Birth Day: 1908-12-14
Place of birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Rev. Edmund Nelson -
As Prince Escalus -
As Judge Fulton -
As Judge Fulton -
As Judge Fulton (archive footage) -
As Judge Fulton (archive footage) -
As Judge Fulton -
As Lord Salisbury -
As Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden -
As Sir Henry Lanstein -
As Sir Donald Munger -
As Mr. Fezziwig -
As Lord Pomeroy -
As Dr. Mills -
As Lord Dunnsfield -
As Professor Bromley -
As Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw -
As Lord Loam -
As Burr -
As Mr. Cotty (uncredited) -
As Sir John Bledlow -
As Merlyn -
As McDougal -
As Edwin Dacres -
As Admiral Blake -
As Arachesilaus (uncredited) -
As Argos -
As Reverend Angus Paddie -
As First Delegate -
As Admiral -
As Earl of Hertford -
As O'Grady -
As Old Uncle -
As Mr. Traill -
As Prince of Wales -
As Mr. Town -
As Dr. Willers -
As Martindale -
As O’Neill -
As First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound -
As Hezrai -
As Teo Zurbriggen -
As Self -
As Arthur Sayer -
As Dr. Forrester -
As Judge at Esterhazy Trial -
As Capt. Edward John Smith -
As Skin Trader -
As Maj. Zurin -
As Gen. Hauser -
As Ben Marston -
As Dr. Hawkins -
As Captain Paul Darrow -
As Adm. Cross -
As Dr. Bosman -
As Jamison -
As Canon Avril -
As Kurt Vorn -
As Porter -
As Farmer -
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As Walter Craddock -
As Major Domo -
As Major Panton -
As Blossom -
As Hasbury -
As Skipper -
As Inspector Donaldson -
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As Matt of the Mint -
As Boxing Booth Barker -
As Uncle Amos -
As Dr. James -
As Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited) -
As Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited) -
As Councillor -
As Sergeant Braxton -
As First Soldier -
As Parker -
As Hardcastle (uncredited) -
As Reginald Gordon-Wells -
As Riley -
As Commissionaire (uncredited) -
As Doctor Monceau -
As Sergeant Matthews
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As Editor -
As Dr. Collet -
As Warder in Jail (uncredited) -
As Joe Hunt -
As Reporter (uncredited) -
As Mr Butler
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As Merlin Mound