Laurence Naismith
91 movies · 23 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 14, 1908
- Died
- Jun 5, 1992 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lawrence Naismith · Lawrence Johnson
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.
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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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Laurence Naismith: movies and TV shows
Acting (114)
- 1982
- 1978 Romeo and Juliet
as Prince Escalus
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977 The Last Appointment!
as Judge Fulton
- 1976 The Switch
as Judge Fulton
- 1974 London Conspiracy
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- 1974
- 1974 Mission: Monte Carlo
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- 1973
- 1973 The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
- 1972 The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
- 1972
- 1972 Young Winston
as Lord Salisbury
- 1971 Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
- 1971
- 1971 Quest for Love
as Sir Henry Lanstein
- 1970 Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig
- 1969 The File on Devlin
as Lord Pomeroy
- 1969 Run a Crooked Mile
as Lord Dunnsfield
- 1969 The Bushbaby
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
- 1969 The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley
- 1969 Eye of the Cat
as Dr. Mills
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968 The Admirable Crichton
as Lord Loam
- 1967 Fitzwilly
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
- 1967 Camelot
as Merlyn
- 1967
- 1967 The Scorpio Letters
as Burr
- 1967 The Long Duel
as McDougal
- 1967 Deadlier Than the Male
as Sir John Bledlow
- 1967
- 1966 Sky West and Crooked
as Edwin Dacres
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963 The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Reverend Angus Paddie
- 1963
- 1963 Jason and the Argonauts
as Argos
- 1963 Cleopatra
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
- 1963 We Joined the Navy
as Admiral Blake
- 1962 I Thank a Fool
as O'Grady
- 1962 The 300 Spartans
as First Delegate
- 1962 The Valiant
as Admiral
- 1962 The Prince and the Pauper
as Earl of Hertford
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 Greyfriars Bobby
as Mr. Traill
- 1961 The Singer Not the Song
as Old Uncle
- 1960 The World of Suzie Wong
as O’Neill
- 1960 The Criminal
as Mr. Town
- 1960
- 1960 Village of the Damned
as Dr. Willers
- 1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Prince of Wales
- 1960 The Angry Silence
as Martindale
- 1960 Sink the Bismarck!
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
- 1959 Third Man on the Mountain
as Teo Zurbriggen
- 1959 Solomon and Sheba
as Hezrai
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Tempest
as Maj. Zurin
- 1958 The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hauser
- 1958 A Night to Remember
as Capt. Edward John Smith
- 1958 Gideon's Day
as Arthur Sayer
- 1958 I Accuse!
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
- 1958 The Naked Earth
as Skin Trader
- 1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Dr. Forrester
- 1957 Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. Hawkins
- 1957 Seven Waves Away
as Captain Paul Darrow
- 1957 Robbery Under Arms
as Ben Marston
- 1956 Tiger in the Smoke
as Canon Avril
- 1956 Lust for Life
as Dr. Bosman
- 1956 The Weapon
as Jamison
- 1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Adm. Cross
- 1956 The Extra Day
as Kurt Vorn
- 1955 Josephine and Men
as Porter
- 1955
- 1955 The Dam Busters
as Farmer
- 1955
- 1954 Carrington V.C.
as Major Panton
- 1954
- 1954 The Black Knight
as Major Domo
- 1954 The Million Pound Note
as Walter Craddock
- 1953 Love in Pawn
as Uncle Amos
- 1953 Mogambo
as Skipper
- 1953 The Beggar's Opera
as Matt of the Mint
- 1953 The Flanagan Boy
as Boxing Booth Barker
- 1953 Rough Shoot
as Blossom
- 1953
- 1953 Cosh Boy
as Inspector Donaldson
- 1953 The Long Memory
as Hasbury
- 1952 A Killer Walks
as Dr. James
- 1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
- 1952 The Happy Family
as Councillor
- 1952 Penny Princess
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
- 1952 I Believe in You
as Sergeant Braxton
- 1952 His Excellency
as First Soldier
- 1952 Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
as Parker
- 1951
- 1951 High Treason
as Reginald Gordon-Wells
- 1951 Chelsea Story
as Sergeant Matthews
- 1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Hardcastle (uncredited)
- 1951 There Is Another Sun
as Riley
- 1951 Hell Is Sold Out
as Doctor Monceau
- 1951 Pool of London
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
- 1950 Room to Let
as Editor
- 1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Dr. Collet
- 1950
- 1949 The Chiltern Hundreds
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
- 1949 Badger's Green
as Mr Butler
- 1949 Train of Events
as Joe Hunt
- 1948 A Piece of Cake
as Merlin Mound
- 1948
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 1993
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
2 episodes
- 1959
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney
3 episodes