Russell Napier
Acting
Born 1910-11-28 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Died 1974-08-19
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.
Acting
New Scotland Yard
Dr Stephen Lewis
Justice
Sir Harold Plant
UFO
Dr. Green
Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
Man in a Suitcase
Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
The Human Jungle
Headmaster
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
Stryker of the Yard
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Hell Is a City
Superintendent
The Angry Silence
Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
The Shiralee
Parker
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
Deep Dig
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
Destination Death
Inspector Duggan
The Last Man to Hang
Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?
Inspector Hobson
The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns