Russell Napier
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Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a liveBBC television production of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine in 1949; still photographs of this production exist, but no actual footage.
Known for
Credits
A Night to Remember (1958)
as Capt. Stanley Lord
The Son of Robin Hood (1958)
as Squire Myles
The Stranger Came Home (1954)
as Insp. Treherne
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
as Professor Fuller
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
as Flag Captain
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
as Leeds
Stolen Face (1952)
as Det. Cutler
The Angry Silence (1960)
as Thompson
Man in the Middle (1964)
as Colonel Thompson
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
as Landlord
A Town Like Alice (1956)
as Jack Burns
Hell Is a City (1960)
as Superintendent
The Saint's Return (1953)
as Col. Stafford
The Narrowing Circle (1956)
as Sir Henry Dimmock
Francis of Assisi (1961)
as Brother Elias
The Time Machine (1949)
Actor
The Shiralee (1957)
as Parker
Black Orchid (1953)
as Inspector Markham
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
as Banker Green
The Blue Peter (1955)
as Raymond Curtis
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
as Potter
The Mark (1961)
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
36 Hours (1953)
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Little Red Monkey (1955)
as Supt. John Harrington
The Brain Machine (1955)
as Insp. Durham
A Time to Kill (1955)
as Inspector Simmons
The Man in the Road (1956)
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
Death of an Angel (1952)
as Supt. Walshaw
Conflict of Wings (1954)
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Last Man to Hang (1956)
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
The Hole In The Ground (1962)
as Narrator
Guilty? (1956)
as Inspector Hobson
Deep Dig (1957)
Actor
Blind Man's Bluff (1952)
as Stevens
The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957)
as Inspector Duggan
Destination Death (1956)
as Inspector Duggan
The Dark Stairway (1954)
as Inspector Harmer
The Boy Kumasenu (1952)
as Narrator