Laurence Naismith

Actor Dec 14 (died age 83) Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK 1948–1993 (45 year career)

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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 barbe…

Known For

Film

Diamonds Are Forever

Sir Donald Munger

Film

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Warder in Jail (uncredited)

Film

Cleopatra

Arachesilaus (uncredited)

Film

Jason and the Argonauts

Argos

Film

Village of the Damned

Dr. Willers

Film

A Night to Remember

Capt. Edward John Smith

Film

Lust for Life

Dr. Bosman

Film

The Valley of Gwangi

Professor Bromley

Filmography

Acting (116)

Movies (93)

The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

1993

as Self (archive footage)

3.0

I Remember Nelson

1982

as Rev. Edmund Nelson

Romeo and Juliet

1978

as Prince Escalus

7.3

The Last Appointment!

1977

as Judge Fulton

The Switch

1976

as Judge Fulton

Mission: Monte Carlo

as Judge Fulton

London Conspiracy

as Judge Fulton

The Persuaders!

as Judge Fulton

Young Winston

as Lord Salisbury

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

1972

as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden

Diamonds Are Forever

as Sir Donald Munger

Quest for Love

as Sir Henry Lanstein

Scrooge

as Mr. Fezziwig

The Valley of Gwangi

as Professor Bromley

Run a Crooked Mile

as Lord Dunnsfield

Eye of the Cat

as Dr. Mills

The Bushbaby

as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw

6.0

The File on Devlin

1969

as Lord Pomeroy

The Admirable Crichton

1968

as Lord Loam

6.0

Fitzwilly

1967

as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)

6.0

Camelot

1967

as Merlyn

6.2

Deadlier Than the Male

as Sir John Bledlow

The Long Duel

as McDougal

The Scorpio Letters

as Burr

Sky West and Crooked

as Edwin Dacres

Cleopatra

as Arachesilaus (uncredited)

7.0

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

as Reverend Angus Paddie

6.8

Jason and the Argonauts

as Argos

We Joined the Navy

as Admiral Blake

The 300 Spartans

as First Delegate

The Prince and the Pauper

as Earl of Hertford

I Thank a Fool

as O'Grady

The Valiant

as Admiral

The Singer Not the Song

as Old Uncle

Greyfriars Bobby

as Mr. Traill

The Angry Silence

as Martindale

Sink the Bismarck!

as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

6.9

Village of the Damned

as Dr. Willers

The Criminal

as Mr. Town

The World of Suzie Wong

1960

as O’Neill

6.4

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as Prince of Wales

Solomon and Sheba

as Hezrai

Third Man on the Mountain

as Teo Zurbriggen

Perilous Assignment

as Self

The Two-Headed Spy

as Gen. Hauser

A Night to Remember

as Capt. Edward John Smith

Tempest

as Maj. Zurin

The Naked Earth

as Skin Trader

Gideon's Day

1958

as Arthur Sayer

6.4

I Accuse!

1958

as Judge at Esterhazy Trial

6.1

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

as Dr. Forrester

5.5

Seven Waves Away

1957

as Captain Paul Darrow

Boy on a Dolphin

as Dr. Hawkins

Robbery Under Arms

as Ben Marston

Tiger in the Smoke

as Canon Avril

The Man Who Never Was

as Adm. Cross

Lust for Life

as Dr. Bosman

The Weapon

as Jamison

The Extra Day

as Kurt Vorn

The Dam Busters

as Farmer

Josephine and Men

as Porter

The Million Pound Note

as Walter Craddock

The Black Knight

as Major Domo

Carrington V.C.

as Major Panton

The Long Memory

as Hasbury

Cosh Boy

as Inspector Donaldson

Mogambo

as Skipper

The Beggar's Opera

as Matt of the Mint

Time Bomb

Rough Shoot

as Blossom

The Flanagan Boy

as Boxing Booth Barker

Love in Pawn

as Uncle Amos

A Killer Walks

as Dr. James

His Excellency

as First Soldier

Penny Princess

as Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)

6.4

I Believe in You

1952

as Sergeant Braxton

6.4

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

as Parker

The Happy Family

as Councillor

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

as Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)

Hell Is Sold Out

as Doctor Monceau

High Treason

as Reginald Gordon-Wells

5.3

Pool of London

1951

as Commissionaire (uncredited)

6.5

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

as Hardcastle (uncredited)

5.8

Chelsea Story

1951

as Sergeant Matthews

There Is Another Sun

as Riley

Room to Let

as Editor

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950

as Dr. Collet

6.7

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949

as Reporter (uncredited)

5.0

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

as Warder in Jail (uncredited)

Train of Events

as Joe Hunt

Badger's Green

as Mr Butler

Trouble in the Air

A Piece of Cake

as Merlin Mound

Television (23)

Return of the Saint

1978

as General Platt

7.0

Fall of Eagles

1974

as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary

Oh, Father!

as Father Harris

The Protectors

as Prof. Alexander Schelpin

The Persuaders!

as Judge Fulton

The Name of the Game

as Reddington

Lancer

Mannix

as Anton

The Invaders

as Professor Lindstrom

12 O'Clock High

as Gilly Bright

Profiles in Courage

as John Adams

The Fugitive

as Major Fielding

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Gordon Knight

The Defenders

as Mr. Collins

Sir Francis Drake

as Sir Miles Burns

Danger Man

as Spooner

Bonanza

as Don Q. Hought

The Third Man

as Ostrow

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

as Sir William de Courcier

6.3

Mark Saber

1954

7.0

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Self

7.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lord Loam

Sunday Night Theatre

as Arthur Lawton