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Russell Napier
Born
28 November 1910
Died
19 August 1974
Place
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Acting

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.

As actor

Nobody Runs Forever

Nobody Runs Forever

1968 · Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror

The Blood Beast Terror

1968 · Landlord
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968 · Professor Fuller
Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle

1964 · Colonel Thompson
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962 · Flag Captain

The Hole In The Ground

1962 · Narrator
The Mark

The Mark

1961 · 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

1961 · Brother Elias
The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence

1960 · Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960 · Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

1960 · Superintendent
Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

1958 · Potter
The Son of Robin Hood

The Son of Robin Hood

1958 · Squire Myles
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958 · Capt. Stanley Lord
Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

1957 · Banker Green
Deep Dig

Deep Dig

1957
The Shiralee

The Shiralee

1957 · Parker
The Case of The Smiling Widow

The Case of The Smiling Widow

1957 · Inspector Duggan
The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road

1956 · Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle

The Narrowing Circle

1956 · Sir Henry Dimmock
The Last Man to Hang

The Last Man to Hang

1956 · Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?

Guilty?

1956 · Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956 · Jack Burns

Destination Death

1956 · Inspector Duggan
Little Red Monkey

Little Red Monkey

1955 · Supt. John Harrington
The Blue Peter

The Blue Peter

1955 · Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1955 · Inspector Simmons
The Brain Machine

The Brain Machine

1955 · Insp. Durham
The Stranger Came Home

The Stranger Came Home

1954 · Insp. Treherne
The Dark Stairway

The Dark Stairway

1954 · Inspector Harmer