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.
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Acting
Movie
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
1971
Movie
Cleopatra
as Arachesilaus (uncredited)
1963
Movie
Jason and the Argonauts
as Argos
1963
Movie
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Warder in Jail (uncredited)
1949
Movie
Village of the Damned
as Dr. Willers
1960
TV
Bonanza
as Don Q. Hought
1959
Movie
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Edward John Smith
1958
Movie
Lust for Life
as Dr. Bosman
1956
Movie
Mogambo
as Skipper
1953
Movie
Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig
1970
Movie
The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley
1969
Movie
The Dam Busters
as Farmer
1955
Movie
The 300 Spartans
as First Delegate
1962
TV
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
1971
Movie
Sink the Bismarck!
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
1960
Movie
Solomon and Sheba
as Hezrai
1959
Movie
The Man Who Never Was
as Adm. Cross
1956
Movie
The Million Pound Note
as Walter Craddock
1954
Movie
Camelot
as Merlyn
1967
Movie
Greyfriars Bobby
as Mr. Traill
1961
TV
The Fugitive
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
1963
TV
The Fugitive
as Major Fielding
1963
TV
The Fugitive
as John Mallory
1963
TV
The Invaders
as Professor Lindstrom
1967