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
(1967) Cyrus StoneThe Name of the Game
(1968) ReddingtonThe Defenders
(1961) Mr. CollinsThe Adventures of Robin Hood
(1955) Sir William de CourcierThe Fugitive
(1963) John MalloryBonanza
(1959) Don Q. HoughtReturn of the Saint
(1978) General PlattThe Protectors
(1972) Prof. Alexander SchelpinActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 |