Russell Napier
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1910-11-28
- Died
- 1974-08-19
- Place of birth
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Also known as
- Russell Gordon 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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (39)
A Night to Remember
1958
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Flag Captain
Twisted Nerve
1968
as Professor Fuller
Man in the Middle
1964
as Colonel Thompson
Nobody Runs Forever
1968
as Leeds
Hell Is a City
1960
as Superintendent
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Jack Burns
Stolen Face
1952
as Det. Cutler
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Banker Green
The Saint's Return
1953
as Col. Stafford
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Landlord
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Potter
The Mark
1961
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Angry Silence
1960
as Thompson
36 Hours
1953
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Elias
The Stranger Came Home
1954
as Insp. Treherne
The Brain Machine
1955
as Insp. Durham
The Son of Robin Hood
1958
as Squire Myles
The Shiralee
1957
as Parker
The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
Black Orchid
1953
as Inspector Markham
Little Red Monkey
1955
as Supt. John Harrington
The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
as Inspector Duggan
Guilty?
1956
as Inspector Hobson
The Blue Peter
1955
as Raymond Curtis
Death of an Angel
1952
as Supt. Walshaw
The Man in the Road
1956
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
A Time to Kill
1955
as Inspector Simmons
Conflict of Wings
1954
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Destination Death
1956
as Inspector Duggan
Blind Man's Bluff
1952
as Stevens
The Narrowing Circle
1956
as Sir Henry Dimmock
The Dark Stairway
1954
as Inspector Harmer
The Boy Kumasenu
1952
as Narrator
The Time Machine
1949
The Hole In The Ground
1962
as Narrator
Deep Dig
1957
About Russell Napier
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. With 47 credits spanning from 1949 to 1972, Russell Napier has appeared in 39 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Russell Napier Movies
- A Night to Remember (1958) — as Capt. Stanley Lord
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) — as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
- H.M.S. Defiant (1962) — as Flag Captain
- Twisted Nerve (1968) — as Professor Fuller
- Man in the Middle (1964) — as Colonel Thompson
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