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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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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Known for
I Remember Nelson
BBC Television Shakespeare
Return of the Saint
The Last Appointment!
The Switch
London Conspiracy
Fall of Eagles
Mission: Monte Carlo
Oh, Father!
The Persuaders!
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Protectors
Young Winston
Diamonds Are Forever
The Persuaders!
Quest for Love
Scrooge
The File on Devlin
Run a Crooked Mile
The Bushbaby
The Valley of Gwangi
Eye of the Cat
Lancer
The Name of the Game
Fitzwilly
Camelot
Mannix
The Scorpio Letters
The Long Duel
Deadlier Than the Male
The Invaders
Sky West and Crooked
12 O'Clock High
The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Fugitive
Jason and the Argonauts
We Joined the Navy
I Thank a Fool
The 300 Spartans
The Valiant
The Prince and the Pauper
Sir Francis Drake
The Defenders
Greyfriars Bobby
The Singer Not the Song
The World of Suzie Wong
The Criminal
Village of the Damned
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Angry Silence
Sink the Bismarck!
Solomon and Sheba
Third Man on the Mountain
Perilous Assignment
The Third Man
Bonanza
Tempest
The Two-Headed Spy
A Night to Remember
Gideon's Day
I Accuse!
The Naked Earth
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Boy on a Dolphin
Abandon Ship
Robbery Under Arms
Tiger in the Smoke
Lust for Life
The Weapon
The Man Who Never Was
The Extra Day
Josephine and Men
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Dam Busters
Carrington V.C.
Mark Saber
The Black Knight
The Million Pound Note
Love in Pawn
Mogambo
The Beggar's Opera
The Flanagan Boy
Rough Shoot
Time Bomb
Cosh Boy
The Long Memory
A Killer Walks
I Believe in You
His Excellency
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
Hallmark Hall of Fame
High Treason
Calling Bulldog Drummond
There Is Another Sun
Pool of London
The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Chiltern Hundreds
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Train of Events
Trouble in the Air