Laurence Naismith
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.
Movies starring Laurence Naismith (91)
Self (Archive Footage)
Rev. Edmund Nelson
Prince Escalus
Judge Fulton
Judge Fulton
Judge Fulton (Archive Footage)
Judge Fulton (Archive Footage)
Judge Fulton
Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Lord Salisbury
Sir Donald Munger
Sir Henry Lanstein
Mr. Fezziwig
Lord Pomeroy
Lord Dunnsfield
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
Professor Bromley
Dr. Mills
Lord Loam
Mr. Cotty (Uncredited)
Merlyn
Mcdougal
Sir John Bledlow
Edwin Dacres
Reverend Angus Paddie
Arachesilaus (Uncredited)
Admiral Blake
O'grady
First Delegate
Admiral
Earl Of Hertford
Mr. Traill
Old Uncle
Mr. Town
Dr. Willers
Prince Of Wales
Martindale
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Teo Zurbriggen
Hezrai
Maj. Zurin
Gen. Hauser
Capt. Edward John Smith
Arthur Sayer
Judge At Esterhazy Trial
Skin Trader
Dr. Forrester
Dr. Hawkins
Captain Paul Darrow
Ben Marston
Canon Avril
Dr. Bosman
Jamison
Adm. Cross
Kurt Vorn
Porter
Farmer
Major Panton
Major Domo
Walter Craddock
Uncle Amos
Skipper
Matt Of The Mint
Boxing Booth Barker
Blossom
Inspector Donaldson
Hasbury
Dr. James
Police Sergeant At Desk (Uncredited)
Councillor
Louis The Jailkeeper (Uncredited)
Sergeant Braxton
First Soldier
Reginald Gordon-Wells
Hardcastle (Uncredited)
Doctor Monceau
Commissionaire (Uncredited)
Editor
Dr. Collet
Reporter (Uncredited)
Warder In Jail (Uncredited)
Joe Hunt
Merlin Mound







