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Laurence Naismith
Actor
Died June 5, 1992 (83 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 1995 | |
| 1982 | I Remember Nelson (TV Series) · as Rev. Edmund Nelson |
| 1980 | The Masqueraders · as Judge Fulton |
| 1978 | Romeo & Juliet · as Prince Escalus |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) · as Prince Escalus |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Last Appointment! · as Judge Fulton |
| 1976 | The Switch · as Judge Fulton |
| 1974 | Mission: Monte Carlo · as Judge Fulton |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles (TV Series) · as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary |
| 1973 | Oh Father! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | The Persuaders! · as Judge Fulton |
| 1972 | Young Winston · as Lord Salisbury |
| 1972 | The Protectors (TV Series) · as Prof. Alexander Schelpin |
| 1972 | The Amazing Mr. Blunden · as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever · as Sir Donald Munger |
| 1971 | Quest for Love · as Sir Henry Lanstein |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! (TV Series) · as Judge Fulton |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | The Valley of Gwangi · as Professor Bromley |
| 1969 | The Bushbaby · as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile · as Lord Dunnsfield |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Reddington |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Male · as Sir John Bledlow |
| 1967 | Camelot · as Merlyn |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly · as Mr. Cotty (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Long Duel · as McDougal |
| 1967 | The Scorpio Letters · as Burr |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Cyrus Stone |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts · as Argos |
| 1963 | Cleopatra · as Arachesilaus |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Major Fielding |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans · as First Delegate |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Earl of Hertford |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool · as O'Grady |
| 1962 | The Valiant · as Admiral |
| 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog · as Mr. Traill |
| 1961 | The Singer Not the Song · as Old Uncle |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake (TV Series) · as Sir Miles Burns |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned · as Dr. Willers |
| 1960 | The Concrete Jungle · as Mr. Town |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong · as O’Neill |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence · as Martindale |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde · as Prince of Wales |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Spooner |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba · as Hezrai |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain · as Teo Zurbriggen |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember · as Capt. Edward John Smith |
| 1958 | Gideon of Scotland Yard · as Arthur Sayer |
| 1958 | The Two-Headed Spy · as Gen. Hauser |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman · as Dr. Forrester |
| 1958 | Tempest · as Maj. Zurin |
| 1958 | The Naked Earth · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Boy on a Dolphin · as Dr. Hawkins |
| 1957 | Seven Days from Now · as Captain Paul Darrow |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms · as Ben Marston |
| 1956 | The Weapon · as Jamison |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was · as Adm. Cross |
| 1956 | Tiger in the Smoke · as Canon Avril |
| 1956 | Lust for Life · as Dr. Bosman |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters · as Farmer |
| 1955 | Richard III · as The Lord Stanley |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Sir William de Courcier |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note · as Walter Craddock |
| 1954 | The Black Knight · as Major Domo |
| 1954 | Court Martial · as Major Panton |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Earl of Hertford |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1953 | Mogambo · as Skipper |
| 1953 | Bad Blonde · as Boxing Booth Barker |
| 1953 | The Slasher · as Inspector Donaldson |
| 1953 | Terror on a Train · as Unknown |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera · as Matt of the Mint |
| 1953 | Love in Pawn · as Uncle Amos |
| 1952 | Vampire Over London · as Police Sergeant at Desk |
| 1952 | A Killer Walks · as Dr. James |
| 1952 | Mr. Lord Says No · as Councillor |
| 1951 | Pool of London · as Commissionaire |
| 1951 | High Treason · as Reginald Gordon-Wells |
| 1951 | Wall of Death · as Riley |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Lord Pomeroy |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life · as Dr. Collet |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets · as Warder in Jail (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Amazing Mr. Beecham · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1948 | A Piece of Cake · as Merlin Mound |
| 1948 | Trouble in the Air · as Unknown |