Russell Napier
Acting Born Nov 28, 1910 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- UFO (1970) as Dr. Green
- Wire Service (1956) as Admiral Habberfield
- Justice (1971) as Sir Harold Plant
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Dr Stephen Lewis
- Man in a Suitcase (1967)
- The Human Jungle (1963) as Headmaster
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Capt. Stanley Lord
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
- Stryker of the Yard (1961)
- H.M.S. Defiant (1962) as Flag Captain
- Scotland Yard (1953)
- Scotland Yard (1953) as Inspector Duggan
- Twisted Nerve (1968) as Professor Fuller
- A Town Like Alice (1956) as Jack Burns
- Nobody Runs Forever (1968) as Leeds
- Man in the Middle (1964) as Colonel Thompson
- The Blood Beast Terror (1968) as Landlord
- 36 Hours (1953) as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
- Stolen Face (1952) as Det. Cutler
- Francis of Assisi (1961) as Brother Elias
- The Angry Silence (1960) as Thompson
- The Mark (1961) as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
- The Stranger Came Home (1954) as Insp. Treherne
- The Son of Robin Hood (1958) as Squire Myles