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