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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London Conspiracy | Judge Fulton | 1974-10-04 |
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Mission: Monte Carlo | Judge Fulton | 1974-01-01 |
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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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The Bushbaby | Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw | 1969-09-01 |
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The Valley of Gwangi | Professor Bromley | 1969-07-24 |
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Run a Crooked Mile | Lord Dunnsfield | 1969-11-18 |
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The Admirable Crichton | Lord Loam | 1968-05-02 |
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Deadlier Than the Male | Sir John Bledlow | 1967-02-12 |
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Fitzwilly | Mr. Cotty (uncredited) | 1967-12-20 |
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The Scorpio Letters | Burr | 1967-09-01 |
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The Long Duel | McDougal | 1967-07-27 |
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Camelot | Merlyn | 1967-10-25 |
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Sky West and Crooked | Edwin Dacres | 1965-08-31 |
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Cleopatra | Arachesilaus (uncredited) | 1963-06-12 |
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The Three Lives of Thomasina | Reverend Angus Paddie | 1963-12-11 |
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We Joined the Navy | Admiral Blake | 1963-05-17 |
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Jason and the Argonauts | Argos | 1963-06-19 |
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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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The Singer Not the Song | Old Uncle | 1961-01-05 |
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Greyfriars Bobby | Mr. Traill | 1961-07-17 |
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Village of the Damned | Dr. Willers | 1960-06-16 |
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The Criminal | Mr. Town | 1960-09-13 |
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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 Angry Silence | Martindale | 1960-03-10 |
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The World of Suzie Wong | O’Neill | 1960-11-10 |
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Perilous Assignment | Self | 1959-11-06 |
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Solomon and Sheba | Hezrai | 1959-12-18 |
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Third Man on the Mountain | Teo Zurbriggen | 1959-11-10 |
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Dr. Forrester | 1958-01-15 |
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The Two-Headed Spy | Gen. Hauser | 1958-11-17 |
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Gideon's Day | Arthur Sayer | 1958-03-25 |
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La tempesta | Maj. Zurin | 1958-12-01 |
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The Naked Earth | Skin Trader | 1958-02-05 |
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A Night to Remember | Capt. Edward John Smith | 1958-07-03 |
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I Accuse! | Judge at Esterhazy Trial | 1958-03-05 |
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Abandon Ship | Captain Paul Darrow | 1957-03-12 |
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Boy on a Dolphin | Dr. Hawkins | 1957-04-19 |
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Robbery Under Arms | Ben Marston | 1957-01-10 |
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The Man Who Never Was | Adm. Cross | 1956-04-03 |
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Tiger in the Smoke | Canon Avril | 1956-11-27 |
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The Weapon | Jamison | 1956-09-01 |
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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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The Dam Busters | Farmer | 1955-05-16 |
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Josephine and Men | Porter | 1955-11-09 |
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The Black Knight | Major Domo | 1954-08-26 |
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The Million Pound Note | Walter Craddock | 1954-01-07 |
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Carrington V.C. | Major Panton | 1954-12-09 |
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Love in Pawn | Uncle Amos | 1953-11-23 |
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Cosh Boy | Inspector Donaldson | 1953-02-01 |
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Mogambo | Skipper | 1953-09-23 |
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The Long Memory | Hasbury | 1953-01-23 |
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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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Time Bomb | 1953-02-05 | |
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The Beggar's Opera | Matt of the Mint | 1953-08-24 |
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Penny Princess | Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited) | 1952-03-24 |
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His Excellency | First Soldier | 1952-01-22 |
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I Believe in You | Sergeant Braxton | 1952-03-05 |
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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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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited) | 1952-07-11 |
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A Killer Walks | Dr. James | 1952-10-01 |
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Hell Is Sold Out | Doctor Monceau | 1951-06-01 |
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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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High Treason | Reginald Gordon-Wells | 1951-11-13 |
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There Is Another Sun | Riley | 1951-06-12 |
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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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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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The Chiltern Hundreds | Reporter (uncredited) | 1949-09-27 |
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Trouble in the Air | 1948-11-01 | |
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A Piece of Cake | Merlin Mound | 1948-11-01 |
