Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 28, 1910
Place of Birth:
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Leeds |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terror | Landlord |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerve | Professor Fuller |
| 1964 | Man in the Middle | Colonel Thompson |
| 1962 | H.M.S. Defiant | Flag Captain |
| 1962 | The Hole In The Ground | Narrator |
| 1961 | The Mark | 2nd Plain Clothes Officer |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisi | Brother Elias |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | Thompson |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Hell Is a City | Superintendent |
| 1958 | Tread Softly Stranger | Potter |
| 1958 | Son of Robin Hood | Squire Myles |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Capt. Stanley Lord |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms | Banker Green |
| 1957 | Deep Dig | |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Parker |
| 1957 | The Case of The Smiling Widow | Inspector Duggan |
| 1956 | The Man in the Road | Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson |
| 1956 | The Narrowing Circle | Sir Henry Dimmock |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hang | Detective Sgt. Bolton |
| 1956 | Guilty? | Inspector Hobson |
| 1956 | A Town Like Alice | Jack Burns |
| 1956 | Destination Death | Inspector Duggan |
| 1955 | Little Red Monkey | Supt. John Harrington |
| 1955 | The Blue Peter | Raymond Curtis |
| 1955 | A Time to Kill | Inspector Simmons |
| 1955 | The Brain Machine | Insp. Durham |
| 1954 | The Stranger Came Home | Insp. Treherne |
| 1954 | The Dark Stairway | Inspector Harmer |
| 1954 | Conflict of Wings | Wg. Cmr. Rogers |
| 1953 | Black Orchid | Inspector Markham |
| 1953 | The Saint's Return | Col. Stafford |
| 1953 | 36 Hours | Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited) |
| 1952 | Blind Man's Bluff | Stevens |
| 1952 | Death of an Angel | Supt. Walshaw |
| 1952 | Stolen Face | Det. Cutler |
| 1952 | The Boy Kumasenu | Narrator |
| 1949 | The Time Machine |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Justice | Sir Harold Plant |
| 1970 | UFO | Dr. Green |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Headmaster |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yard | |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Admiral Habberfield |
| 1953 | Scotland Yard | |
| 1953 | Scotland Yard | Inspector Duggan |