Laurence Naismith
Born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK — Dec 14 1908• Died Jun 05 1992
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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 Hig…
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Bonanza
Don Q. Hought
Mannix
Anton
The Fugitive
Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
The Defenders
Mr. Collins
The Invaders
Professor Lindstrom
The Name of the Game
Reddington
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
Sunday Night Theatre
Arthur Lawton
12 O'Clock High
Gilly Bright
Lancer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir William de Courcier
Danger Man
Spooner
Return of the Saint
General Platt
Mark Saber
The Third Man
Ostrow
The Protectors
Prof. Alexander Schelpin
Fall of Eagles
Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Miles Burns
Profiles in Courage
John Adams
Diamonds Are Forever
Sir Donald Munger
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Loam
Cleopatra
Arachesilaus (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Earl of Hertford
Jason and the Argonauts
Argos
Solomon and Sheba
Hezrai
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
Capt. Edward John Smith
Young Winston
Lord Salisbury
Camelot
Merlyn
Mogambo
Skipper
Lust for Life
Dr. Bosman
Sink the Bismarck!
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Scrooge
Mr. Fezziwig
The Million Pound Note
Walter Craddock
The Man Who Never Was
Adm. Cross
Fitzwilly
Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Oh, Father!
Father Harris
The Dam Busters
Farmer
Village of the Damned
Dr. Willers
The 300 Spartans
First Delegate
I Accuse!
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
The Prince and the Pauper
Earl of Hertford
Gideon's Day
Arthur Sayer
Carrington V.C.
Major Panton
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Dr. Collet
The World of Suzie Wong
O’Neill
The Angry Silence
Martindale
Eye of the Cat
Dr. Mills
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Prince of Wales
I Thank a Fool
O'Grady
Time Bomb
Train of Events
Joe Hunt
Boy on a Dolphin
Dr. Hawkins
Tempest
Maj. Zurin
We Joined the Navy
Admiral Blake
Seven Waves Away
Captain Paul Darrow
Quest for Love
Sir Henry Lanstein
Deadlier Than the Male
Sir John Bledlow
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Reverend Angus Paddie
The Valiant
Admiral
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Cosh Boy
Inspector Donaldson
The Black Knight
Major Domo
Room to Let
Editor
The Chiltern Hundreds
Reporter (uncredited)
Rough Shoot
Blossom
The Weapon
Jamison
Penny Princess
Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Third Man on the Mountain
Teo Zurbriggen
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Hardcastle (uncredited)
I Believe in You
Sergeant Braxton
Josephine and Men
Porter
Run a Crooked Mile
Lord Dunnsfield
High Treason
Reginald Gordon-Wells
Pool of London
Commissionaire (uncredited)
Hell Is Sold Out
Doctor Monceau
Romeo and Juliet
Prince Escalus
The Flanagan Boy
Boxing Booth Barker
The Naked Earth
Skin Trader
The Criminal
Mr. Town
Tiger in the Smoke
Canon Avril
His Excellency
First Soldier
The Bushbaby
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Hauser
There Is Another Sun
Riley
The Long Duel
McDougal
The Singer Not the Song
Old Uncle
Mission: Monte Carlo
Judge Fulton (archive footage)
Greyfriars Bobby
Mr. Traill
Love in Pawn
Uncle Amos
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Dr. Forrester
The Switch
Judge Fulton
The Happy Family
Councillor
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Loam
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
The File on Devlin
Lord Pomeroy
Robbery Under Arms
Ben Marston
The Beggar's Opera
Matt of the Mint
Perilous Assignment
Self
London Conspiracy
Judge Fulton (archive footage)
I Remember Nelson
Rev. Edmund Nelson
The Scorpio Letters
Burr
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
The Extra Day
Kurt Vorn
The Last Appointment!
Judge Fulton
The Valley of Gwangi
Professor Bromley
The Long Memory
Hasbury
Sky West and Crooked
Edwin Dacres
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
Parker
A Piece of Cake
Merlin Mound
Trouble in the Air
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
Self (archive footage)
Badger's Green
Mr Butler
Chelsea Story
Sergeant Matthews
A Killer Walks
Dr. James