Laurence Naismith
Acting

Laurence Naismith

Born 14 December 1908 · Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK · Died 5 June 1992

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.

Known for

Diamonds Are Forever
Jason and the Argonauts
Village of the Damned
Bonanza
A Night to Remember
Lust for Life
Mogambo
Scrooge
The Valley of Gwangi
The Dam Busters
The 300 Spartans
The Persuaders!
Romeo and Juliet
The Last Appointment!
The Switch
The Persuaders!
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Young Winston
Diamonds Are Forever
Quest for Love
Scrooge
The Valley of Gwangi
The Bushbaby
The File on Devlin
Run a Crooked Mile
Eye of the Cat
The Admirable Crichton
Deadlier Than the Male
Camelot
The Scorpio Letters
The Long Duel
Sky West and Crooked
Jason and the Argonauts
The Three Lives of Thomasina
We Joined the Navy
The Prince and the Pauper
I Thank a Fool
The Valiant
The 300 Spartans
Greyfriars Bobby
The Singer Not the Song
The Criminal
Village of the Damned
Sink the Bismarck!
The Angry Silence
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The World of Suzie Wong
Third Man on the Mountain
Solomon and Sheba
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Tempest
The Naked Earth
A Night to Remember
I Accuse!
Gideon's Day
The Two-Headed Spy
Boy on a Dolphin
Robbery Under Arms
Seven Waves Away
Lust for Life
The Weapon
The Man Who Never Was
Tiger in the Smoke
The Extra Day
The Dam Busters
Josephine and Men
The Black Knight
The Million Pound Note
Carrington V.C.
Mogambo
Cosh Boy
The Flanagan Boy
The Long Memory
Rough Shoot
Love in Pawn
The Beggar's Opera
Time Bomb
A Killer Walks
The Happy Family
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
His Excellency
I Believe in You
High Treason
There Is Another Sun
Hell Is Sold Out
Room to Let
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Train of Events
A Piece of Cake
Trouble in the Air
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