Person Details

Birthday: 1908-12-14 18:44:41

Death: 1992-06-05 18:44:41

Aliases: Lawrence Naismith

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 65

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The Invaders
Average
7

The Invaders

(1967) Cyrus Stone
The Name of the Game
Average
7

The Name of the Game

(1968) Reddington
The Defenders
Average
6

The Defenders

(1961) Mr. Collins
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Average
6

The Adventures of Robin Hood

(1955) Sir William de Courcier
The Fugitive
Average
7

The Fugitive

(1963) John Mallory
Bonanza
Average
8

Bonanza

(1959) Don Q. Hought
Return of the Saint
Average
7

Return of the Saint

(1978) General Platt
The Protectors
Average
5

The Protectors

(1972) Prof. Alexander Schelpin

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1982 Rev. Edmund Nelson
1978 Prince Escalus
Prince Escalus
General Platt
1977 Judge Fulton
1976 Judge Fulton
1974 Judge Fulton
Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
Judge Fulton
1973 N/A
Judge Fulton
1972 Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Prof. Alexander Schelpin
Lord Salisbury
1971 Sir Donald Munger
Judge Fulton
Sir Henry Lanstein
1970 Mr. Fezziwig
1969 Lord Pomeroy
Lord Dunnsfield
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
Professor Bromley
Dr. Mills
1968 N/A
Reddington
Lord Loam
1967 Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Merlyn
N/A
Burr
McDougal
Sir John Bledlow
Professor Lindstrom
Cyrus Stone
1965 Edwin Dacres
1964 John Adams
George Mason
Gilly Bright
1963 Reverend Angus Paddie
N/A
Major Fielding
Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
John Mallory
Argos
Admiral Blake
1962 O'Grady
First Delegate
Admiral
Earl of Hertford
1961 Sir Miles Burns
Mr. Collins
Mr. Traill
Old Uncle
1960 O’Neill
Mr. Town
Dr. Willers
Prince of Wales
Martindale
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
1959 Hezrai
Teo Zurbriggen
Self
N/A
Don Q. Hought
1958 Maj. Zurin
Gen. Hauser
Capt. Edward John Smith
Arthur Sayer
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
Skin Trader
Dr. Forrester
1957 Dr. Hawkins
Captain Paul Darrow
Ben Marston
1956 Canon Avril
Dr. Bosman
Jamison
Adm. Cross
Kurt Vorn
1955 Porter
Sir William de Courcier
Farmer
1954 Major Panton
N/A
Major Domo
Walter Craddock
1953 Uncle Amos
Skipper
Matt of the Mint
Boxing Booth Barker
Blossom
N/A
Inspector Donaldson
Hasbury
1952 Dr. James
Councillor
Sergeant Braxton
First Soldier
Parker
1951 Lord Loam
Lord Pomeroy
N/A
Hardcastle (uncredited)
Riley
Commissionaire
1950 Editor
Dr. Collet
1949 Reporter (uncredited)
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Joe Hunt
1948 Merlin Mound
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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