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.
94 movies · 24 shows
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
1993·6.0
I Remember Nelson
1982·0.0
Romeo and Juliet
1978·7.6
The Last Appointment!
1977·10.0
The Switch
1976·0.0
London Conspiracy
1974·8.5
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974·6.2
The Persuaders!
1973·8.2
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972·6.6
Young Winston
1972·6.2
Diamonds Are Forever
1971·6.4
Quest for Love
1971·6.8
Scrooge
1970·6.8
The File on Devlin
1969·8.0
Run a Crooked Mile
1969·7.7
The Bushbaby
1969·6.5
The Valley of Gwangi
1969·7.1
Eye of the Cat
1969·5.5
The Admirable Crichton
1968·6.5
Fitzwilly
1967·6.2
Camelot
1967·6.2
The Scorpio Letters
1967·5.0
The Long Duel
1967·5.2
Deadlier Than the Male
1967·5.9
Sky West and Crooked
1966·5.6
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963·6.8
Jason and the Argonauts
1963·7.2
Cleopatra
1963·7.0
We Joined the Navy
1963·6.0
I Thank a Fool
1962·6.1
The 300 Spartans
1962·6.5
The Valiant
1962·8.3
The Prince and the Pauper
1962·7.2
Greyfriars Bobby
1961·6.9
The Singer Not the Song
1961·6.4
The World of Suzie Wong
1960·6.6
The Criminal
1960·6.4
Village of the Damned
1960·7.2
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960·6.4
The Angry Silence
1960·7.2
Sink the Bismarck!
1960·6.8
Third Man on the Mountain
1959·6.7
Perilous Assignment
1959·10.0
Solomon and Sheba
1959·6.4
Tempest
1958·6.5
The Two-Headed Spy
1958·6.3
A Night to Remember
1958·7.6
Gideon's Day
1958·6.4
I Accuse!
1958·6.6
The Naked Earth
1958·10.0
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958·5.8
Boy on a Dolphin
1957·5.8
Seven Waves Away
1957·7.5
Robbery Under Arms
1957·5.2
Tiger in the Smoke
1956·6.7
Lust for Life
1956·7.2
The Weapon
1956·6.0
The Man Who Never Was
1956·7.0
The Extra Day
1956·7.1
Josephine and Men
1955·6.4
The Dam Busters
1955·6.9
Final Column
1955·8.0
Carrington V.C.
1954·6.1
The Black Knight
1954·6.4
The Million Pound Note
1954·7.0
Love in Pawn
1953·7.2
Mogambo
1953·6.4
The Beggar's Opera
1953·5.1
The Flanagan Boy
1953·6.0
Rough Shoot
1953·6.7
Time Bomb
1953·5.3
Cosh Boy
1953·5.5
The Long Memory
1953·6.7
A Killer Walks
1952·6.5
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952·4.3
The Happy Family
1952·7.8
Penny Princess
1952·6.7
I Believe in You
1952·6.8
His Excellency
1952·7.0
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952·6.2
High Treason
1951·5.7
Chelsea Story
1951·7.0
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951·6.5
There Is Another Sun
1951·6.5
Hell Is Sold Out
1951·6.0
Pool of London
1951·6.6
Room to Let
1950·7.5
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950·6.7
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949·6.0
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949·7.6
Badger's Green
1949·10.0
Train of Events
1949·6.3
A Piece of Cake
1948·5.3
Trouble in the Air
1948·8.0