Laurence Naismith
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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as ParkerMystery directed by Francis Searle.
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The Admirable Crichton
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The Scorpio Letters
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as Dr. ForresterA lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
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The Persuaders!
as Judge FultonTwo episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair...
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The Naked Earth
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The Extra Day
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Run a Crooked Mile
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There Is Another Sun
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The Last Appointment!
as Judge FultonTwo jet-setting playboys, Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, investigate crimes. Two episodes of...
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I Remember Nelson
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Bonanza
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The Fugitive
as Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllisterRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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The Fugitive
as Major FieldingRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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The Fugitive
as John MalloryRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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Mannix
as uncreditedMannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....
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The Persuaders!
as Judge FultonAn English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
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The Invaders
as Professor LindstromThe Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to...
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The Invaders
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The Defenders
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The Name of the Game
as ReddingtonThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir William de CourcierThe legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...
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BBC Television Shakespeare
as Prince EscalusThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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12 O'Clock High
as Gilly BrightThis series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th...
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Lancer
as uncreditedLancer is an American Western series that aired on CBS from September 1968, to May 1970. The...
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The Protectors
as Prof. Alexander SchelpinThe Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It...
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Return of the Saint
as General PlattFollow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Sir Francis Drake
as Sir Miles BurnsSir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir...
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Fall of Eagles
as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series...
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Mark Saber
as uncreditedMark Saber refers to a half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord LoamHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord PomeroyHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Oh, Father!
as uncreditedDominic has left the monastery and become a Roman Catholic priest. Sequel to the sitcom Oh, Brother.
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