10.0
10.0
Perilous Assignment
1959
as Self
Laurence Naismith
Acting
Born:December 14, 1908
Died:June 5, 1992(aged 83)
Birthplace:Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (79 movies)
10.0
10.0
London Conspiracy
1974
as Judge Fulton
8.2
8.2
The Persuaders!
1973
as Judge Fulton
8.0
8.0
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
as Lord Dunnsfield
7.7
7.7
A Night to Remember
1958
as Capt. Edward John Smith
7.5
7.5
The Valiant
1962
as Admiral
7.4
7.4
Romeo and Juliet
1978
as Prince Escalus
7.3
7.3
The Prince and the Pauper
1962
as Earl of Hertford
7.2
7.2
The Angry Silence
1960
as Martindale
7.2
7.2
The Happy Family
1952
as Councillor
7.2
7.2
Village of the Damned
1960
as Dr. Willers
7.2
7.2
Lust for Life
1956
as Dr. Bosman
7.2
7.2
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Argos
7.1
7.1
The Valley of Gwangi
1969
as Professor Bromley
7.0
7.0
Trouble in the Air
1948
7.0
7.0
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Adm. Cross
6.9
6.9
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
as Mr. Traill
6.9
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955
as Farmer
6.8
6.8
Scrooge
1970
as Mr. Fezziwig
6.8
6.8
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
6.8
6.8
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Reverend Angus Paddie
6.7
6.7
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
as Teo Zurbriggen
6.6
6.6
The Extra Day
1956
as Kurt Vorn
6.6
6.6
Quest for Love
1971
as Sir Henry Lanstein
6.6
6.6
The Long Memory
1953
as Hasbury
6.5
6.5
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Dr. Collet
6.5
6.5
Love in Pawn
1953
as Uncle Amos
6.4
6.4
Mogambo
1953
as Skipper
6.4
6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Sir Donald Munger
6.4
6.4
The 300 Spartans
1962
as First Delegate
6.4
6.4
I Believe in You
1952
as Sergeant Braxton
6.4
6.4
Penny Princess
1952
as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as O’Neill
6.3
6.3
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as Hezrai
6.3
6.3
The Singer Not the Song
1961
as Old Uncle
6.3
6.3
The Criminal
1960
as Mr. Town
6.3
6.3
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
6.3
6.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Prince of Wales
6.3
6.3
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Canon Avril
6.2
6.2
The Black Knight
1954
as Major Domo
6.2
6.2
Rough Shoot
1953
as Blossom
6.2
6.2
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Hauser
6.2
6.2
Camelot
1967
as Merlyn
6.2
6.2
Young Winston
1972
as Lord Salisbury
6.1
6.1
I Accuse!
1958
as Judge at Esterhazy Trial
6.0
6.0
Carrington V.C.
1954
as Major Panton
6.0
6.0
Josephine and Men
1955
as Porter
6.0
6.0
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lord Loam
6.0
6.0
There Is Another Sun
1951
as Riley
6.0
6.0
Whispering Smith Hits London
1952
as Parker
6.0
6.0
Room to Let
1950
as Editor
6.0
6.0
His Excellency
1952
as First Soldier
6.0
6.0
Tempest
1958
as Maj. Zurin
6.0
6.0
The Bushbaby
1969
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
5.9
5.9
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974
as Judge Fulton
5.9
5.9
The Weapon
1956
as Jamison
5.8
5.8
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
as Sir John Bledlow
5.7
5.7
Hell Is Sold Out
1951
as Doctor Monceau
5.5
5.5
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Dr. Forrester
5.5
5.5
I Thank a Fool
1962
as O'Grady
5.5
5.5
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
as Dr. Hawkins
5.4
5.4
Sky West and Crooked
1966
as Edwin Dacres
5.3
5.3
Eye of the Cat
1969
as Dr. Mills
5.3
5.3
High Treason
1951
as Reginald Gordon-Wells
5.2
5.2
Cosh Boy
1953
as Inspector Donaldson
5.1
5.1
The Long Duel
1967
as McDougal
5.0
5.0
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Reporter (uncredited)
4.9
4.9
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Ben Marston
4.5
4.5
A Piece of Cake
1948
as Merlin Mound
4.2
4.2
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
4.1
4.1
The Beggar's Opera
1953
as Matt of the Mint
4.0
4.0
The Scorpio Letters
1967
as Burr
3.0
3.0
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
1993
as Self (archive footage)
3.0
3.0
A Killer Walks
1952
as Dr. James
I Remember Nelson
1982
as Rev. Edmund Nelson
The Switch
1976
as Judge Fulton
The Naked Earth
1958
as Skin Trader
The File on Devlin
1969
as Lord Pomeroy
The Last Appointment!
1977
as Judge Fulton
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