Russell Napier
Acting
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.
Filmography 47
Movies (39)
Twisted Nerve1968Professor Fuller
Nobody Runs Forever1968Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror1968Landlord
Man in the Middle1964Colonel Thompson- The Hole In The Ground1962Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant1962Flag Captain
Francis of Assisi1961Brother Elias
The Mark19612nd Plain Clothes Officer
Hell Is a City1960Superintendent
The Angry Silence1960Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!1960Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
The Son of Robin Hood1958Squire Myles
Tread Softly Stranger1958Potter
A Night to Remember1958Capt. Stanley Lord
The Shiralee1957Parker
Robbery Under Arms1957Banker Green
The Case of The Smiling Widow1957Inspector Duggan
Deep Dig1957- Destination Death1956Inspector Duggan
The Last Man to Hang1956Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?1956Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice1956Jack Burns
The Man in the Road1956Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle1956Sir Henry Dimmock
The Blue Peter1955Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill1955Inspector Simmons
Little Red Monkey1955Supt. John Harrington
The Brain Machine1955Insp. Durham
The Stranger Came Home1954Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings1954Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Shows (8)
New Scotland Yard1972Dr Stephen Lewis
Justice1971Sir Harold Plant
UFO1970Dr. Green
Man in a Suitcase1967
The Human Jungle1963Headmaster- Stryker of the Yard1961
Wire Service1956Admiral Habberfield
Scotland Yard1953