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Laurence Naismith

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 14, 1908 (Died at 84)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthThames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Career Span1948 – 1992
Known Credits113 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Laurence Naismith

Also known as:Lawrence NaismithLawrence Johnson
Total Works

113

90 movies • 23 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Diamonds Are Forever
6.4
as Sir Donald Munger
Cleopatra
7.1
Cleopatra
1963•movie
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
Jason and the Argonauts
7.2
as Argos
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 113 titles featuring Laurence Naismith

Diamonds Are Forever
6.4

as Sir Donald Munger

Cleopatra
7.1
Cleopatra
1963•movie

as Arachesilaus (uncredited)

Jason and the Argonauts
7.2

as Argos

Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6

as Warder in Jail (uncredited)

Village of the Damned
7.2

as Dr. Willers

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Don Q. Hought

A Night to Remember
7.7

as Capt. Edward John Smith

Lust for Life
7.2
Lust for Life
1956•movie

as Dr. Bosman

Mogambo
6.4
Mogambo
1953•movie

as Skipper

The Valley of Gwangi
7.1

as Professor Bromley

Scrooge
6.8
Scrooge
1970•movie

as Mr. Fezziwig

The Dam Busters
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955•movie

as Farmer

The 300 Spartans
6.5
The 300 Spartans
1962•movie

as First Delegate

The Persuaders!
7.7
11 eps
The Persuaders!
1971•series

as Judge Fulton

Sink the Bismarck!
6.9
Sink the Bismarck!
1960•movie

as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

Solomon and Sheba
6.5
Solomon and Sheba
1959•movie

as Hezrai

The Man Who Never Was
7.0

as Adm. Cross

The Million Pound Note
7.0

as Walter Craddock

Camelot
6.2
Camelot
1967•movie

as Merlyn

Greyfriars Bobby
6.9
Greyfriars Bobby
1961•movie

as Mr. Traill

The Fugitive
7.3
1 eps
The Fugitive
1963•series

as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister

The Invaders
6.8
1 eps
The Invaders
1967•series

as Professor Lindstrom

Mannix
6.9
1 eps
Mannix
1967•series

as Anton

Deadlier Than the Male
5.8

as Sir John Bledlow

Young Winston
6.2
Young Winston
1972•movie

as Lord Salisbury

The Three Lives of Thomasina
6.8

as Reverend Angus Paddie

Eye of the Cat
5.5
Eye of the Cat
1969•movie

as Dr. Mills

The World of Suzie Wong
6.6

as O’Neill

The Happiest Days of Your Life
6.7

as Dr. Collet

The Criminal
6.5
The Criminal
1960•movie

as Mr. Town

Boy on a Dolphin
5.8
Boy on a Dolphin
1957•movie

as Dr. Hawkins

The Prince and the Pauper
7.2

as Earl of Hertford

Fitzwilly
6.3
Fitzwilly
1967•movie

as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)

Pool of London
6.6
Pool of London
1951•movie

as Commissionaire (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
2 eps

as Earl of Hertford

The Angry Silence
7.2
The Angry Silence
1960•movie

as Martindale

Third Man on the Mountain
6.8

as Teo Zurbriggen

Gideon's Day
6.4
Gideon's Day
1958•movie

as Arthur Sayer

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.4

as Prince of Wales

Seven Waves Away
7.5
Seven Waves Away
1957•movie

as Captain Paul Darrow

Danger Man
7.3
1 eps
Danger Man
1960•series

as Spooner

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
6.6

as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden

Carrington V.C.
6.2
Carrington V.C.
1954•movie

as Major Panton

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
4.3

as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)

The Long Duel
5.2
The Long Duel
1967•movie

as McDougal

Time Bomb
5.3
Time Bomb
1953•movie
The Two-Headed Spy
6.3
The Two-Headed Spy
1958•movie

as Gen. Hauser

12 O'Clock High
7.2
1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1964•series

as Gilly Bright

The Weapon
6.1
The Weapon
1956•movie

as Jamison

The Flanagan Boy
6.0
The Flanagan Boy
1953•movie

as Boxing Booth Barker

The Long Memory
6.7
The Long Memory
1953•movie

as Hasbury

The Singer Not the Song
6.4

as Old Uncle

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
1 eps

as Sir William de Courcier

Quest for Love
6.7
Quest for Love
1971•movie

as Sir Henry Lanstein

Cosh Boy
5.5
Cosh Boy
1953•movie

as Inspector Donaldson

The Protectors
6.1
1 eps
The Protectors
1972•series

as Prof. Alexander Schelpin

Train of Events
6.3
Train of Events
1949•movie

as Joe Hunt

The Name of the Game
7.0
1 eps

as Reddington

Sky West and Crooked
5.6

as Edwin Dacres

The Black Knight
6.4
The Black Knight
1954•movie

as Major Domo

High Treason
5.7
High Treason
1951•movie

as Reginald Gordon-Wells

The Defenders
6.3
1 eps
The Defenders
1961•series

as Mr. Collins

The Third Man
7.2
1 eps
The Third Man
1959•series

as Ostrow

We Joined the Navy
6.0
We Joined the Navy
1963•movie

as Admiral Blake

I Believe in You
6.8
I Believe in You
1952•movie

as Sergeant Braxton

Return of the Saint
7.0
1 eps
Return of the Saint
1978•series

as General Platt

Fall of Eagles
7.0
3 eps
Fall of Eagles
1974•series

as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary

Mission: Monte Carlo
5.9

as Judge Fulton (archive footage)

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.8

as Dr. Forrester

Robbery Under Arms
5.2
Robbery Under Arms
1957•movie

as Ben Marston

Tiger in the Smoke
6.7
Tiger in the Smoke
1956•movie

as Canon Avril

Tempest
6.5
Tempest
1958•movie

as Maj. Zurin

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Lord Loam

I Thank a Fool
6.1
I Thank a Fool
1962•movie

as O'Grady

Romeo and Juliet
7.6
Romeo and Juliet
1978•movie

as Prince Escalus

I Accuse!
6.6
I Accuse!
1958•movie

as Judge at Esterhazy Trial

Sir Francis Drake
5.1
1 eps
Sir Francis Drake
1961•series

as Sir Miles Burns

Rough Shoot
6.7
Rough Shoot
1953•movie

as Blossom

Calling Bulldog Drummond
6.5

as Hardcastle (uncredited)

The Beggar's Opera
5.1
The Beggar's Opera
1953•movie

as Matt of the Mint

Penny Princess
6.7
Penny Princess
1952•movie

as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)

Lancer
5.6
1 eps
Lancer
1968•series
The BBC Television Shakespeare
6.0
1 eps

as Prince Escalus

The Extra Day
7.1
The Extra Day
1956•movie

as Kurt Vorn

The Chiltern Hundreds
6.0

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Happy Family
7.8
The Happy Family
1952•movie

as Councillor

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
6.2
Love in Pawn
7.2
Love in Pawn
1953•movie

as Uncle Amos

Josephine and Men
6.4
Josephine and Men
1955•movie

as Porter

I Remember Nelson
4.6
4 eps
I Remember Nelson
1982•series

as Rev. Edmund Nelson

The Persuaders!
8.2
The Persuaders!
1973•movie

as Judge Fulton

A Piece of Cake
5.2
A Piece of Cake
1948•movie

as Merlin Mound

The Scorpio Letters
5.0

as Burr

His Excellency
7.0
His Excellency
1952•movie

as First Soldier

Hell Is Sold Out
6.0
Hell Is Sold Out
1951•movie

as Doctor Monceau

The Valiant
8.3
The Valiant
1962•movie

as Admiral

Run a Crooked Mile
7.7
Run a Crooked Mile
1969•movie

as Lord Dunnsfield

A Killer Walks
6.5
A Killer Walks
1952•movie

as Dr. James

The Bushbaby
6.5
The Bushbaby
1969•movie

as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw

The Admirable Crichton
6.5

as Lord Loam

Room to Let
7.5
Room to Let
1950•movie

as Editor

Trouble in the Air
8.0
Trouble in the Air
1948•movie
There Is Another Sun
6.5

as Riley

London Conspiracy
8.5
London Conspiracy
1974•movie

as Judge Fulton (archive footage)

The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Mark Saber
8.0
1 eps
Mark Saber
1954•series
Oh, Father!
7.5
7 eps
Oh, Father!
1973•series

as Father Harris

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
1 eps

as Arthur Lawton

The Last Appointment!
10.0

as Judge Fulton

Perilous Assignment
10.0

as Self

The File on Devlin
8.0
The File on Devlin
1969•movie

as Lord Pomeroy

The Naked Earth
10.0
The Naked Earth
1958•movie

as Skin Trader

The Switch
The Switch
1976•movie

as Judge Fulton