Russell Napier
Born
November 28, 1910
Died
August 19, 1974 (63 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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
Justice
Sir Harold Plant · (1 episode)
1971
UFO
Dr. Green · (1 episode)
1970
Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
1968
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
1968
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
1968
Man in a Suitcase
(1 episode)
1967
Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
1964
The Human Jungle
Headmaster · (1 episode)
1963
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
1962
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
1962
Stryker of the Yard
(2 episodes)
1961
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
1961
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1961
Hell Is a City
Superintendent
1960
The Angry Silence
Thompson
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1960
Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
1958
Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
1958
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
1958
The Shiralee
Parker
1957
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
1957
Deep Dig
1957
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan
1957
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield · (1 episode)
1956
Destination Death
Inspector Duggan
1956
The Last Man to Hang
Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956
Guilty?
Inspector Hobson
1956
The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
1956
A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns
1956
The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
1956
The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis
1955
A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons
1955
Little Red Monkey
Supt. John Harrington
1955
The Brain Machine
Insp. Durham
1955
The Stranger Came Home
Insp. Treherne
1954
Conflict of Wings
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
1954
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer
1954
36 Hours
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
1953
The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford
1953
Black Orchid
Inspector Markham
1953
Scotland Yard
(39 episodes)
1953
Scotland Yard
Inspector Duggan · (1 episode)
1953
Stolen Face
Det. Cutler
1952
Blind Man's Bluff
Stevens
1952
Death of an Angel
Supt. Walshaw
1952
The Boy Kumasenu
Narrator
1952
The Time Machine
1949