Laurence Naismith

Known for ActingBorn 1908-12-14Died 1992-06-05Thames 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Last Appointment!

Perilous Assignment

The Naked Earth

Badger's Green

Hallmark Hall of Fame

London Conspiracy

The Valiant

The Persuaders!

The File on Devlin

Mark Saber

Trouble in the Air

The Wonderful World of Disney

Run a Crooked Mile

The Persuaders!

Romeo and Juliet

The Happy Family

A Night to Remember

Oh, Father!

Profiles in Courage

Bonanza

Seven Waves Away

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Room to Let

Danger Man

The Fugitive

12 O'Clock High

The Prince and the Pauper

Jason and the Argonauts

The Angry Silence

The Valley of Gwangi

Village of the Damned

Return of the Saint

The Third Man

Lust for Life

Fall of Eagles

Love in Pawn

Cleopatra

The Name of the Game

The Extra Day

The Man Who Never Was

The Million Pound Note

His Excellency

Greyfriars Bobby

Chelsea Story

Scrooge

Sink the Bismarck!

Quest for Love

The Invaders