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
all 43
Movies 36
TV Shows 7
Narrator 1
Sir Harold Plant
Justice (1971)
TV
Dr. Green
UFO (1970)
TV
3.5
Professor Fuller
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Movie
1
Leeds
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
Movie
Landlord
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
Movie
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
TV
Colonel Thompson
Man in the Middle (1964)
Movie
Headmaster
The Human Jungle (1963)
TV
Narrator
The Hole In The Ground (1962)
Movie
Flag Captain
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
Movie
Stryker of the Yard (1961)
TV
Brother Elias
Francis of Assisi (1961)
Movie
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Mark (1961)
Movie
Superintendent
Hell Is a City (1960)
Movie
Thompson
The Angry Silence (1960)
Movie
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Movie
Squire Myles
Son of Robin Hood (1958)
Movie
Potter
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
Movie
Capt. Stanley Lord
A Night to Remember (1958)
Movie
6
Parker
The Shiralee (1957)
Movie
Banker Green
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
Movie
Deep Dig (1957)
Movie
Inspector Duggan
The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957)
Movie
Admiral Habberfield
Wire Service (1956)
TV
Detective Sgt. Bolton
The Last Man to Hang (1956)
Movie
Inspector Hobson
Guilty? (1956)
Movie
Jack Burns
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Movie
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Man in the Road (1956)
Movie
Sir Henry Dimmock
The Narrowing Circle (1956)
Movie
Inspector Simmons
A Time to Kill (1955)
Movie
Raymond Curtis
The Blue Peter (1955)
Movie
Superintendent Harrington
Little Red Monkey (1955)
Movie
Inspector Durham
The Brain Machine (1955)
Movie
Insp. Treherne
The Unholy Four (1954)
Movie
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Conflict of Wings (1954)
Movie
Inspector Harmer
The Dark Stairway (1954)
Movie
Inspector Harmer
The Strange Case of Blondie (1954)
Movie
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
36 Hours (1953)
Movie
Col. Stafford
The Saint's Return (1953)
Movie
5
Inspector Duggan
Scotland Yard (1953)
TV
Det. Cutler
Stolen Face (1952)
Movie
Stevens
Blind Man's Bluff (1952)
Movie
The Time Traveller
The Time Machine (1949)
Movie
Ratings
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1956
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-11-28
Deathday1974-08-19 (63 years old)
Birth PlacePerth, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsRussell Gordon Napier
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