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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
all 113
Movies 91
TV Shows 22
self 1
I Remember Nelson (1982)
Barriers (1981)
The Masqueraders (1980)
Romeo & Juliet (1978)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Return of the Saint (1978)
The Last Appointment! (1977)
The Switch (1976)
London Conspiracy (1974)
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
Oh, Father! (1973)
The Persuaders! (1973)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
The Protectors (1972)
Young Winston (1972)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The Persuaders! (1971)
Quest for Love (1971)
Scrooge (1970)
The File on Devlin (1969)
Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
The Bushbaby (1969)
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Eye of the Cat (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Admirable Crichton (1968)
Fitzwilly (1967)
Camelot (1967)
The Long Duel (1967)
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
The Invaders (1967)
Sky West and Crooked (1965)
Profiles in Courage (1964)
12 O'Clock High (1964)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
We Joined the Navy (1963)
I Thank a Fool (1962)
The 300 Spartans (1962)
The Valiant (1962)
The Prince and the Pauper (1962)
Sir Francis Drake (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
The Criminal (1960)
Village of the Damned (1960)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
The Angry Silence (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Tempest (1958)
The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Gideon's Day (1958)
I Accuse! (1958)
The Naked Earth (1958)
The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
Abandon Ship (1957)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Weapon (1956)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Extra Day (1956)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Carrington V.C. (1954)
The Black Knight (1954)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
Love in Pawn (1953)
Mogambo (1953)
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
Rough Shoot (1953)
Cosh Boy (1953)
The Long Memory (1953)
A Killer Walks (1952)
The Happy Family (1952)
I Believe in You (1952)
His Excellency (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
Pool of London (1951)
Room to Let (1950)
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Train of Events (1949)
A Piece of Cake (1948)
Trouble in the Air (1948)
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GenderMale
Birthday1908-12-14
Deathday1992-06-05 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceThames Ditton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsLawrence Naismith
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