Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith (14. Dezember 1908 – 5. Juni 1992) war ein englischer Schauspieler.
Naismith wirkte in Filmen wie „Diamantenfieber“ (1971), „Richard III.“ (1955), „Jason und die Argonauten“ (1963), „Die Versenkung der Bismarck!“ (1960), „Carrington VC“ (1954) und als Kapitän Edward Smith der RMS Titanic in „Die letzte Nacht der Titanic“ (1958) mit. 1963 stand er am Broadway im Musical „Here’s Love“ auf der Bühne und spielte 1967 die stumme Rolle des Merlin in der Verfilmung des Musicals „Camelot“.
1965 hatte er einen Gastauftritt als Barbier Gilly Bright in der Folge 25 „Die Bedrohung“ der Fernsehserie „12 O’Clock High“. In der Fernsehserie „Die Zwei“ (1971) spielte er Richter Fulton an der Seite von Tony Curtis und Roger Moore. Er spielte auch in dem Kinderfilm „Der unglaubliche Mr. Blunden“ (1972) mit, einem Geisterfilm. In der BBC-Produktion „Fall of Eagles“ (1974) verkörperte er Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich. Naismith spielte den Prinzen von Verona in der BBC-Fernsehfassung von Shakespeares „Romeo und Julia“.
Neben der Schauspielerei war er Wirt des Pubs „Rowbarge“ in Woolhampton, Berkshire, und ein begeisterter Cricketfan. Naismith heiratete 1939 Vera Bocca aus Horden, County Durham.
Fotos
Filme (93)
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
1993 · Self (archive footage)
Romeo and Juliet
1978 · Prince Escalus
The Last Appointment!
1977 · Judge Fulton
The Switch
1976 · Judge Fulton
London Conspiracy
1974 · Judge Fulton (archive footage)
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974 · Judge Fulton (archive footage)
The Persuaders!
1973 · Judge Fulton
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972 · Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Young Winston
1972 · Lord Salisbury
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Sir Donald Munger
Quest for Love
1971 · Sir Henry Lanstein
Scrooge
1970 · Mr. Fezziwig
The File on Devlin
1969 · Lord Pomeroy
Run a Crooked Mile
1969 · Lord Dunnsfield
The Bushbaby
1969 · Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
The Valley of Gwangi
1969 · Professor Bromley
Eye of the Cat
1969 · Dr. Mills
The Admirable Crichton
1968 · Lord Loam
Fitzwilly
1967 · Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
Camelot
1967 · Merlyn
The Scorpio Letters
1967 · Burr
The Long Duel
1967 · McDougal
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Sir John Bledlow
Sky West and Crooked
1966 · Edwin Dacres
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963 · Reverend Angus Paddie
Jason and the Argonauts
1963 · Argos
Cleopatra
1963 · Arachesilaus (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
1963 · Admiral Blake
I Thank a Fool
1962 · O'Grady
The 300 Spartans
1962 · First Delegate
The Valiant
1962 · Admiral
The Prince and the Pauper
1962 · Earl of Hertford
Greyfriars Bobby
1961 · Mr. Traill
The Singer Not the Song
1961 · Old Uncle
The World of Suzie Wong
1960 · O’Neill
The Criminal
1960 · Mr. Town
Village of the Damned
1960 · Dr. Willers
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · Prince of Wales
The Angry Silence
1960 · Martindale
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 · First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Third Man on the Mountain
1959 · Teo Zurbriggen
Perilous Assignment
1959 · Self
Solomon and Sheba
1959 · Hezrai
Tempest
1958 · Maj. Zurin
The Two-Headed Spy
1958 · Gen. Hauser
A Night to Remember
1958 · Capt. Edward John Smith
Gideon's Day
1958 · Arthur Sayer
I Accuse!
1958 · Judge at Esterhazy Trial
The Naked Earth
1958 · Skin Trader
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958 · Dr. Forrester
Boy on a Dolphin
1957 · Dr. Hawkins
Seven Waves Away
1957 · Captain Paul Darrow
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · Ben Marston
Tiger in the Smoke
1956 · Canon Avril
Lust for Life
1956 · Dr. Bosman
The Weapon
1956 · Jamison
The Man Who Never Was
1956 · Adm. Cross
The Extra Day
1956 · Kurt Vorn
Josephine and Men
1955 · Porter
The Dam Busters
1955 · Farmer
Final Column
1955
Carrington V.C.
1954 · Major Panton
The Black Knight
1954 · Major Domo
The Million Pound Note
1954 · Walter Craddock
Love in Pawn
1953 · Uncle Amos
Mogambo
1953 · Skipper
The Beggar's Opera
1953 · Matt of the Mint
The Flanagan Boy
1953 · Boxing Booth Barker
Rough Shoot
1953 · Blossom
Time Bomb
1953
Cosh Boy
1953 · Inspector Donaldson
The Long Memory
1953 · Hasbury
A Killer Walks
1952 · Dr. James
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952 · Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
The Happy Family
1952 · Councillor
Penny Princess
1952 · Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
I Believe in You
1952 · Sergeant Braxton
His Excellency
1952 · First Soldier
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952 · Parker
High Treason
1951 · Reginald Gordon-Wells
Chelsea Story
1951 · Sergeant Matthews
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951 · Hardcastle (uncredited)
There Is Another Sun
1951 · Riley
Hell Is Sold Out
1951 · Doctor Monceau
Pool of London
1951 · Commissionaire (uncredited)
Room to Let
1950 · Editor
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 · Dr. Collet
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949 · Reporter (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 · Warder in Jail (uncredited)
Badger's Green
1949 · Mr Butler
Train of Events
1949 · Joe Hunt
A Piece of Cake
1948 · Merlin Mound
Trouble in the Air
1948
Serien (25)
I Remember Nelson
1982 · Rev. Edmund Nelson
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Prince Escalus
Return of the Saint
1978 · General Platt
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
Oh, Father!
1973 · Father Harris
The Protectors
1972 · Prof. Alexander Schelpin
The Persuaders!
1971 · Judge Fulton
Lancer
1968
The Name of the Game
1968 · Reddington
Mannix
1967 · Anton
The Invaders
1967 · Professor Lindstrom, Cyrus Stone
Profiles in Courage
1964 · John Adams, George Mason
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Gilly Bright
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Gordon Knight, Inspector Rason
The Fugitive
1963 · Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister, Major Fielding, John Mallory
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · Sir Miles Burns
The Defenders
1961 · Mr. Collins
Danger Man
1960 · Spooner
The Third Man
1959 · Ostrow, The McCriach
Bonanza
1959 · Don Q. Hought
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Sir William de Courcier
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Earl of Hertford, Self
Mark Saber
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Lord Loam, Lord Pomeroy
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Arthur Lawton