952
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952
High Treason
1951
Chelsea Story
1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
There Is Another Sun
1951
Hell Is Sold Out
1951
Pool of London
1951
Room to Let
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
Badger's Green
1949
Train of Events
1949
A Piece of Cake
1948
Trouble in the Air
1948