Laurence Naismith
Actor
- Born
- December 14, 1908 · Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
- Died
- June 5, 1992 (age 83)
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.
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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
Diamonds Are Forever
December 14, 1971
Cleopatra
June 12, 1963
Jason and the Argonauts
June 13, 1963
Kind Hearts and Coronets
June 23, 1949
Village of the Damned
June 16, 1960
A Night to Remember
July 3, 1958
Lust for Life
September 15, 1956
Mogambo
September 23, 1953
The Valley of Gwangi
July 19, 1969
Scrooge
November 5, 1970
The Dam Busters
May 16, 1955
The 300 Spartans
August 1, 1962
Acting93
- 1993The Making of 'A Night to Remember' as Self (archive footage)
- 1978Romeo and Juliet as Prince Escalus
- 1977The Last Appointment! as Judge Fulton
- 1976The Switch as Judge Fulton
- 1974London Conspiracy as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- 1974Mission: Monte Carlo as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
- 1973The Persuaders! as Judge Fulton
- 1972The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
- 1972Young Winston as Lord Salisbury
- 1971