Russell Napier
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-11-28
Day of Death
1974-08-19 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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
Acting
(1968)
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
(1968)
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
(1968)
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
(1964)
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
(1962)
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
(1962)
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator
(1961)
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
(1961)
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
(1960)
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
(1960)
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
(1960)
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
(1958)
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
(1958)
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
(1958)
Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
(1957)
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
(1957)
The Shiralee
as Parker
(1957)
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
(1957)
(1956)
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan
(1956)
The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
(1956)
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
(1956)
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
(1956)
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
(1956)
The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock
(1955)
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
(1955)
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
(1955)
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
(1955)
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
(1954)
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
(1954)
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer
(1954)
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
(1953)
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
(1953)
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
(1953)
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
(1952)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
(1952)
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
(1952)
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
(1952)
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator
(1949)