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Laurence Naismith

 
Actor: Laurence Naismith
  • Born: Dec 14, 1908 in Ditton, England
  • Died: Jun 05, 1992 in Southport, Australia
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Crime
  • Career Highlights: Sink the Bismarck!, Jason and the Argonauts, Eye of the Cat
  • First Major Screen Credit: Carrington V.C. (1954)

Biography

Ex-Merchant Marine seaman Laurence Naismith made his London stage bow in the chorus of the 1927 musical production Oh, Boy. Naismith joined the Bristol Repertory at age 22, remaining with the troupe until joining the royal artillery at the outbreak of World War II; he spent nine years in military service, emerging with the rank of Acting Battery Commander. His officer's bearing served Naismith well in such authoritative film assignments as the ill-fated Captain Smith in A Night to Remember (1958). Other highlights in Naismith's lengthy movie career include the roles of the Prince of Wales in The Trial of Oscar Wilde (1960), Argus in Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and Merlin in Camelot (1967). A frequent visitor to Broadway, Naismith played Kris Kringle in Here's Love, Meredith Willson's 1963 musical adaptation of Miracle on 34th Street. Among Laurence Naismith's hundreds of television credits was the recurring role of Judge Fulton on the 1971 Tony Curtis-Roger Moore adventure series The Persuaders. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Laurence Naismith
Born 14 December 1908(1908-12-14)
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
Died 5 June 1992 (aged 83)
Southport, Queensland, Australia

Laurence Naismith (14 December 19085 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. 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). Naismith played the Prince of Verona in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of Romeo & Juliet (1978) alongside John Gielgud, Michael Hordern, and then-rising stars Anthony Andrews and Alan Rickman.

Naismith married, in 1939, Vera Bocca of Horden, County Durham.

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