Laurence Naismith

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 14, 1908

died

June 5, 1992

place of birth

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

also known as

Lawrence Naismith · Lawrence Johnson

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Cleopatra
7.1

Cleopatra

1963as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
Diamonds Are Forever
6.4

Diamonds Are Forever

1971as Sir Donald Munger
The Million Pound Note
7.0

The Million Pound Note

1954as Walter Craddock
Jason and the Argonauts
7.2

Jason and the Argonauts

1963as Argos
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans
6.4

The 300 Spartans

1962as First Delegate
Camelot
6.2

Camelot

1967as Merlyn
Solomon and Sheba
6.4

Solomon and Sheba

1959as Hezrai
Scrooge
6.8

Scrooge

1970as Mr. Fezziwig
A Night to Remember
7.7

A Night to Remember

1958as Capt. Edward John Smith
Lust for Life
7.2

Lust for Life

1956as Dr. Bosman
Village of the Damned
7.2

Village of the Damned

1960as Dr. Willers
Sink the Bismarck!
6.9

Sink the Bismarck!

1960as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Mogambo
6.4

Mogambo

1953as Skipper
The Man Who Never Was
7.0

The Man Who Never Was

1956as Adm. Cross
Young Winston
6.2

Young Winston

1972as Lord Salisbury
The Dam Busters
6.9

The Dam Busters

1955as Farmer
Fitzwilly
6.2

Fitzwilly

1967as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Gideon's Day
6.4

Gideon's Day

1958as Arthur Sayer
The Criminal
6.4

The Criminal

1960as Mr. Town
Deadlier Than the Male
5.9

Deadlier Than the Male

1967as Sir John Bledlow
Cosh Boy
5.5

Cosh Boy

1953as Inspector Donaldson
The Long Duel
5.2

The Long Duel

1967as McDougal
The World of Suzie Wong
6.6

The World of Suzie Wong

1960as O’Neill
The Valley of Gwangi
7.1

The Valley of Gwangi

1969as Professor Bromley
Eye of the Cat
5.5

Eye of the Cat

1969as Dr. Mills
The Prince and the Pauper
7.2

The Prince and the Pauper

1962as Earl of Hertford
The Black Knight
6.4

The Black Knight

1954as Major Domo
The Angry Silence
7.2

The Angry Silence

1960as Martindale
Seven Waves Away
7.5

Seven Waves Away

1957as Captain Paul Darrow
Boy on a Dolphin
5.7

Boy on a Dolphin

1957as Dr. Hawkins
I Accuse!
6.6

I Accuse!

1958as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
The Valiant
8.3

The Valiant

1962as Admiral
I Thank a Fool
6.1

I Thank a Fool

1962as O'Grady
Carrington V.C.
6.1

Carrington V.C.

1954as Major Panton
The Persuaders!
8.2

The Persuaders!

1973as Judge Fulton
Mission: Monte Carlo
6.2

Mission: Monte Carlo

1974as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
Third Man on the Mountain
6.7

Third Man on the Mountain

1959as Teo Zurbriggen
The Two-Headed Spy
6.3

The Two-Headed Spy

1958as Gen. Hauser
Romeo and Juliet
7.6

Romeo and Juliet

1978as Prince Escalus
Tiger in the Smoke
6.7

Tiger in the Smoke

1956as Canon Avril
Greyfriars Bobby
6.9

Greyfriars Bobby

1961as Mr. Traill
The Weapon
6.0

The Weapon

1956as Jamison
The Switch

The Switch

1976as Judge Fulton
Pool of London
6.6

Pool of London

1951as Commissionaire (uncredited)
There Is Another Sun
6.5

There Is Another Sun

1951as Riley
Run a Crooked Mile
7.7

Run a Crooked Mile

1969as Lord Dunnsfield
Sky West and Crooked
5.6

Sky West and Crooked

1966as Edwin Dacres
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.3

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960as Prince of Wales
Time Bomb
5.3

Time Bomb

1953