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112
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Laurence Naismith
Acting
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Movies: 91Series: 21
TMDB ID: 69764
IMDb ID: nm0619802
Known for: Acting
Born: December 14, 1908
Died: June 5, 1992
Age: 83
Place of birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1993
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q1231608
Also known as
Lawrence Naismith • Lawrence Johnson
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Laurence Naismith.
3.0
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
as Self (archive footage)
1993 Movie
I Remember Nelson
as Rev. Edmund Nelson
1982 Movie
7.3
Romeo and Juliet
as Prince Escalus
1978 Movie
The Last Appointment!
as Judge Fulton
1977 Movie
The Switch
as Judge Fulton
1976 Movie
10.0
London Conspiracy
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
1974 Movie
5.9
Mission: Monte Carlo
as Judge Fulton (archive footage)
1974 Movie
8.2
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton
1973 Movie
6.5
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
1972 Movie
6.2
Young Winston
as Lord Salisbury
1972 Movie
6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Donald Munger
1971 Movie
6.6
Quest for Love
as Sir Henry Lanstein
1971 Movie
6.8
Scrooge
as Mr. Fezziwig
1970 Movie
The File on Devlin
as Lord Pomeroy
1969 Movie
8.0
Run a Crooked Mile
as Lord Dunnsfield
1969 Movie
6.0
The Bushbaby
as Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
1969 Movie
5.4
Eye of the Cat
as Dr. Mills
1969 Movie
7.1
The Valley of Gwangi
as Professor Bromley
1969 Movie
6.0
The Admirable Crichton
as Lord Loam
1968 Movie
6.0
Fitzwilly
as Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
1967 Movie
6.2
Camelot
as Merlyn
1967 Movie
4.0
The Scorpio Letters
as Burr
1967 Movie
5.1
The Long Duel
as McDougal
1967 Movie
5.8
Deadlier Than the Male
as Sir John Bledlow
1967 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Laurence Naismith.
7.0
Return of the Saint
as General Platt • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.9
Fall of Eagles
as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary • 3 eps
1974 Series
6.0
Oh, Father!
as Father Harris • 7 eps
1973 Series
5.8
The Protectors
as Prof. Alexander Schelpin • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.6
The Persuaders!
as Judge Fulton • 11 eps
1971 Series
4.7
Lancer
1 eps
1968 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as Reddington • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Mannix
as Anton • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
The Invaders
as Professor Lindstrom • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.2
12 O'Clock High
as Gilly Bright • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister • 1 eps
1963 Series
4.5
Sir Francis Drake
as Sir Miles Burns • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Mr. Collins • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.3
Danger Man
as Spooner • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.9
The Third Man
as Ostrow • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Don Q. Hought • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.3
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir William de Courcier • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Earl of Hertford • 2 eps
1954 Series
7.0
Mark Saber
1 eps
1954 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Loam • 1 eps
1951 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Arthur Lawton • 1 eps
1950 Series