Russell Napier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1910
- Died
- August 19, 1974 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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
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Filmography
New Scotland Yard
TV · as Dr Stephen Lewis · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Sir Harold Plant · 1 ep
UFO
TV · as Dr. Green · 1 ep
Nobody Runs Forever
Movie · as Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror
Movie · as Landlord
Twisted Nerve
Movie · as Professor Fuller
Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep
Man in the Middle
Movie · as Colonel Thompson
The Human Jungle
TV · as Headmaster · 1 ep
H.M.S. Defiant
Movie · as Flag Captain
The Hole In The Ground
Movie · as Narrator
The Mark
Movie · as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Francis of Assisi
Movie · as Brother Elias
Stryker of the Yard
TV · 2 eps
The Angry Silence
Movie · as Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!
Movie · as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Hell Is a City
Movie · as Superintendent
Tread Softly Stranger
Movie · as Potter
The Son of Robin Hood
Movie · as Squire Myles
A Night to Remember
Movie · as Capt. Stanley Lord
Robbery Under Arms
Movie · as Banker Green
Deep Dig
Movie
The Shiralee
Movie · as Parker
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Movie · as Inspector Duggan
The Man in the Road
Movie · as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle
Movie · as Sir Henry Dimmock
The Last Man to Hang
Movie · as Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?
Movie · as Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice
Movie · as Jack Burns
Destination Death
Movie · as Inspector Duggan
Wire Service
TV · as Admiral Habberfield · 1 ep
Little Red Monkey
Movie · as Supt. John Harrington
The Blue Peter
Movie · as Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill
Movie · as Inspector Simmons
The Brain Machine
Movie · as Insp. Durham
The Unholy Four
Movie · as Insp. Treherne
The Dark Stairway
Movie · as Inspector Harmer
Conflict of Wings
Movie · as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Black Orchid
Movie · as Inspector Markham
The Saint's Return
Movie · as Col. Stafford
36 Hours
Movie · as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Scotland Yard
TV · as Inspector Duggan · 39 eps
Blind Man's Bluff
Movie · as Stevens
Death of an Angel
Movie · as Supt. Walshaw
Stolen Face
Movie · as Det. Cutler
The Boy Kumasenu
Movie · as Narrator
The Time Machine
Movie