Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith
Born	Lawrence Johnson 14 December 1908(1908-12-14) Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Died	5 June 1992(1992-06-05) (aged 83) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Years active	1948-82
Spouse	married, 1 son

Laurence Naismith (14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor.

Naismith appeared in films such as Carrington VC (1954), Richard III (1955), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). He also starred in a children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He was memorable as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958). ABC action drama (1965-1967) The Fugitive

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 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 and Juliet.

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.

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.

Selected filmography

• A Piece of Cake (1948)
• Badger's Green (1949)
• Train of Events (1949)
• Pool of London (1951)
• There Is Another Sun (1951)
• Hell is Sold Out (1951)
• Chelsea Story (1951)
• High Treason (1951)
• The Long Memory (1952)
• The Happy Family (1952)
• I Believe in You (1952)
• The Beggar's Opera (1953)
• Mogambo (1953)
• Carrington V.C. (1955)
• The Dam Busters (1955)
• Richard III (1955)
• The Extra Day (1956)
• The Man Who Never Was (1956)
• Lust for Life (1956)
• Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
• Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
• Robbery Under Arms (1957)
• I Accuse! (1958)
• Gideon's Day (1958)
• A Night to Remember (1958)
• The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
• Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
• Solomon and Sheba (1959)
• The Criminal (1960)
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
• The Angry Silence (1960)
• Village of the Damned (1960)
• The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
• The Singer Not the Song (1961)
• Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
• We Joined the Navy (1962)
• The 300 Spartans (1962)
• I Thank a Fool (1962)
• Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
• The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)
• Sky West and Crooked (1966)
• Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
• The Long Duel (1967)
• Camelot (1967)
• The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
• The Bushbaby (1969)
• Run a Crooked Mile (1969) (TV)
• Scrooge (1970)
• Quest for Love (1971)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• Young Winston (1972)
• The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)

External links

• Laurence Naismith at Find a Grave
• Laurence Naismith at the Internet Movie Database