Laurence Naismith was born in Surrey in 1908.   He gave many terrific supporting performances in British films especially in the 1950’s and 60’s.   His movies of note include “I Believe in You” in 1952, as Captain Smith in “A Night to Remember” in 1958, “The Angry Silence” and “Sink the Bismarck”.   In 1966 he went to Hollywood where he made such films as “The Scorpio Letters” and “Camelot”.      He died in Australia in 1992.

IMDB entry:

The British charactor actor Laurence Naismith was a Merchant Marine seaman before becoming an actor. He made his London stage debut in 1927 in the chorus of the musical “Oh, Boy.” Three years later, he joined the Bristol Repertory and remained with them until the outbreak of World War II. After serving nine years in the Royal Artillery (with the final rank of Acting Battery Commander), Naismith returned to the stage and also made his film debut. His seafaring background came in handy in a number of film roles, including the steamboat captain in Mogambo (1953), Dr. Hawkins in Boy on a Dolphin (1957), the captain of the Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958), and the First Sea Lord in Sink the Bismarck! (1960). Naismith also made numerous television appearances, including the recurring roles of Judge Fulton on “The Persuaders” (1971) and Father Harris on “Oh Father” (1973) .

– IMDb Mini Biography By: Lyn Hammond