Laurence Naismith

Highest Rated: 100% Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

Lowest Rated: 14% Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Birthday: Dec 14, 1908

Birthplace: Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	I Remember Nelson	Actor	—	1982
No Score Yet	Romeo & Juliet	Prince Escalus	—	1978
No Score Yet	The Amazing Mr. Blunden	Mr. Blunden	—	1972
50%	Young Winston	Lord Salisbury	—	1972
64%	Diamonds Are Forever	Sir Donald Monger	—	1971
40%	Quest for Love	Sir Henry Larnstein	—	1971
75%	Scrooge	Fezziwig	—	1970
No Score Yet	Bushbaby	Prof. "Cranky" Crankshaw	—	1970
78%	The Valley of Gwangi	Professor Bromley	—	1969
No Score Yet	Eye of the Cat	Dr. Mills	—	1969
No Score Yet	Fitzwilly	Cotty	—	1967
41%	Camelot	Merlyn	—	1967
No Score Yet	Deadlier Than the Male	Sir John Bledlow	—	1967
No Score Yet	The Three Lives of Thomasina	Rev. Angus Peddie	—	1964
89%	Jason and the Argonauts	Argus	—	1963
60%	Cleopatra	Archesilaus	—	1963
No Score Yet	I Thank a Fool	O'Grady	—	1962
No Score Yet	The 300 Spartans	1st Delegate	—	1962
100%	Greyfriars Bobby	Mr. Traill	—	1961
86%	Concrete Jungle (The Criminal)	Mr. Town	—	1961
No Score Yet	The Singer Not the Song	Old Uncle	—	1961
38%	The World of Suzie Wong	Mr. O'Neill	—	1960
No Score Yet	The Trials of Oscar Wilde	Prince of Wales	—	1960
86%	Sink the Bismarck!	First Sea Lord	—	1960
80%	The Angry Silence	Martindale	—	1960
93%	Village of the Damned	Doctor Willers	—	1960
No Score Yet	Third Man on the Mountain	Teo Zurbriggen	—	1959
14%	Solomon and Sheba	Herzrai	—	1959
100%	A Night to Remember	Capt. Smith	—	1958
No Score Yet	Gideon's Day (Gideon of Scotland Yard)	Arthur Sayer	—	1958
No Score Yet	I Accuse!	Judge	—	1958
No Score Yet	The Two-Headed Spy	Gen. Hauser	—	1958
No Score Yet	Boy on a Dolphin	Dr. Hawkins	—	1957
No Score Yet	Seven Waves Away (Abandon Ship!) (Seven Days from Now)	Capt. Darrow	—	1957
No Score Yet	The Barretts of Wimpole Street	Dr. Chambers	—	1957
No Score Yet	Robbery Under Arms	Ben Marston	—	1957
84%	Richard III	Thomas Lord Stanley	—	1956
100%	The Man Who Never Was	Adm. Cross	—	1956
85%	Lust for Life	Dr. Bosman	—	1956
No Score Yet	The Extra Day	Actor	—	1956
No Score Yet	Carrington V.C. (Court Martial)	Major Panton	—	1955
100%	The Dam Busters	Farmer	—	1954
No Score Yet	The Black Knight	Major Domo	—	1954
77%	Mogambo	Skipper	—	1953
No Score Yet	Cosh Boy (The Slasher)	Inspector Donaldson	—	1953
No Score Yet	Shoot First	Blossom	—	1953
No Score Yet	The Beggar's Opera	Actor	—	1953
No Score Yet	Rough Shoot	Actor	—	1953
No Score Yet	The Long Memory	Asprey	—	1953
No Score Yet	Train Of Events	Joe Hunt	—	1952
No Score Yet	Pool of London	Commissioner	—	1951
No Score Yet	Hell Is Sold Out	Dr. Monceau	—	1951
No Score Yet	The Happiest Days of Your Life	Dr. Collett	—	1950
No Score Yet	Room to Let	Actor	—	1949

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Bonanza 1959-1973	Don Q. Hought	1969
No Score Yet	The Fugitive 1963-1967	Fielding McCallister John	1967 1966 1965

Quotes from Laurence Naismith's Characters

Prof. Horace Bromley:	I can't go now!
Tuck:	Professor, there's a big lizard back there and he's heading this way. Now get aboard!

Lope:	What kind of bird is it, professor?
Prof. Horace Bromley:	Oh, no bird...a giant pterydactyl...a flying reptile. It's been extinct for over 50 million years.
T.J.:	Then what is it doing here?
Prof. Horace Bromley:	Precisely...what is it doing here?

T.J.:	(about the pteranodon) It's hideous...!
T.J.:	[about the pteranodon] It's hideous!
Prof. Horace Bromley:	It's beautiful...

Prof. "Cranky" Crankshaw:	I'll have you hanged for this, you bloody devil. There's still some law and order left in this country!
Prof. "Cranky" Crankshaw:	I'll have you hanged for this, you bloody devil. You mark my words. There's still some law and order left in this country!

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Laurence Naismith

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Quotes from Laurence Naismith's Characters