Acting
Laurence Naismith
EN, IT cinema · 93 credits
Born
14 December 1908
Died
5 June 1992 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as Lawrence Naismith · Lawrence Johnson
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
Filmography
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
as Self (archive footage)
Romeo and Juliet
as Prince Escalus
The Last Appointment!
as Judge Fulton
The Switch
as Judge Fulton
Mission: Monte Carlo
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
London Conspiracy
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Young Winston
as Lord Salisbury
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
Quest for Love
as Sir Henry Lanstein
Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig
The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley
The Bushbaby
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
The File on Devlin
as Lord Pomeroy
Run a Crooked Mile
as Lord Dunnsfield
Eye of the Cat
as Dr. Mills
The Admirable Crichton
as Lord Loam
Deadlier Than the Male
as Sir John Bledlow
Camelot
as Merlyn
Fitzwilly
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
The Long Duel
as McDougal
Sky West and Crooked
as Edwin Dacres
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Reverend Angus Paddie
We Joined the Navy
as Admiral Blake
Cleopatra
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Earl of Hertford
I Thank a Fool
as O'Grady
The Valiant
as Admiral
The 300 Spartans
as First Delegate
Greyfriars Bobby
as Mr. Traill
The Singer Not the Song
as Old Uncle
The Criminal
as Mr. Town
Village of the Damned
as Dr. Willers
Sink the Bismarck!
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
The Angry Silence
as Martindale
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Prince of Wales
The World of Suzie Wong
as O’Neill
Third Man on the Mountain
as Teo Zurbriggen
Solomon and Sheba
as Hezrai
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Dr. Forrester
Tempest
as Maj. Zurin
The Naked Earth
as Skin Trader
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Edward John Smith
I Accuse!
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
Gideon's Day
as Arthur Sayer
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hauser
Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. Hawkins
Robbery Under Arms
as Ben Marston
Seven Waves Away
as Captain Paul Darrow
Lust for Life
as Dr. Bosman
The Weapon
as Jamison
The Man Who Never Was
as Adm. Cross
Tiger in the Smoke
as Canon Avril
The Extra Day
as Kurt Vorn
The Dam Busters
as Farmer
Josephine and Men
as Porter
The Black Knight
as Major Domo
The Million Pound Note
as Walter Craddock
Carrington V.C.
as Major Panton
Mogambo
as Skipper
Cosh Boy
as Inspector Donaldson
The Flanagan Boy
as Boxing Booth Barker
The Long Memory
as Hasbury
Rough Shoot
as Blossom
Love in Pawn
as Uncle Amos
The Beggar's Opera
as Matt of the Mint
A Killer Walks
as Dr. James
The Happy Family
as Councillor
His Excellency
as First Soldier
I Believe in You
as Sergeant Braxton
Penny Princess
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
Pool of London
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
High Treason
as Reginald Gordon-Wells
There Is Another Sun
as Riley
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Hardcastle (uncredited)
Hell Is Sold Out
as Doctor Monceau
Chelsea Story
1951
Chelsea Story
as Sergeant Matthews
Room to Let
as Editor
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Dr. Collet
The Chiltern Hundreds
as Reporter (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Train of Events
as Joe Hunt
Badger's Green
1949
Badger's Green
as Mr Butler
A Piece of Cake
as Merlin Mound