Laurence Naismith
Known For
Acting
Born
1908-12-14 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Died
1992-06-05
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.
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Don Q. Hought
The Fugitive
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister
The Fugitive
as Major Fielding
The Fugitive
as John Mallory
Mannix
as Anton
The Defenders
as Mr. Collins
The Invaders
as Professor Lindstrom
The Invaders
as Cyrus Stone
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Gordon Knight
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Inspector Rason
The Name of the Game
as Reddington
12 O'Clock High
as Gilly Bright
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
Sunday Night Theatre
as Arthur Lawton
Lancer
Return of the Saint
as General Platt
Danger Man
as Spooner
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
The Protectors
as Prof. Alexander Schelpin
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir William de Courcier