Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 28, 1910
Died
Aug 19, 1974
Place of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Credits
47 titles
Russell Napier
Biography
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
Filmography
New Scotland Yard
Dr Stephen Lewis
Justice
Sir Harold Plant
UFO
Dr. Green
Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
Man in a Suitcase
Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
The Human Jungle
Headmaster
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
Stryker of the Yard
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Hell Is a City
Superintendent
The Angry Silence
Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
The Shiralee
Parker
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan
Deep Dig
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
Destination Death
Inspector Duggan
The Last Man to Hang
Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?
Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns
The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons
Little Red Monkey
Supt. John Harrington
The Brain Machine
Insp. Durham
The Stranger Came Home
Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer
36 Hours
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford
Scotland Yard
Black Orchid
Inspector Markham
Stolen Face
Det. Cutler
Death of an Angel
Supt. Walshaw
The Boy Kumasenu
Narrator
Blind Man's Bluff
Stevens
The Time Machine