Russell Napier
Acting
Born: 1910-11-28 in 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
UFO
Dr. Green
New Scotland Yard
Dr Stephen Lewis
Man in a Suitcase
Justice
Sir Harold Plant
The Human Jungle
Headmaster
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
Stryker of the Yard
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Inspector Duggan
Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
The Unholy Four
Insp. Treherne
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford
Stolen Face
Det. Cutler
Hell Is a City
Superintendent
Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
36 Hours
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
The Shiralee
Parker
The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
The Angry Silence
Thompson
Deep Dig
The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis
Death of an Angel
Supt. Walshaw
Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
Conflict of Wings
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons
Black Orchid
Inspector Markham
The Time Machine
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer
The Brain Machine
Insp. Durham