Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Birthday: 1908-12-14

Place of Birth: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

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.

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Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts

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The Criminal
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Village of the Damned
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Mogambo
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Scrooge
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The Black Knight
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The Weapon
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The Valley of Gwangi
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The Man Who Never Was
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Boy on a Dolphin
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Cosh Boy
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Third Man on the Mountain
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Greyfriars Bobby
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Sink the Bismarck!
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Camelot
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
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Quest for Love
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The Last Appointment!
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The Persuaders!
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Perilous Assignment
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The Flanagan Boy
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The File on Devlin
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman
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The Extra Day
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A Piece of Cake
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The Valiant
The Valiant

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Robbery Under Arms
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The Scorpio Letters
The Scorpio Letters

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The Long Memory
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Pool of London
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The Chiltern Hundreds
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High Treason
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The 300 Spartans
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
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Rough Shoot
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Abandon Ship
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Tempest
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Run a Crooked Mile
Run a Crooked Mile

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The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton

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Eye of the Cat
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Young Winston
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Fitzwilly
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
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The Long Duel
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life

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The Happy Family
The Happy Family

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Trouble in the Air
Trouble in the Air

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Whispering Smith Hits London
Whispering Smith Hits London

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I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson

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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

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There Is Another Sun
There Is Another Sun

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The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note

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The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong

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The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters

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The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth

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Train of Events
Train of Events

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A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

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We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy

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Love in Pawn
Love in Pawn

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Josephine and Men
Josephine and Men

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I Accuse!
I Accuse!

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London Conspiracy
London Conspiracy

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Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar....

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Gideon's Day
Gideon's Day

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The Switch
The Switch

Our heroes find themselves at the famed Cannes Film Festival to help foil a plot to murder a former ...

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Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.

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The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffit...

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Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba

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Time Bomb
Time Bomb

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The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy

Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobio...

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His Excellency
His Excellency

A trade union official becomes governor of a British island colony....

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I Believe in You
I Believe in You

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950)...

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Cleopatra
Cleopatra

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

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Penny Princess
Penny Princess

A tiny European country which for years has survived financially only through evading its bills and ...

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The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

A sixty-minute documentary featuring William MacQuitty’s rare behind-the-scenes footage...

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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this...

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Hell Is Sold Out
Hell Is Sold Out

A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname....

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Chelsea Story
Chelsea Story

Fletcher Gilchrist offers £100 to anyone who will break into a house. Journalist Mike Harvey accepts...

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Badger's Green
Badger's Green

A company plans a massive development in the quiet village of Badger's Green, angering the existing ...

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