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)
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
(1968)
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
(1968)
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
(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)
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
(1960)
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
(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 Shiralee
as Parker
(1957)
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
(1957)
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
(1957)
(1956)
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
(1956)
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
(1956)
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
(1956)
The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
(1956)
The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock
(1955)
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
(1955)
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
(1955)
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
(1955)
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
(1954)
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
(1954)
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
(1954)
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer
(1953)
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
(1953)
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
(1953)
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
(1952)
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
(1952)
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
(1952)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
(1952)
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator
(1949)