Russell Napier

Personal Info

Birthday

November 28, 1910

Day of Death

1974-08-19

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Also Known As

Russell Gordon Napier

Russell Napier

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

Justice

Wire Service

Sink the Bismarck!

The Human Jungle

A Night to Remember

Scotland Yard

A Town Like Alice

Filmography

1968
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
1964
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
1962
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
1961
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1960
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1958
Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
1957
The Shiralee
as Parker
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
1956
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock
1955
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
1954
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer
1953
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
1952
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator