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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Naismith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 14, 1908Deathday
June 5, 1992Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
86Place of birth
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UKAlso known as
Lawrence Naismith
Cast credits
Diamonds Are Forever
Sir Donald Munger
Deadlier Than the Male
Sir John Bledlow
The Criminal
Mr. Town
Jason and the Argonauts
Argos
Village of the Damned
Dr. Willers
Mogambo
Skipper
Scrooge
Mr. Fezziwig
The Black Knight
Major Domo
The Weapon
Jamison
Lust for Life
Dr. Bosman
The Valley of Gwangi
Professor Bromley
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Reverend Angus Paddie
Boy on a Dolphin
Dr. Hawkins
The Man Who Never Was
Adm. Cross
Mission: Monte Carlo
Judge Fulton
Cosh Boy
Inspector Donaldson
Third Man on the Mountain
Teo Zurbriggen
Greyfriars Bobby
Mr. Traill
Sink the Bismarck!
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Tiger in the Smoke
Canon Avril
Camelot
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