Laurence Naismith: movies and TV shows
Laurence Naismith has 126 credits in the archive: 94 films and 32 TV series, from 1948 to 1993. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 1993 · busiest year: 1963 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Making of 'A Night to Remember' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 84 |
| 1982 | I Remember Nelson | Rev. Edmund Nelson | Film | — | 73 |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | General Platt | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Prince Escalus | TV | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1978 | Romeo and Juliet | Prince Escalus | Film | 7.6 | 69 |
| 1977 | The Last Appointment! | Judge Fulton | Film | 10.0 | 68 |
| 1976 | The Switch | Judge Fulton | Film | — | 67 |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1974 | Mission: Monte Carlo | Judge Fulton (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 65 |
| 1974 | London Conspiracy | Judge Fulton (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 65 |
| 1973 | Oh, Father! | Father Harris | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 1973 | The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton | Film | 8.2 | 64 |
| 1972 | The Protectors | Prof. Alexander Schelpin | TV | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Lord Salisbury | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1972 | The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton | TV | 7.6 | 62 |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Sir Donald Munger | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1971 | Quest for Love | Sir Henry Lanstein | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1970 | Scrooge | Mr. Fezziwig | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1969 | Eye of the Cat | Dr. Mills | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1969 | The Valley of Gwangi | Professor Bromley | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1969 | The Bushbaby | Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1969 | The File on Devlin | Lord Pomeroy | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile | Lord Dunnsfield | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Reddington | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1968 | Lancer | TV | 5.6 | 59 | |
| 1968 | The Admirable Crichton | Lord Loam | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1967 | Mannix | Anton | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Professor Lindstrom | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Cyrus Stone | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1967 | Camelot | Merlyn | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Mr. Cotty (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Male | Sir John Bledlow | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1967 | The Long Duel | McDougal | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 1967 | The Scorpio Letters | Burr | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Edwin Dacres | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Gilly Bright | TV | 7.2 | 55 |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | John Adams | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | George Mason | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Major Fielding | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | John Mallory | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Gordon Knight | TV | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Inspector Rason | TV | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Arachesilaus (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts | Argos | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Admiral Blake | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Reverend Angus Paddie | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans | First Delegate | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper | Earl of Hertford | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | O'Grady | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Valiant | Admiral | Film | 8.3 | 53 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Mr. Collins | TV | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Sir Miles Burns | TV | 5.1 | 52 |
| 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby | Mr. Traill | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1961 | The Singer Not the Song | Old Uncle | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Spooner | TV | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned | Dr. Willers | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound | Film | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong | O’Neill | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Prince of Wales | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1960 | The Criminal | Mr. Town | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | Martindale | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Don Q. Hought | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1959 | The Third Man | Ostrow | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1959 | The Third Man | The McCriach | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba | Hezrai | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Teo Zurbriggen | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1959 | Perilous Assignment | Self | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Capt. Edward John Smith | Film | 7.6 | 49 |
| 1958 | The Two-Headed Spy | Gen. Hauser | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1958 | The Naked Earth | Skin Trader | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Judge at Esterhazy Trial | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Arthur Sayer | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1958 | Tempest | Maj. Zurin | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Dr. Forrester | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1957 | Seven Waves Away | Captain Paul Darrow | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1957 | Boy on a Dolphin | Dr. Hawkins | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms | Ben Marston | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1956 | Lust for Life | Dr. Bosman | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Adm. Cross | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1956 | Tiger in the Smoke | Canon Avril | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1956 | The Extra Day | Kurt Vorn | Film | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1956 | The Weapon | Jamison | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir William de Courcier | TV | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1955 | Final Column | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Farmer | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1955 | Josephine and Men | Porter | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1954 | Mark Saber | TV | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Earl of Hertford | TV | 7.9 | 45 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self | TV | 7.9 | 45 |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Walter Craddock | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | Major Domo | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1954 | Carrington V.C. | Major Panton | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1953 | Mogambo | Skipper | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1953 | The Long Memory | Hasbury | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1953 | Cosh Boy | Inspector Donaldson | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera | Matt of the Mint | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1953 | Rough Shoot | Blossom | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Boxing Booth Barker | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1953 | Time Bomb | Film | 5.3 | 44 | |
| 1953 | Love in Pawn | Uncle Amos | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1952 | A Killer Walks | Dr. James | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1952 | Penny Princess | Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1952 | Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard | Parker | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1952 | His Excellency | First Soldier | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Sergeant Braxton | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited) | Film | 4.3 | 43 |
| 1952 | The Happy Family | Councillor | Film | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Loam | TV | 8.8 | 42 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Pomeroy | TV | 8.8 | 42 |
| 1951 | Pool of London | Commissionaire (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Hardcastle (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1951 | There Is Another Sun | Riley | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Doctor Monceau | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1951 | High Treason | Reginald Gordon-Wells | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1951 | Chelsea Story | Sergeant Matthews | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Arthur Lawton | TV | 3.5 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Dr. Collet | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1950 | Room to Let | Editor | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Warder in Jail (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1949 | Train of Events | Joe Hunt | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1949 | Badger's Green | Mr Butler | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1949 | The Chiltern Hundreds | Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1948 | A Piece of Cake | Merlin Mound | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1948 | Trouble in the Air | Film | 8.0 | 39 |