Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 â€" 5 June
1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television
appearances, including starring roles in the musical films Scrooge
(1970) and the children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He
also had memorable roles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in
A Night to Remember (1958), the First Sea Lord in Sink the Bismarck!
(1960), and Argus in Jason and the Argonauts (1963).Naismith was born
as Lawrence Johnson in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908. He attended All
Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London, and was a chorus member
for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay!. He
later worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his
own. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the British
Army where he became an officer in the Royal Artillery.His film roles
included Carrington V.C. (1954), Richard III (1955), The Man Who Never
Was (1956), A Night to Remember (1958), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), The
World of Suzie Wong (1960) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963). He
played the non-singing role of Merlin in the 1967 film version of the
musical Camelot and appeared in the James Bond film Diamonds Are
Forever (1971) as the chairman of the diamond trading syndicate.
1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television
appearances, including starring roles in the musical films Scrooge
(1970) and the children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He
also had memorable roles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in
A Night to Remember (1958), the First Sea Lord in Sink the Bismarck!
(1960), and Argus in Jason and the Argonauts (1963).Naismith was born
as Lawrence Johnson in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908. He attended All
Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London, and was a chorus member
for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay!. He
later worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his
own. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the British
Army where he became an officer in the Royal Artillery.His film roles
included Carrington V.C. (1954), Richard III (1955), The Man Who Never
Was (1956), A Night to Remember (1958), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), The
World of Suzie Wong (1960) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963). He
played the non-singing role of Merlin in the 1967 film version of the
musical Camelot and appeared in the James Bond film Diamonds Are
Forever (1971) as the chairman of the diamond trading syndicate.
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