Laurence Naismith
Acting
Born: 1908-12-14 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Naismith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Fugitive
Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
The Fugitive
Major Fielding
The Fugitive
John Mallory
Bonanza
Don Q. Hought
Mannix
Anton
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Prince Escalus
The Defenders
Mr. Collins
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir William de Courcier
Mark Saber
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
The Invaders
Professor Lindstrom
The Invaders
Cyrus Stone
Danger Man
Spooner
12 O'Clock High
Gilly Bright
The Name of the Game
Reddington
Lancer
Sunday Night Theatre
Arthur Lawton
The Protectors
Prof. Alexander Schelpin
Diamonds Are Forever
Sir Donald Munger
The Wonderful World of Disney
Earl of Hertford
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
The Million Pound Note
Walter Craddock
The Third Man
Ostrow
The Third Man
The McCriach
Fall of Eagles
Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
Return of the Saint
General Platt
Cleopatra
Arachesilaus (uncredited)
Jason and the Argonauts
Argos
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Miles Burns
Solomon and Sheba
Hezrai
A Night to Remember
Capt. Edward John Smith
The 300 Spartans
First Delegate
Lust for Life
Dr. Bosman
Camelot
Merlyn
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
Earl of Hertford