Russell Napier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1910
- Died
- August 19, 1974
- Birthplace
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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
Twisted Nerve 1968
as Professor Fuller
Nobody Runs Forever 1968
as Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror 1968
as Landlord
Man in the Middle 1964
as Colonel Thompson
The Hole In The Ground 1962
as Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant 1962
as Flag Captain
Francis of Assisi 1961
as Brother Elias
The Mark 1961
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Hell Is a City 1960
as Superintendent
The Angry Silence 1960
as Thompson
Sink the Bismarck! 1960
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
The Son of Robin Hood 1958
as Squire Myles
Tread Softly Stranger 1958
as Potter
A Night to Remember 1958
as Capt. Stanley Lord
The Shiralee 1957
as Parker
Robbery Under Arms 1957
as Banker Green
The Case of The Smiling Widow 1957
as Inspector Duggan
Deep Dig 1957
Actor
- Destination Death
Destination Death 1956
as Inspector Duggan
The Last Man to Hang 1956
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty? 1956
as Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice 1956
as Jack Burns
The Man in the Road 1956
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle 1956
as Sir Henry Dimmock
A Time to Kill 1955
as Inspector Simmons
The Blue Peter 1955
as Raymond Curtis
Little Red Monkey 1955
as Supt. John Harrington
The Brain Machine 1955
as Insp. Durham
The Unholy Four 1954
as Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings 1954
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Dark Stairway 1954
as Inspector Harmer
36 Hours 1953
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Saint's Return 1953
as Col. Stafford
Black Orchid 1953
as Inspector Markham
Stolen Face 1952
as Det. Cutler
The Boy Kumasenu 1952
as Narrator
Death of an Angel 1952
as Supt. Walshaw
Blind Man's Bluff 1952
as Stevens
- The Time Machine
The Time Machine 1949
Actor
Credits from TMDB.