Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Birthday: 1908-12-14

Deathday: 1992-06-05

Place of birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

Also known as: Lawrence Naismith

imdb_id: nm0619802

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.

Played in movies:

London Conspiracy

Score: 10.0

Perilous Assignment

Score: 10.0

The Persuaders!

Score: 8.3

Run a Crooked Mile

Score: 8.0

A Night to Remember

Score: 7.7

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Score: 7.6

The Valiant

Score: 7.5

Romeo and Juliet

Score: 7.4

Abandon Ship

Score: 7.4

The Prince and the Pauper

Score: 7.3

The Happy Family

Score: 7.2

Lust for Life

Score: 7.2

Jason and the Argonauts

Score: 7.2

Village of the Damned

Score: 7.2

The Valley of Gwangi

Score: 7.1

The Angry Silence

Score: 7.1

Tiger in the Smoke

Score: 7.1

Cleopatra

Score: 7.0

Trouble in the Air

Score: 7.0

The Man Who Never Was

Score: 7.0

The Dam Busters

Score: 6.9

Greyfriars Bobby

Score: 6.9

The Million Pound Note

Score: 6.8

Scrooge

Score: 6.8

Sink the Bismarck!

Score: 6.8

The Three Lives of Thomasina

Score: 6.8

Third Man on the Mountain

Score: 6.7

Mission: Monte Carlo

Score: 6.7

The Singer Not the Song

Score: 6.6

The Long Memory

Score: 6.6

The Extra Day

Score: 6.6

Quest for Love

Score: 6.6

The Happiest Days of Your Life

Score: 6.5

Love in Pawn

Score: 6.5

The Criminal

Score: 6.5

Pool of London

Score: 6.5

Diamonds Are Forever

Score: 6.4

Penny Princess

Score: 6.4

I Believe in You

Score: 6.4

Solomon and Sheba

Score: 6.4

Gideon's Day

Score: 6.4

The World of Suzie Wong

Score: 6.4

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Score: 6.4

The 300 Spartans

Score: 6.4

Mogambo

Score: 6.4

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Score: 6.3

Camelot

Score: 6.2

Young Winston

Score: 6.2

The Two-Headed Spy

Score: 6.2

Train of Events

Score: 6.2

Rough Shoot

Score: 6.2

The Black Knight

Score: 6.2

Fitzwilly

Score: 6.1

I Accuse!

Score: 6.1

His Excellency

Score: 6.0

Josephine and Men

Score: 6.0

There Is Another Sun

Score: 6.0

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

Score: 6.0

Room to Let

Score: 6.0

The Admirable Crichton

Score: 6.0

Tempest

Score: 6.0

The Bushbaby

Score: 6.0

Carrington V.C.

Score: 6.0

Deadlier Than the Male

Score: 5.9

The Weapon

Score: 5.9

Calling Bulldog Drummond

Score: 5.8

The Flanagan Boy

Score: 5.8

Hell Is Sold Out

Score: 5.7

We Joined the Navy

Score: 5.6

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

Score: 5.5

I Thank a Fool

Score: 5.5

Cosh Boy

Score: 5.5

Boy on a Dolphin

Score: 5.5

Eye of the Cat

Score: 5.4

Robbery Under Arms

Score: 5.4

Sky West and Crooked

Score: 5.4

High Treason

Score: 5.3

Time Bomb

Score: 5.2

The Long Duel

Score: 5.1

The Chiltern Hundreds

Score: 5.0

The Beggar's Opera

Score: 4.9

A Piece of Cake

Score: 4.5

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Score: 4.2

The Scorpio Letters

Score: 4.0

The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

Score: 3.0

A Killer Walks

Score: 3.0

The Switch

Score: 0.0

The Naked Earth

Score: 0.0

I Remember Nelson

Score: 0.0

The File on Devlin

Score: 0.0

The Last Appointment!

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

The Persuaders!

Score: 7.6

Bonanza

Score: 7.5

The Fugitive

Score: 7.2

The Fugitive

Score: 7.2

The Fugitive

Score: 7.2

Danger Man

Score: 7.2

12 O'Clock High

Score: 7.2

The Third Man

Score: 7.1

The Third Man

Score: 7.1

Mark Saber

Score: 7.0

Return of the Saint

Score: 7.0

Fall of Eagles

Score: 6.9

The Invaders

Score: 6.8

The Invaders

Score: 6.8

The Name of the Game

Score: 6.8

Mannix

Score: 6.7

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Score: 6.1

Oh, Father!

Score: 6.0

The Defenders

Score: 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Score: 5.7

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Score: 5.7

The Protectors

Score: 5.6

Profiles in Courage

Score: 5.0

Profiles in Courage

Score: 5.0

Lancer

Score: 4.7

Sir Francis Drake

Score: 4.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Score: 3.5