1908-12-14 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.
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The Making of 'A Night to Remember' | Self (archive footage) | 1993-08-06 |
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I Remember Nelson | Rev. Edmund Nelson | 1982-04-14 |
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Romeo and Juliet | Prince Escalus | 1978-12-03 |
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The Last Appointment! | Judge Fulton | 1977-06-11 |
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The Switch | Judge Fulton | 1976-06-07 |
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Mission: Monte Carlo | Judge Fulton (archive footage) | 1974-01-01 |
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London Conspiracy | Judge Fulton (archive footage) | 1974-10-04 |
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The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton | 1973-04-01 |
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Young Winston | Lord Salisbury | 1972-07-20 |
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden | 1972-12-07 |
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Quest for Love | Sir Henry Lanstein | 1971-06-06 |
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Diamonds Are Forever | Sir Donald Munger | 1971-12-14 |
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Scrooge | Mr. Fezziwig | 1970-11-05 |
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Eye of the Cat | Dr. Mills | 1969-06-18 |
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The File on Devlin | Lord Pomeroy | 1969-11-21 |
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Run a Crooked Mile | Lord Dunnsfield | 1969-11-18 |
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The Bushbaby | Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw | 1969-09-01 |
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The Valley of Gwangi | Professor Bromley | 1969-07-19 |
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The Admirable Crichton | Lord Loam | 1968-05-02 |
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Camelot | Merlyn | 1967-10-25 |
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Fitzwilly | Mr. Cotty (uncredited) | 1967-12-20 |
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The Long Duel | McDougal | 1967-07-27 |
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The Scorpio Letters | Burr | 1967-09-01 |
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Deadlier Than the Male | Sir John Bledlow | 1967-02-12 |
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Sky West and Crooked | Edwin Dacres | 1966-01-14 |
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Cleopatra | Arachesilaus (uncredited) | 1963-06-12 |
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Jason and the Argonauts | Argos | 1963-06-13 |
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We Joined the Navy | Admiral Blake | 1963-05-17 |
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The Three Lives of Thomasina | Reverend Angus Paddie | 1963-12-11 |
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The Valiant | Admiral | 1962-06-13 |
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The 300 Spartans | First Delegate | 1962-08-01 |
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I Thank a Fool | O'Grady | 1962-09-14 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Earl of Hertford | 1962-03-11 |
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Greyfriars Bobby | Mr. Traill | 1961-07-17 |
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The Singer Not the Song | Old Uncle | 1961-01-05 |
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The World of Suzie Wong | O’Neill | 1960-11-10 |
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Prince of Wales | 1960-05-28 |
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Sink the Bismarck! | First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound | 1960-02-11 |
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The Criminal | Mr. Town | 1960-09-13 |
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The Angry Silence | Martindale | 1960-03-10 |
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Village of the Damned | Dr. Willers | 1960-06-16 |
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Third Man on the Mountain | Teo Zurbriggen | 1959-11-10 |
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Perilous Assignment | Self | 1959-11-06 |
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Solomon and Sheba | Hezrai | 1959-10-27 |
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La tempesta | Maj. Zurin | 1958-12-01 |
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Dr. Forrester | 1958-01-15 |
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Gideon's Day | Arthur Sayer | 1958-03-25 |
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The Two-Headed Spy | Gen. Hauser | 1958-11-17 |
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A Night to Remember | Capt. Edward John Smith | 1958-07-03 |
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The Naked Earth | Skin Trader | 1958-02-05 |
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I Accuse! | Judge at Esterhazy Trial | 1958-03-05 |
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Robbery Under Arms | Ben Marston | 1957-01-10 |
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Seven Waves Away | Captain Paul Darrow | 1957-03-12 |
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Boy on a Dolphin | Dr. Hawkins | 1957-04-19 |
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The Man Who Never Was | Adm. Cross | 1956-04-03 |
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The Weapon | Jamison | 1956-09-01 |
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Tiger in the Smoke | Canon Avril | 1956-11-27 |
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The Extra Day | Kurt Vorn | 1956-01-01 |
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Lust for Life | Dr. Bosman | 1956-09-15 |
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Josephine and Men | Porter | 1955-11-09 |
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The Dam Busters | Farmer | 1955-05-16 |
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Carrington V.C. | Major Panton | 1954-12-09 |
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The Million Pound Note | Walter Craddock | 1954-01-07 |
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The Black Knight | Major Domo | 1954-08-26 |
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Time Bomb | 1953-02-05 | |
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Mogambo | Skipper | 1953-09-23 |
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The Beggar's Opera | Matt of the Mint | 1953-08-24 |
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The Flanagan Boy | Boxing Booth Barker | 1953-04-10 |
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Rough Shoot | Blossom | 1953-03-30 |
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Cosh Boy | Inspector Donaldson | 1953-02-01 |
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Love in Pawn | Uncle Amos | 1953-11-23 |
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The Long Memory | Hasbury | 1953-01-23 |
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I Believe in You | Sergeant Braxton | 1952-03-05 |
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A Killer Walks | Dr. James | 1952-10-01 |
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited) | 1952-07-11 |
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His Excellency | First Soldier | 1952-01-22 |
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Penny Princess | Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited) | 1952-03-24 |
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The Happy Family | Councillor | 1952-03-30 |
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Whispering Smith Hits London | Parker | 1952-01-01 |
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Chelsea Story | Sergeant Matthews | 1951-07-30 |
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Hell Is Sold Out | Doctor Monceau | 1951-06-01 |
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There Is Another Sun | Riley | 1951-06-12 |
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High Treason | Reginald Gordon-Wells | 1951-11-13 |
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Calling Bulldog Drummond | Hardcastle (uncredited) | 1951-07-02 |
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Pool of London | Commissionaire (uncredited) | 1951-02-20 |
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The Happiest Days of Your Life | Dr. Collet | 1950-03-08 |
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Room to Let | Editor | 1950-05-15 |
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The Chiltern Hundreds | Reporter (uncredited) | 1949-09-27 |
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Badger's Green | Mr Butler | 1949-02-28 |
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Kind Hearts and Coronets | Warder in Jail (uncredited) | 1949-06-21 |
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Train of Events | Joe Hunt | 1949-01-18 |
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A Piece of Cake | Merlin Mound | 1948-11-01 |
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Trouble in the Air | 1948-11-01 |
