Cast
Laurence Naismith
Acting
Cast
Laurence Naismith
Known for
Acting
Born
1908-12-14
From
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Died
1992-06-05
Also known as Lawrence Naismith, Lawrence Johnson
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.
The Million Pound Note
as Walter Craddock
Cleopatra
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
Camelot
as Merlyn
Jason and the Argonauts
as Argos
The 300 Spartans
as First Delegate
Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig
Mogambo
as Skipper
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Edward John Smith
Lust for Life
as Dr. Bosman
Solomon and Sheba
as Hezrai
Fitzwilly
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck!
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Village of the Damned
as Dr. Willers
The Weapon
as Jamison
Pool of London
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
Young Winston
as Lord Salisbury
Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. Hawkins
The Criminal
as Mr. Town
The Dam Busters
as Farmer
The Man Who Never Was
as Adm. Cross
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Hardcastle (uncredited)
I Accuse!
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
We Joined the Navy
as Admiral Blake
The Prince and the Pauper
as Earl of Hertford
Deadlier Than the Male
as Sir John Bledlow
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Prince of Wales
The World of Suzie Wong
as O’Neill
Greyfriars Bobby
as Mr. Traill
Eye of the Cat
as Dr. Mills
The Long Duel
as McDougal
Tempest
as Maj. Zurin
His Excellency
as First Soldier
The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley
Gideon's Day
as Arthur Sayer
Cosh Boy
as Inspector Donaldson
The Angry Silence
as Martindale
High Treason
as Reginald Gordon-Wells
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hauser
Sky West and Crooked
as Edwin Dacres
Seven Waves Away
as Captain Paul Darrow
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
The Black Knight
as Major Domo
Third Man on the Mountain
as Teo Zurbriggen
Quest for Love
as Sir Henry Lanstein
I Thank a Fool
as O'Grady
The Singer Not the Song
as Old Uncle
I Remember Nelson
as Rev. Edmund Nelson
Robbery Under Arms
as Ben Marston
Romeo and Juliet
as Prince Escalus
Run a Crooked Mile
as Lord Dunnsfield
Carrington V.C.
as Major Panton
Train of Events
as Joe Hunt
I Believe in You
as Sergeant Braxton
The Bushbaby
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
There Is Another Sun
as Riley
The Chiltern Hundreds
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Josephine and Men
as Porter
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Reverend Angus Paddie
Time Bomb
The Valiant
as Admiral
The Flanagan Boy
as Boxing Booth Barker
The Admirable Crichton
as Lord Loam
The Switch
as Judge Fulton
Mission: Monte Carlo
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
Penny Princess
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Hell Is Sold Out
as Doctor Monceau
The Beggar's Opera
as Matt of the Mint
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Dr. Collet
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
as Parker
The Happy Family
as Councillor
Badger's Green
as Mr Butler
Tiger in the Smoke
as Canon Avril
A Piece of Cake
as Merlin Mound
The Scorpio Letters
as Burr
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Dr. Forrester
London Conspiracy
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
The Long Memory
as Hasbury
Rough Shoot
as Blossom
The Naked Earth
as Skin Trader
The Last Appointment!
as Judge Fulton
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
Perilous Assignment
as Self
The Extra Day
as Kurt Vorn
Room to Let
as Editor
Trouble in the Air
Love in Pawn
as Uncle Amos
Chelsea Story
as Sergeant Matthews
The File on Devlin
as Lord Pomeroy
A Killer Walks
as Dr. James
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
as Self (archive footage)